ALERT Center News
Aug 19, 2013
ALERT renewed as homeland security Center of Excellence
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced the renewal of Northeastern’s Awareness and Localization of Explosives Related Threats Center as a DHS Center of Excellence. This distinction, given to just 12 research centers in the nation, is accompanied by a five-year funding commitment, including $2.5 million in the first year. Headquartered at Northeastern, ALERT is a major consortium […]
Aug 13, 2012
Summer in the engineering lab
More than 20 undergraduate students from eight colleges and universities throughout the country presented a host of innovative research projects on Thursday afternoon at Northeastern University. The projects, ranging from improving breast cancer imaging to preventing the progressive collapse of large concrete buildings, represented the culmination of Northeastern’s 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates Programs, which […]
Jun 26, 2012
Moving past Qatar’s carbon economy
Mechanical and industrial engineering researchers at Northeastern University have been awarded three, three-year grants totaling $785,000 from the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. According to its website, the nonprofit organization aims to support Qatar on its journey from a carbon economy to a modern knowledge-based economy. Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi and Ashkan Vaziri, a professor and […]
May 04, 2012
ALERT Wins Grand Prize
A group of ECE graduates and professors from ALERT won the top prize of $10,000 for their entry of “Next Generation Millimeter-Wave Body Imaging for Concealed Threat Detection” in the 2012 National Security Innovation Competition.
Dec 02, 2011
Scanning for Answers
MIE sophomore Lyda Sallaway is working with ALERT and the Investing in Tomorrow’s Engineering Leaders (ITEL) program to determine what types of objects appear in an image when using backscatter X-ray technology.
Sep 09, 2011
Prof. Michael Silevitch Discusses Homeland Security After 9/11
Professor Michael Silevitch, co-director of the Center for Awareness and Localization of Explosives Related Threats (ALERT), talks about homeland security ten years after 9/11. Topics Professor Silevitch discusses include how 9/11 changed the perception of homeland security in the U.S., how far we have come as a nation with regards to national security, and what challenges remain.
Nov 16, 2009
Making The World Safer
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Carey Rappaport is working with three of the COE Research Centers to increase the safety of this nation. He is the associate director of CenSSIS and ALERT and a lead researcher of VOTERS.
Jul 20, 2009
Solving Real Problems with Real Solutions
Professor Michael Silevitch spoke at the recent Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology workshop about the importance of working out real-world problems with the people that are striving to solve these issues.