Engineering after Princeton: Catherine Toppin

By Michael E. Wood on Dec. 9, 2010, noon
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In this profile, 2002 alumna Catherine Toppin discusses how her Princeton engineering education helped prepare her for a thriving career as a patent attorney.

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