News
Mar 11, 2026
NanoSI Launches Singapore Research Attachment Program (SRAP) Partnership with Singapore’s Institute for Microelectronics (IME)
NanoSI has partnered with the Institute of Microelectronics and A*STAR to launch the Singapore Research Attachment Program, providing six PhD students with immersive two-year research opportunities focused on piezoelectric MEMS and ultra-high-speed photonic devices.
Mar 11, 2026
Improving the Ability of Immune Cells to Distinguish Tumor Cells from Healthy Tissue
BioE Assistant Professor Yinnian Feng and an international team of researchers have published a breakthrough study in Cell titled “Tuning the sensitivity of mechanosensory receptors through histidine scanning.”
Mar 10, 2026
Davaji Receives 2026 FLEXI Award for Technology Leadership in Workforce Development
ECE Assistant Professor Benyamin Davaji received the 2026 FLEXI Award for Technology Leadership in Workforce Development from FlexTech. Davaji was recognized for advancing digital twins and AI for flexible electronics manufacturing through an integrated model that couples high-impact research with hands-on training for next-generation talent.
Mar 10, 2026
Patent for Advanced Signal Detection for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava was awarded a patent for designing an “Ultra low power wake up radio architecture.”
Mar 10, 2026
Patent for New Tool to Improve Accuracy of Injectable Drug Delivery
MIE Professor Hongwei Sun was awarded a patent to develop a “Multifunctional micropillar-enabled acoustic wave viscometer.”
Mar 10, 2026
Beyond the Barrier: How Joshua Mantey is Reimagining Oral Drug Delivery
Joshua Mantey, PhD’29, is a chemical engineering researcher at Northeastern’s SymBioSys Lab, where he applies machine learning and molecular dynamics simulations to improve how oral drugs are absorbed through the intestinal mucus barrier. He aims to take the knowledge and experience from his research to create a lasting beneficial impact on human health.
Mar 10, 2026
Wastewater Spills into the Potomac: Clean up Requires Manmade and Natural Teamwork
At the end of January, a major sewage pipeline collapsed into the Potomac River, spilling 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the water. CEE Chair and Professor Edward Beighley and Associate Teaching Professor Annalisa Onnis-Hayden explain the environmental risks as well as the processes that will clear the spill.
Mar 10, 2026
From Technical Foundations to Product Leadership
Vaishnavi Anand Kulkarni, MS’26, is an Information Systems student at Northeastern whose co-op at Google-backed startup Evenness put her at the center of a real product launch, coordinating cross-functional teams and navigating high-stakes decisions firsthand. With a background in computer science and machine learning and a consistent user-first mindset, she is now pursuing full-time product management roles where she can continue building technology that creates meaningful impact.