Student Research News
May 21, 2026
SDS Lab PhD Student Wins Google TPU Research Cloud Award for AI Weather Prediction
Diyali Goswami, MS’24, PhD, civil and environmental engineering, who develops machine learning and AI methods for weather prediction at the Northeastern University Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory (SDS Lab), has won a prestigious award through a highly competitive international proposal process.
May 19, 2026
Engineering a Greener Future, One Protein at a Time
JiaJia Fu, E’26, is a bioengineering student whose research spans modeling the HIV glycan shield at Northeastern’s SymBioSys Lab to engineering plastic-degrading enzymes as a research co-op at the Harvard Wyss Institute. After graduation, she plans to pursue a PhD at the intersection of sustainability and biotechnology, bringing a rare blend of computational and wet lab expertise—and a deep conviction that bioengineering can help solve the planet’s most pressing ecological problems.
May 13, 2026
How Regional Climate Patterns Prevent Large Scale Global Droughts
Danish Mansoor, PhD, civil and environmental engineering, published his research on “Regional responses to oceanic variability constrain global drought synchrony” in Communications Earth & Environment.
May 06, 2026
New Project Combines Biology, Music, and Math to Display Limb Regeneration
A project named “Morphogenesis,” led by Garret Compston and MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine, uses Alan Turing’s pattern with musical representation to portray the biological process behind how individual cells, tissues and organs develop their specific shapes and structures when the embryo is still developing.
May 05, 2026
Free and Fair Internet Access for All
Ali Saeizadeh, PhD’27, is a graduate research assistant in electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern’s Institute of Intelligent Networked Systems, where he builds “digital twin” simulations of 5G and 6G telecommunications networks. His work aims at something ambitious: making free and fair internet access a reality for people around the world. Before completing his degree, he plans to intern at Apple and a smaller tech firm to compare perspectives across an industry he hopes to shape.
May 05, 2026
A Chemical Engineering PhD Student’s Evolution Through LEADERs
Natesan Mani, PhD, chemical engineering, reflects on how the courses from the LEADERs Program impacted his professional development, preparing him for his internship at Amgen. These experiences enriched his research skillset and opened doors to opportunities and paths he had never seen before.
Apr 21, 2026
Student Engineering Group Creates Affordable Wheelchair and Construction Manual for Capstone Project
One engineering Capstone group created a low-cost wheelchair out of wood and bicycle parts, also creating a step-by-step manual of the construction, making this wheelchair a more accessible solution to others who cannot afford a traditional wheelchair.
Apr 21, 2026
The Blending of Physics and Engineering to Generate Positive Change
Brennan Bezdek, E’27, mechanical engineering, is currently on co-op at the MIT Department of Material Science and Engineering. Combining this experience with his vast array of research endeavors at Northeastern, Bezdek is planning to pursue higher education with the motivation of creating a positive impact.