Northeastern University College of Engineering

Insights into the Deferred MBA Program
2021-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Please join the Galante Engineering Business Program and our Professional Development Coordinator Isabella Cardona Barber along with Professional Development Assistant Marissa Westerbeke in hosting three Galante Alumni as they share their success as Deferred MBA admits at top schools in the U.S., as well as valuable lessons they learned along the way. They will also dive into relevant resources, review the application process, and answer any questions you may have regarding this unique opportunity.
The event will be hosted in-person in Egan Research Center 440 and online via Zoom.
Please RSVP.

Virtual Field Trip Series: Dialogue of Civilizations - India and Nepal: Climate Change Science and Policy
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Learn about the impact climate change has on The Indian subcontinent’s diverse geography, culture, and economy, and the policies being pursued to mitigate the damage.
https://eventregistration.northeastern.edu/event/a2d5623e-cd58-481a-807f-89872942a82c/summary?RefId=COLLEGE

ECE PhD Dissertation Defense: Hongjia Li
2021-10-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
PhD Dissertation Defense: Automation Design and DNN Acceleration Frameworks: from software implementation to hardware physical design
Hongjia Li
Location: Northeastern Zoom Link
Abstract: With the breakthrough of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in the past decade, neural network-based computer vision has made huge progress, achieving exceptional performance. Tasks such as object detection, activity detection, and medical diagnosis are deployed in a wide range of applications, including autonomous driving, robot vision and training, human-computer interaction, and augmented reality. To increase the demand of application accuracy, DNN models are tuned to large scales by adding more parameters and layers. Meanwhile, mobile devices are rapidly becoming the central computer and carrier for deep learning tasks. However, real-time execution has been limited due to the computation/storage resource constraints on mobile devices.
The first part of this dissertation, I will present our unified real-time mobile acceleration of DNNs framework, seamlessly integrating hardware-friendly, structured model compression with mobile-targeted compiler optimization. The goal of our framework is to provide an unprecedented, real-time performance of such large-scale neural network inference using simply off-the-shelf mobile devices. Our proposed fine-grained block-based pruning scheme can be universally applicable to all types of DNN layers, such as CONV layers with different kernel sizes and fully connected layers. Different weight pruning schemes, such as unstructured pruning, filter/column pruning, and our block-based pruning, are analyzed and compared given the specific deep learning problems. To validate our framework, various applications are implemented and demonstrated, object detection, medical diagnosis. All applications can achieve real-time inference on mobile devices, outperforming the current mobile acceleration framework by up to 6.7X in speed.
For the second part of this dissertation, I will dive into an efficient automate framework for Adiabatic Quantum-Flux-Parametron (AQFP) technology, meeting the unique features and constraints. Superconductive electronics (SCE) based on the Josephson junction (JJ) single flux quantum (SFQ) logic cells have evolved into a within-reach “beyond-CMOS” technology. Placement is the primary step in physical design of the electronic systems as it directly affects the maximum frequency and routability of circuits. Algorithms for global placement, the core step in the placement process, typically minimize the total wirelength of a design as the main objective as it indirectly affects the routability and timing of circuits. Although minimizing the total wirelength improves the timing of the circuit in general, it does not directly target optimizing the delay of timing critical paths. Timing and routability driving placement methods are therefore needed. The currently mature design automation tools for CMOS cannot be directly applied to the design of superconducting electronics. In this dissertation, I will present our proposed timing-aware AQFP-specific placement and routing framework, given a path balanced AQFP netlist with clock phases. The proposed framework will reduce the solution complexity by making effective use of the row-wise placement/routing opportunity as each AQFP cell is assigned to a specific row (clock phase).

Annual oSTEM Conference
2021-10-28 - 2021-10-31
Join the Graduate School of Engineering Admissions Team as they represent the graduate school programs at the annual oSTEM virtual conference held from October 28-31. oSTEM (out in science technology, engineering, and mathematics) is non profit professional organization for LGBTQ+ people in the STEM fields.

UMASS Dartmouth Graduate School Fair
2021-10-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Graduate School of Engineering admissions team at the UMASS Dartmouth Graduate School Fair. This event is open to all UMASS Dartmouth students. An Admissions representative and a Graduate Student Ambassador will be available in person to answer your graduate school questions.

LEADERs Event: AI Challenges in the Deployment of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems
2021-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
This presentation will help attendees learn about integrating AI in auto industry. While AI has been able to achieve remarkable success over the last 10 years, can it really be trusted? What does trustworthy AI look like in the context of connected vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)? To create an ADAS for all, it’s paramount that the AI systems in the vehicle be trusted and work for everyone. This is especially important given the nature of ADAS as a safety-critical, cyber-physical, and people-centric system of systems. In this talk, the presenter will outline a number of challenges in building AI systems which could potentially be deployed in future ADAS.
Speaker Dr. Jacob Bond leads trustworthy AI research at General Motors R&D. In addition to his work on ensuring AI systems in the vehicle can be trusted, his research looks at how to keep AI systems private and how to ensure cloud and vehicle systems can establish secure communications. After receiving a Ph.D. in computational mathematics and cryptography from Purdue University, he joined General Motors’ Product Cybersecurity organization, focusing on applications of public-key cryptography. Jacob then began investigating the security of AI systems, moving to GM R&D and expanding his work to encompass the trustworthiness of AI systems.

