Student Research News
Dec 15, 2023
Networking Fair Highlights Innovative PhD Research
Northeastern University’s PhD Network recently hosted an Innovation Research Fair in which PhD candidates presented their research to 14 companies, including Takeda, Amgen, and Merck, spanning what’s now the largest biotech hub in the country—Greater Boston.
Dec 12, 2023
Predicting Flooding with AI Models
Following deadly floods in Tennessee, Puja Das, PhD’27, interdisciplinary engineering, is working on a NASA-funded project exploring AI-driven rainfall prediction models.
Dec 04, 2023
Chemical Engineering Students Win 1st and 3rd at National AIChE Undergraduate Poster Competition
Chemical engineering students Ira Hysi, E’25, and Nethra Iyer, E’24, won 1st and 3rd place, respectively, showcasing their research at the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting in the Undergraduate Poster Competition.
Dec 01, 2023
Early Start on a PhD Path in Mechanical Engineering
Abraham LeMole, E’23, PhD’28, mechanical engineering, starts on a PhD path under the guidance of Mehdi Abedi, MIE associate teaching professor. Two co-ops in the mechanical engineering industry helped LeMole decide to advance his education with a focus on research.
Nov 21, 2023
Seeing the Real-World Applications of Electrical Engineering
Claire Cregin, E’25, electrical engineering, has gotten hands-on project, co-op, and research experience allowing her to apply electrical engineering to real-world applications. She built an ECG, created a game exhibited at the Boston Children’s Museum, and worked on transportation systems at Jacobs Engineering.
Nov 15, 2023
CEE Student Nominated for Churchill-Kanders Scholarship
Environmental engineering and health science student Hyun Lee, E’23, was nominated for the Churchill-Kanders Scholarship, which was established in 2017 to address the growing divide between science and public policy by funding a Master’s in Public Policy at Cambridge University.
Nov 14, 2023
MS to PhD Research Path Leads to Improving Autonomous Vehicle Performance
Xiangyu Bai, MS’23, electrical and computer engineering, who is now pursuing his PhD at Northeastern in computer engineering, conducts research in the area of computer vision focused on improving autonomy simulations. He is advised by Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas and works in her Augmented Cognition Laboratory.
Nov 13, 2023
Searching for a Cure to Cancer on Co-op
The three co-op experiences and capstone project of Jessica Chen, E’24, bioengineering, has solidified a love for cell culture and the cellular parts of bioengineering. She had co-ops at Gentuity, a medical device company; Ensoma, a biotech company; and through the CaNCURE program at Northeastern, that places undergraduate students in cancer nanomedicine positions in Boston.