Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Winter 2013 | Page 24

of Space, Quakes, & Electricity If you’ve been following the story of the Mars rover Curiosity, you might be interested to know it carries an instrument pioneered by Roger Wiens ’82. Or perhaps you’ve been reading about how global warming might affect the ice sheets in Antarctica—it’s a subject Doug Wiens ’80 has been braving frigid temperatures to research. Or maybe, just like Chris ’05 and Andrew Ewert ’09, you have an interest in electric-powered engines. Find out how brotherhood and Wheaton fostered the inquisitiveness and ingenuity of these two sets of alumni brothers. by Jeremy Weber ’05 22     W I N T E R   2 0 1 3