ChE Seminar Series: Engineering directed Transport and Collective Dynamics of Charged Colloids under Electric Fields
2021-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 108 SN
ChE Seminar Series Presents:
Dr. Carlos A. Silvera Batista
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Engineering directed Transport and Collective Dynamics of Charged Colloids under Electric Fields
Abstract:
Gradients in electrical potential (electric fields), along with gradients in concentration of ionic species, are a principal way to control the motion of colloids. The surface and body forces that electric fields exert on anisotropic colloids have opened new applications in self-propulsion, transport of cargo, dynamic assembly, and directed assembly. This talk focuses on the long-range transport of charged colloids, as well as on the dynamic assembly of anisotropic and active colloids. In the first part, we present a study of the dynamics of charged colloids under direct currents and gradients of chemical species (electrodiffusiophoresis). In our approach, we developed a method to simultaneously visualize the progression of concentration polarization and the ensuing dynamics of charged colloids near electrodes. With the aid of confocal microscopy, we show that the passage of current through water induce the focusing and aggregation of charged colloids away from both electrodes. Preliminary experiments show that this phenomenon can potentially be useful to perform focusing, trapping and separation operations in lab-on-a-chip devices. In the second part, we discuss strategies to tailor the propulsion and collective dynamics of Janus particles (JPs) under electric fields. We engineer the relaxation time of JPs by controlling the properties of the medium and the particles. The insights from this study provide helpful quantitative information for the design of colloidal machines with targeted propulsion, interparticle interactions and collective dynamics. In addition, our results provide the experimental basis for the design of non-equilibrium strategies for materials fabrication.
Bio:
Dr. Carlos A. Silvera Batista initiated undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at the Universidad de San Buenaventura (Cartagena, Colombia) and subsequently obtained a bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York (CCNY). Dr. Silvera began his research trajectory as an LSAMP scholar under the guidance of Prof. Ilona Kretzschmar (CCNY). After earning a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Florida, Dr. Silvera held postdoctoral positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and at the University of Michigan, where he received the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship. Currently, as an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University, his research interest is on the electrokinetics and directed assembly of colloidal systems. His research work has resulted in over 20 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact scientific journals, such as JACS, ACS Nano, Langmuir and Science.

BioE Seminar Series Presents: Rebecca Heise
2021-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 010 Behrakis, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Rebecca Heise, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
“Breaking Barriers: Evaluating the Alveolar-Capilary Barrier in Lung Injury and Repair”
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Behrakis 010
ABSTRACT:
Lung injuries such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, or ventilator-associated lung injury cause disruption in the alveolar-capillary barrier leading to edema and lack of gas exchange. The mechanical environment in the lung plays an important role in maintaining this barrier. The constantly moving lung subjects cells to mechanical strain and shear stress during normal breathing. Lung injury, aging extracellular matrix, and obstructive pulmonary diseases alter this mechanical environment, changing the strain, shear stress, and stiffness of the pulmonary extracellular matrix. The present talk will discuss how these mechanical changes alter cellular signaling and function focusing on aging alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages in murine ventilator-induced lung injury and the role of extracellular matrix in alveolar epithelial barrier formation.
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Heise is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She holds an affiliate appointment in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at VCU and is a member of the Massey Cancer Center and the Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering with an additional major in Biomedical and Health Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. She then earned her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008. She then did her Postdoctoral work in the Laboratory of Respiratory Biology at the NIEHS in Research Triangle Park, NC. She joined the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at VCU in 2010.
Dr. Heise’s research focuses on pulmonary mechanobiology and regenerative medicine. She seeks to understand how the mechanical environment in the lung influences cellular behavior in health and disease with in vitro and in vivo models. Dr. Heise also researches the use of naturally-derived extracellular matrix as a biomaterial for cell and drug delivery to the lung. She has been awarded an R01 from the National Institute of Aging to study the effects of ventilator induced lung injury on inflammatory cell signaling, and she has earned a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to study cell-ECM interactions in pulmonary fibrosis. She has over 30 peer-reviewed publications, 3 book chapters, and over 50 abstracts. Dr. Heise is the PI for an NSF REU Site: Mechanoboilogy at VCU. She is actively teaching on all levels in the biomedical engineering department.

Ask Your Graduate Ambassador Anything!
2021-10-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
You are invited to a live chat for all graduate engineering programs at Northeastern University! This is designed for prospective students to ask any questions they may have including the application process, coursework, student life, and more! This chat will be moderated by current student ambassadors. This event will take place on October 25 from 9:00am-12:00pm EST.
Live Chat

SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Digital Conference
2021-10-25 - 2021-10-29
Join the Graduate School of Engineering Admissions Team at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Digital Conference held from October 25-29. Representatives will be available from 12pm-1pm EST each day of the event.

