Northeastern University College of Engineering

Mock Interview: A CommLab Workshop Series
2024-03-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 206 Egan, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join the CommLab every Thursday from 2-3pm ET, we’ll delve into the intricacies of interviews, unveiling effective tricks and preparation strategies for any interview scenario. Engage in an interactive setting as we dissect the overall interview experience, discuss common interview scenarios, and share insights on what to do during critical moments. Join this hybrid workshop series either in person in room 206 Egan or through Zoom.

Email Etiquette
2024-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | MA
Email communication is a crucial aspect of academic life, serving as a primary way for students to connect with faculty, inquire about opportunities, seek support, and more. That’s why we’re thrilled to present a 75-minute Zoom workshop led by two communication specialists from NU.
In this workshop, you’ll gain valuable insights into communication concepts and strategies tailored to improve the effectiveness of your email messaging. Learn how to craft purposeful emails with appropriate tone and audience awareness, ensuring your messages resonate with clarity and professionalism.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to sharpen your email communication skills and elevate your academic interactions! Register now to secure your spot.
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Hosted by the Office of the Provost

Breaking the Glass Lab
2024-03-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Fenway Center, 77 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join us for a lunch and panel discussion on Breaking the Glass Lab: Understanding the Realities Faced by Women in STEM Higher Education.
Hosted by Bioengineering and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering.
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PI Day Graduate School of Engineering Overview
2024-03-14 09:00 - 10:00 | MA
To celebrate PI Day (3/14), the Graduate School of Engineering invites you to learn more about our graduate programs by attending a webinar hosted by the Director of Graduate Admissions, Kelly Egorova on Thursday, March, 14 at 9:00am ET. Webinar details are below.
Webinar Details:
Topic: Graduate School of Engineering Overview
Date: March 14, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM ET
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TpaPO_9QQfi3Ro5pjBQd_A

Poster Design and Presentation: A CommLab Workshop Series
2024-03-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-02-28 17:00 - 18:00 | MA
The CommLab will host a workshop series for poster design and presentation to focus on crafting the best visual communication of your research and telling your research story! With the upcoming RISE Expo, we will discuss techniques and implement communication strategies to successfully showcase your work. No matter where you are in the process, whether it is just in the idea phase or you are trying to polish your final poster, we are happy to help you. Join us any Wednesday, between February 28th to April 10 from 5:00-6:00 PM on Zoom. See you there!

LinkedIn, CV, Resume: A CommLab Workshop Series
2024-03-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | 206 Egan, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join our empowering LinkedIn, CV, and Resume Workshop series any Wednesday from 2 pm to 3 pm ET. This collaborative space offers valuable tips and peer feedback to enhance your online profile and professional presence. This is a community learning initiative, and together, we strive to make our profiles better. Join this hybrid workshop series either in person in room 206 Egan or through Zoom.

Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Dr. Michael Murrell
2024-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 103 Churchill, 103 Churchill Hall, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Energetic Constraints on Biological Assembly and Motion
On small length-scales, the mechanics of soft materials may be dominated by their interfacial properties as opposed to their bulk properties. These effects are described by equilibrium models of elasto-capillarity and wetting. In these models, interfacial energies and bulk material properties are held constant. However, in biological materials, including living cells and tissues, these properties are not constant, but are ‘actively’ regulated and driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium. As a result, the constraints on work produced during the various physical behaviors of the cell are unknown. Here, by measurement of elasto-capillary effects during cell adhesion, growth, and motion, we demonstrate that interfacial and bulk parameters violate equilibrium constraints and exhibit anomalous effects, which depend upon a distance from equilibrium. However, their anomalous properties are reciprocal, and thus in combination reliably define energetic constraints on the production of work arbitrarily far from equilibrium. These results provide basic principles that govern biological assembly and behavior.

