Computer Science major Tommy Qiu ('23) curated the exhibit Noll and the Picturephone and gave a research talk in Spring 2023. Qiu's work began as an online exhibit in 2022, as part of the Our Archives, Ourselves course. Qiu was hired as a Poly Archives Student Curator in Fall 2022 to transform his research into a physical exhibit in Dibner Library in Spring 2023. To learn more about Tommy's research and the exhibit, read the Tandon news article Before There Was Zoom.
Business and Technology Management major Mahdi Chowdhury ('24) curated the exhibit Muslim Engineers @ Tandon and Beyond. Mahdi gave a research talk in Fall 2023, hosted a series of lunches with Poly/Tandon alumni and current Muslim Student Association (MSA) students, and was a leading force in creating a prayer and mediation room in Dibner Library. Chowdhury's work began as an online exhibit in 2022, as part of the Our Archives, Ourselves course. Chowdhury was hired as a Poly Archives Student Curator in Spring 2023 to transformed his research into a physical exhibit, which was on display in Dibner Library during the Fall 2023 semester.
Mahdi Chowdhury's exhibit, "Muslim Engineers @ Tandon & Beyond," September, 2023.