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SUMMARY:Wonder Week: Civil and Environmental Engineering
DESCRIPTION:During Wonder Week\, you’ll have the chance to learn how the top-ranked Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and convergent research. You’ll also see how our unique learning model better prepares the next generation of engineering leaders to address the complex challenges of global society. \nPrograms discussed in this webinar include civil engineering\, climate science and engineering\, engineering and public policy\, environmental engineering\, and sustainable building systems.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/wonder-week-civil-and-environmental-engineering/
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SUMMARY:Wonder Week: Bioengineering
DESCRIPTION:During Wonder Week\, you’ll have the chance to learn how the top-ranked Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and convergent research. You’ll also see how our unique learning model better prepares the next generation of engineering leaders to address the complex challenges of global society.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/wonder-week-bioengineering/
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SUMMARY:Crafting Data Visuals to Tell a Scientific Story: CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Looking to illustrate your data? Join our Data Visualization Drop-In sessions Tuesdays from 10-11am on Zoom to discuss strategies or receive feedback on your data visualization process.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/crafting-data-visuals-to-tell-a-scientific-story-commlab-drop-in-hours/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/99770601100?pwd=mbD3JHc7u0fjb558MDmqIHoSNBMrsS.1
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SUMMARY:Wonder Week: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
DESCRIPTION:During Wonder Week\, you’ll have the chance to learn how the top-ranked Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and convergent research. You’ll also see how our unique learning model better prepares the next generation of engineering leaders to address the complex challenges of global society. \nPrograms discussed in this webinar include advanced and intelligent manufacturing\, data analytics engineering\, energy systems\, engineering management\, industrial engineering\, mechanical engineering\, product development\, and product management.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/wonder-week-mechanical-and-industrial-engineering/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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SUMMARY:CV/LinkedIn/Resume CommLab Drop-In Hours
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students\, do you need to increase your on-line presence or update your CV or Resume?  Join the CommLab’s LinkedIn\, CV\, and Resume drop-in hours any Tuesday from 11 am to 12 pm ET. This collaborative space offers valuable advice and peer feedback to enhance your online profile and professional presence. Join this drop-in workshop in person in room 334 CSC or through Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/cv-linkedin-resume-commlab-drop-in-hours/2026-04-07/
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SUMMARY:Wonder Week: MS in Sustainability Engineering Leadership Overview with University College Dublin
DESCRIPTION:During Wonder Week\, you’ll have the chance to learn how the top-ranked Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University combined with the University College Dublin and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern MS in Sustainability Engineering Leadership Program Overview
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/wonder-week-ms-in-sustainability-engineering-leadership-overview-with-university-college-dublin/
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SUMMARY:ChE MS Thesis Defense: Richard Gyamfi Atta
DESCRIPTION: Name: Richard Gyamfi Atta \nTitle: Understanding Mucus-Bile Salt/ Phospholipid Mixed Micelle Interactions \nDate: 04/07/2026 \nTime: 03:30:00 PM \nCommittee Members:\nProf. Steve Lustig (Advisor)\nProf. Rebecca Carrier\nProf. Srirupa Chakraborty\nDennis Leung \nLocation: Forsyth 128 \nAbstract:\nBile salt–phospholipid mixed micelles play a central role in gastrointestinal transport of lipids and poorly water-soluble drugs\, yet their interactions with mucin networks remain poorly understood at the molecular level. Here\, we combine time-resolved ATR-FTIR spectroscopy\, two-dimensional correlation analysis\, diffusion modeling\, and isothermal titration calorimetry to resolve the sequence\, energetics\, and transport behavior of micelle–mucin interactions. The mucin network is first shown to relax into an equilibrium state governed by a glycan-dominated structural hierarchy. Upon exposure to mixed micelles\, this equilibrated network undergoes a distinct sequence of reorganization initiated by perturbation of hydrogen-bonding interactions\, followed by peptide backbone rearrangement and eventual glycan decoupling. Diffusion analysis reveals that micellar assemblies penetrate the mucin network with effective diffusivities on the order of 10⁻⁶ cm²/s despite ongoing structural evolution. Notably\, the ability of a constant-diffusivity Fickian model to accurately describe transport under these conditions indicates that molecular-scale reorganization does not substantially alter the effective transport resistance over the measurement timescale\, establishing a direct connection between spectroscopic dynamics and macroscopic transport