Michael Murrell received his BS at Johns Hopkins University and his PhD at MIT. He then had a joint postdoctoral fellowship between the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics at the University of Chicago, and the Institut Curie, in Paris, France. He now runs the Laboratory for Living Matter within the Systems Biology Institute at the Yale West Campus, as part of the Biomedical Engineering and Physics Departments. His laboratory studies the non-equilibrium properties of biological systems, as well as designs and engineers novel bio-inspired materials. His group comprises a diverse group of experimentalists, computational scientists, and theorists all driven to understand some of the most fundamental questions in biophysics.

IEEE Microsystems Boston Tech Talk: "Systems Based on Ultrasonic MEMS: Commercialization and Future Directions" with Professor David Horsley
2024-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | MA
Speaker: Prof. David Horsley
Talk: “Systems Based on Ultrasonic MEMS: Commercialization and Future Directions”
Date & Time: Tuesday, 12th March, 6 – 8pm (Eastern Time)
Location:
Northeastern University – Innovation Campus, Burlington
147 S. Bedford Street
Building 5 Conference Hall
Burlington, MA 01803
Please RSVP at your earliest convenience. This will be an in-person meeting.
Agenda:
6 – 6:45pm: Networking Dinner
6:45pm – 7:45pm: Tech Talk
Abstract:
The increasing maturity of thin-film piezoelectric materials and the MEMS manufacturing ecosystem has enabled the rapid development of sensor systems based on piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs). In this talk, I will describe work by my research group over the last decade to develop and commercialize PMUT-based systems for consumer electronics applications, starting with air-coupled PMUTs used for time-of-flight (ToF) range-finding and human presence sensing. These ToF sensors were commercialized by my startup, Chirp Microsystems (now part of TDK), and are used today in various products such as smart-locks, robot vacuum cleaners, and laptops. We subsequently developed an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor based on the monolithic integration of PMUTs with CMOS that is used for biometric authentication in consumer products today. A common feature of the ToF sensor and the fingerprint sensor is that they are systems that combine MEMS, integrated circuits, and algorithms. The ability to realize a complete ultrasonic system on chip (SoC) opens new research opportunities in areas such as portable medical imaging systems for point-of care ultrasound (POCUS) as well as wearable ultrasonic devices.
Speaker Bio:
David A. Horsley is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, where he is co-director of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation (NanoSI), and an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is co-director of the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC). Dr. Horsley co-founded several deep-tech companies, most recently Chirp Microsystems (now part of TDK InvenSense), a manufacturer of MEMS-based ultrasonic sensors. Dr. Horsley was Co-Chair of the 2016 IEEE Sensors Conference, Co-Chair of the 2017 Transducers Research Foundation Napa Microsystems Workshop, and Co-Chair of the 2020 IEEE MEMS Conference. Dr. Horsley is an IEEE Fellow, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, the UC Davis Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, the 2016 NSF I/UCRC Association’s Schwarzkopf Award for Technological Innovation, and the 2018 East Bay Innovation Award. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific papers and holds over 30 patents.

CommLab Writing Hours
2024-03-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-26 11:00 - 13:00 | 335 CSC, 360 Huntington Ave, CSC, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Graduate students, are you looking for a place for focused research writing time? Join the CommLab for writing hours on Mondays from 11 am-1 pm ET. Drop in any Monday and stay for a short time or the whole two hours. CommLab Fellows will be available to provide feedback on your writing. We will be meeting in 335 Curry Student Center.

Graduate School of Engineering Campus Tour (In Person)
2024-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
Want to learn more about the Graduate School of Engineering on the Boston campus? Then we welcome you to sign up for a Graduate School of Engineering campus tour! Led by one of our expert Graduate Student Ambassadors, we’ll show you key locations on campus, in addition to resources specific to Engineering, and answer your questions about Boston. Please complete the registration form linked below to select the date and time that works best for you. Tours are open to both newly admitted and prospective students. We can’t wait to meet you!

