the EGIL team

We are a collective of musicians, engineers, technologists, craftspeople, and artists affiliated with a research lab at WPI that explores innovations related to the electric guitar.

V.J. Manzo

V.J. Manzo

Founding director and principal investigator

Ryan McKenna

Ryan McKenna

Affiliate Research Associate & engineer

Fiona Levey

Fiona Levey

Material scientist and metallurgist

Frederick Bianchi

Izzy Tonelli-Sippel

Guitarist and Computer Scientist

Ken Parker

Ken Parker

Instrument maker & Affiliate Research Associate

Jeff Duquette

Jeff Duquette

Patent attorney,  engineer, Affiliate Research Associate

Scott Burton

Scott Burton

Computer Scientist

Frederick Bianchi

Frederick Bianchi

Music technologist and Composer

Rich Falco

Rich Falco

Jazz educator and historian

Scott Barton

Scott Barton

Musical robotics engineer and composer

Mike Timko

Mike Timko

Chemical Engineer and Air Guitarist

Matt Halper

Matt Halper

Guitarist and composer



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The Electric Guitar Innovation Lab at WPI


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