behavior. \nCalorimetric measurements further demonstrate a concentration-dependent transition from localized\, enthalpy-driven binding at low micelle concentrations to cooperative\, entropy-dominated network disruption at higher loadings associated with higher-order micellar aggregates. Together\, these results show that bile salt micelles actively remodel mucin networks rather than traversing a static barrier\, while maintaining effective diffusive transport. This work provides a molecular-level framework for understanding mucus- mediated transport and its implications for physiological processes and drug delivery. \n\nRichard Gyamfi Atta is a Master’s candidate in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University\, where he conducts research in the Carrier and Lustig laboratories on transport phenomena across biological barriers. His work focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing interactions between bile salt–phospholipid assemblies and mucin networks\, with the goal of improving drug transport across the gastrointestinal mucus layer. By integrating time-resolved ATR-FTIR spectroscopy\, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy\, diffusion modeling\, and calorimetry\, he develops mechanistic frameworks that connect molecular-scale interactions to macroscopic transport behavior in complex biopolymer systems. In addition to his academic research\, Richard has industry experience in gene therapy process development\, where he contributed to downstream purification strategies for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors\, including optimization of chromatography and filtration processes to improve product recovery and quality. His research interests are centered on pharmaceutical drug delivery\, particularly the design of biomaterials and carrier systems that enhance the transport of poorly soluble drugs and biologics across mucosal and other physiological barriers. He aims to develop mechanistically driven approaches that bridge molecular interactions\, material design\, and transport phenomena to enable more effective and predictable drug delivery systems.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/che-ms-thesis-defense-richard-gyamfi-atta/
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SUMMARY:MIE Seminar: Engineering Design as a Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
DESCRIPTION:Engineering Design as a Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship\nSundar Krishnamurty\, Ronnie & Eugene Isenberg Distinguished Professor in Engineering\nVice Provost for Innovation\, Entrepreneurship\, and Creativity\nUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst \nTuesday\, April 7\, 2026 | 358 Snell Engineering | 3:30 pm—4:30 pm \nAbstract: This talk highlights how core engineering design principles—problem framing\, systems thinking\, prototyping\, and validation—underpin fundamental and translational research\, as well as an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset. My research in design decision-making\, ontology\, and predictive analytics\, as Site Director of the Center for e-Design at UMass Amherst\, has enabled me to apply these principles across multiple projects\, notably pressure vests for children with autism and retrofit seatbelt systems for motorcoaches. Those experiences naturally led me to take on a leadership role in the New England NSF I-Corps Hub program\, a structured pathway for translating design-led research into real-world impact\, and now to champion our campus’s innovation\, entrepreneurship\, and creativity ecosystem.\nThe talk introduces NSF I-Corps and the UMass I-Corps Hub as experiential mechanisms for researchers to assess the real-world impact and commercial potential of their innovations. Practical benefits include evidence to refine research direction\, stronger grant and translational proposals\, expanded career pathways\, and sustained connections to the innovation ecosystem. Importantly\, the primary goal is learning and translation—not necessarily company formation—and the program provides concrete strategies for framing scholarly impact and moving research toward societal benefit. \nBio: Sundar Krishnamurty is Vice Provost for Innovation\, Entrepreneurship\, and Creativity at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has been the Ronnie & Eugene Isenberg Distinguished Professor in Engineering since 2020. In his current university leadership roles\, he contributes to the Economic Development Leadership Team and serves as Lead Faculty at UMass Amherst as well as Tech Scout Lead for the NSF I-Corps Hub Northeast Region. His prior leadership appointments include Principal Investigator for NSF I-Corps @ UMass (2021–2025)\, Site Director for the NSF I/UCRC Center for e-Design (2012–2023)\, and Department Head of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (2015–2025)\, following earlier service as Interim and Associate Department Head. From 2015 to 2020 he was Associate Director of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring and Director of the Advanced Design and Fabrication (ADDFab) Lab. Krishnamurty is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\, was inducted into the 2024 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors\, and received the 2022 Excellence in Research Award from ASME’s Computers and Information in Engineering Division. \nHosted by: Department Chair & Professor\, Yingzi Lin in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/mie-seminar-engineering-design-as-a-foundation-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/
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