Chemical Engineering Graduate Programs Open House
2024-03-05 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
You are invited to attend The Chemical Engineering Graduate Programs Open House on Tuesday, March 5 from 10:00am-11:00am on Zoom! This is an exciting way to learn about the different programs and research areas from our Academic Coordinator and Associate Director of MS Programs. Come explore all the opportunities available in the Chemical Engineering department including co-op, research, and student groups!
If you are interested in applying, Graduate School of Engineering admissions representatives can provide you with more information on the Double Husky Scholarship, a 25% tuition discount for NU alumni, and the Double Husky Quick Application. When you utilize this application, you are not required to submit GRE scores, letters of recommendation, or an application fee.
Please join our Zoom session.

Northeastern University Virtual Spring Graduate Open House
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-07 | MA
Join us for a three-day virtual open house event, you’ll get a firsthand look into the Northeastern community and see if our top-ranked, experience-driven education is right for you and your goals.
Day 1: Connect with the faculty, admissions department, and current students from your program of choice, and learn about our powerful co-op programs.
Day 2: Meet Northeastern’s dedicated and helpful support staff from Global Student Success, housing services, financial services, career design, and many more.
Day 3: Get all your questions about the application and enrollment process answered by our enrollment counselors. These include one-on-one drop-in sessions with a dedicated enrollment counselor you can join throughout the day.
Plus, you’ll be able to meet other graduate, PhD, and doctoral students from around the country and the globe.
And with our virtual experience, you’ll be able to customize your schedule to maximize your time and get the specific help and answers you need.
Fill out the form to secure your spot and join us on March 5-7.

BioE Faculty Search Seminar
2024-03-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Join the Department of Bioengineering for weekly faculty seminars in 458 Richards Hall (unless otherwise stated).
1/17: Justin Randall, PhD
1/24: Jean-Baptiste Lugagne, PhD
1/31: Tianqi Song, PhD
2/7: Katheryn Rothenberg, PhD
2/14: Jae-Won Shin, PhD
2/21: Heidi Klumpe, PhD
Friday, 3/1, in International Village 019: Kolade Adebowale, PhD

COE Research Expo
2024-02-26 12:00 - 15:00 | McLeod Suites, 360 Huntington Ave, 318-322 CSC, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
The expo is a wonderful opportunity for COE PhD students to highlight their research and gain presentation experience before RISE.
The expo will take place following National Engineer’s Week.
Student Abstracts:
PhD students should submit poster abstracts by January 26, 2024. A workshop on poster preparation and presentation will be offered in early February to interested students.
If a student needs a deadline extension to complete the form, please have them reach out to Taryn Urbanus at t.urbanus@northeastern.edu.
Faculty Judges:
We are looking for around fifteen faculty members to serve as judges. If you are available to judge from 12:00pm – 1:30pm on Monday, February 26th please reach out to Taryn Urbanus t.urbanus@northeastern.edu) by Friday, February 9th.

SENTRY Presents: DASSH Student Design Challenge
2024-02-23 19:00 - 2024-02-25 15:00 | MA
Location: This is a virtual event.
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Compete against teams from other Universities in the 3-day DASSH (Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland) student design challenge.
This event is co-sponsored by two Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) and the Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Center. As the lead university for SENTRY, Northeastern University invites its current graduate and undergraduate students to participate in this unique opportunity!
Teams will be presented with real-world problem scenarios related to homeland security and this year’s theme, “Cascading Events”. The scenarios will focus on the detection and mitigation of threats such as cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and human-engineered sabotage.
Subject matter experts will mentor student teams as they design, build, and implement innovative solutions. Although other hackathons focus on coding, this challenge emphasizes finding real solutions regardless of the medium those solutions happen to be in.
To conclude the event, proposed solutions will be presented to Department of Homeland Security leadership and cash prizes will be awarded to the top teams.

Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Jason E. Bara
2024-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Sustainability through Plastic Upcycling and Molecular Design of Green Solvents
This talk will give overviews of two relatively new research areas in the group of Prof. Jason E. Bara. First, efforts in plastic waste depolymerization and upcycling will be discussed with a focus on progress that is being made in two particularly challenging materials: poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and polyurethanes (PU). As PVC is the 3rd-most produced plastic worldwide, it is also very different than other commodity polyolefins including polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). PVC offers unique opportunities for chemistry (via depolymerization and functionalization) as well as solubility behaviors which enable it to be fractionated which can be advantageous and enable new applications for waste PVC, including 3D printing. Bara’s group is also developing a new process dubbed “imidazolysis” which can break down crosslinked PU materials with recovery of small molecules. With respect to the design of green solvents, this talk will illustrate how Bara and collaborators are utilizing molecules with glycerol “skeletons” to tackle challenges in CO2 capture (including direct air capture (DAC)), batteries, plastic wastes, additive manufacturing, and extractions of lithium and other critical materials from dilute sources.

Jason received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has authored more than 160 peer-reviewed research publications on the topics of separations, ionic liquids, polymer membranes, and chemical process engineering. He has also been awarded 15 U.S. patents for new technologies developed in these areas. In recognition of his research, he received the Permeance Prize for Mid-Career Excellence from the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) (2024), Early Career Fellow from the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division of ACS (2021), the Membranes (MDPI) Young Investigator Award (2020) and the FRI/John G. Kunesh Award from the Separations Division of AIChE (2015). Jason has also been recognized for his contributions to chemical engineering education as the 2018 recipient of the Ray W. Fahien Award from ASEE and the 2017 recipient of the David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education Award from AIChE.
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National Engineers Week: Engineering for Everyone Expo
2024-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 | The Cabral Center, 40 Leon Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
As part of National Engineers Week 2024, the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education and the College of Engineering invite all aspiring scientists, engineers, and inventors to Northeastern University’s annual Engineering for Everyone Expo on Friday, February 23 from 10 am – 12noon in the Cabral Center of the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute (40 Leon St Boston). Families, parents/caregivers, and their children (grades K-8) are all invited to join us for this free public event! Learn more about engineering through various hands-on activities, experiments, and demonstrations. Meet Northeastern students pursuing STEM and engineering pathways, interact with student organizations, and visit Northeastern’s campus! This is not a drop-off event. Public transportation is recommended.
Pre-registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EEE2024-ATTEND
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National Engineers Week: Graduate School of Engineering - Q&A with Graduate Student Ambassadors
2024-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
Learn more about Northeastern University’s graduate engineering programs from the student perspective! Join the Graduate School of Engineering’s Student Ambassadors in a Q&A style webinar where students from each of our departments will answer your questions about what it’s like to be a Graduate Engineering Student at Northeastern. Feel free to submit your questions ahead of time. Webinar details are below.
Webinar Details:
Topic: Engineering Q&A with the Graduate Ambassadors
Date: February 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM ET
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Engineers Week

Library Webinar: Getting Started with BibTeX
2024-02-22 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Learn how to use BibTeX to increase your efficiency. BibTeX helps you create bibliographies and in-text citations within a LaTeX system. BibTeX and LaTeX are often used together for preparing high quality documents for publication in STEM fields, because they accommodate symbols and formulas well.
This session will cover:

How to create a BibTeX file
How to add references to your BibTeX list
How to add BibTeX citations to your LaTeX document

The session will use Overleaf, an online cloud-based LaTeX editor. Alternatively, participants may bring and follow along with their preferred LaTeX editor. A basic understanding of LaTeX is helpful. Read our LaTeX and BibTeX overview.
Registration is required. Register here.
All the times of the webinars are in EST.
You will receive the Zoom link for this webinar one hour before the event.
Related LibGuide: Citations and Bibliographies

National Engineers Week: Graduate School of Engineering Overview Webinar
2024-02-22 09:00 - 10:00 | MA
To celebrate National Engineers Week, the Graduate School of Engineering invites you to learn more about our graduate programs by attending a webinar hosted by the Director of Graduate Admissions Kelly Egorova on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 9:00am ET. Webinar details are below.
Webinar Details:
Topic: Graduate School of Engineering Overview
Date: February 22, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM ET
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JaYfTiVxS0-Nri61rB4mzg
Engineers Week
