East Providence, Rhode Island Resident Sofia Quattrini, Member of Winning Student Team for Prestigious Award from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA -- Sofia Quattrini is a member of an undergraduate team that won first place in the 2025 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). These awards are given to student teams whose conception, performance, and presentation of their IQPs have been judged outstanding in focusing on the relationships among science, technology, and the needs of society. Sofia's project, titled Plants Restoring Wairarapa Moana was selected from hundreds of entries. Sofia is a member of the class of 2026 and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.