Chat With Northeastern Seattle Students
2021-10-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
On October 23, Northeastern University in Seattle will be offering attendees a chance to hear from current students. Paneled by Stephanie Curtiss, assistant director of student recruitment and enrollment, students from several Northeastern Seattle programs will share their experiences about:

Academic programs
Moving to and living in Seattle
Co-curricular activities
Experiential learning, co-ops, and XN projects
Career goals

The session will have time for an open Q&A with attendees, so bring all your questions about attending Northeastern in Seattle.

So You're Coming to Northeastern Webinar
2021-10-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Did you just receive admission to the Graduate School of Engineering? Not sure what to do next? Hear from current graduate student ambassadors about things to bring and do when coming to NU! This webinar is designed for Spring 2022 admitted students and applicants.

ECE PhD Proposal Review: Chengju Yu
2021-10-22 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
PhD Proposal Review: Development of Interface-Engineered Thin Films and Magnetodielectric Bulk Composites for MMIC Applications
Chengju Yu
Location: Zoom Link
Abstract: Magnetodielectric materials are ubiquitous in electronic, energy, automotive, communication, and medical systems over radio frequency bands from high frequency to quasi-optical frequencies. With recent developments in modern power and communication technologies, improvements in magnetic materials and related components have attracted a great deal of attention from academic and industrial research groups.
In this proposal review, we demonstrate multiple paths to the development of next generation magnetodielectric thin films and bulk composites that offer disruptive advances to performance and size reduction, including:
(i) Consistent and reliable processing protocols are established using interface-engineered barium magnetoplumbite films deposited on Si-polar SiC substrates with AlN capping layers and MgO nucleation layers for microwave and millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs);
(ii) Both thin and thick yttrium iron garnet films are achieved using PLD and LPE with outstanding crystalline and magnetic properties to meet the needs of magnonics and spintronics technologies; (iii) Inductor cores are developed for power generation, conversion, conditioning functions for use in power electronic systems and high-power pulse generators operating at 100s kHz and 100s MHz frequencies, respectively. Power loss and thermal management models of non-linear magnetic inductors are established and implemented with viable paths demonstrated using interface-engineered composites as a means of achieving high magnetization, high permeability, low core losses.
The common theme of all three projects is the engineering of the chemistry, structure, magnetic and electric properties of the interface between the principal layers, films, and grains that constitute the product in order to optimize performance.

Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series
2021-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 101 Churchill, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join us Friday, October 22 at 12:00 PM in Churchill Hall 101 for the Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series! Our first presenter will be Bioengineering PhD student Joshua Pace “In Vivo Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using a Receptor-Targeted Fluorescent Molecular Probe”. Our second presenter will be Edward Xu “Pilot clinical validation of optical mammographic co-imaging device”. Light refreshments will be provided.

Study Abroad Info Session
2021-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 109 Robinson Hall, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Presented by Amanda Earley, GEO and Joy Erb, COE.
This info session is designed to introduce you to the wonders of studying abroad. Listen to students talk of their past experiences. Representatives from both COE Undergraduate Academic Advising and Global Experience Office will be on hand to provide the details you need for this exciting opportunity.
This event will be located at 109 Robinson Hall.

EducationUSA x Yocket Graduate Virtual Fair - South Asia
2021-10-22 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Join the Graduate School of Engineering Admissions Team as they represent the graduate school programs at the EducationUSA x Yocket Graduate Virtual Fair. The event will be on Friday, October 22nd from 8:30am-12:30pm EST.

Spotlight on Northeastern’s campuses on the West Coast of the US (Seattle, San Francisco, Silicon Valley)
2021-10-21 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Northeastern’s campuses in Seattle, WA, and San Francisco Bay Area, CA offer students unique opportunities for learning and social engagements. Join Northeastern’s staff and students from these campuses to explore student experiences on the West Coast of the United States.
WEBINAR DETAILS
Thursday, Oct 21, 2021
10:00 AM EST
Join link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5343799552486534413

ChE Seminar Series: Towards Sustainable Energy and Materials: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
2021-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 108 SN
ChE Seminar Series Presents:
Dr. A.-H. Alissa Park, Ph.D
Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering & Department of Chemical Engineering
Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy,
Columbia University
Towards Sustainable Energy and Materials: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Abstract:
In order to meet the ever-increasing global energy demands while stabilizing the atmospheric CO2 level, the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies is one of the critical needs. In particular, there has been significant efforts to develop CO2 capture solvents and some (e.g., amine-based aqueous solvents) have shown very promising results. Unfortunately, the energy requirement for the current aqueous solvent systems is still considered to be too high. Thus, efforts have been focused on the development of second and third-generation CO2 capture solvents which are often water-free. Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials (NOHMs) are a new class of organic-inorganic hybrids that consist of a hard nanoparticle core functionalized with a molecular organic corona that possesses a high degree of chemical and physical tunability. It has recently been discovered that NOHMs have interesting electrolyte properties which may allow the CO2 capture to be pulled by the in-situ CO2 conversion reactions. The development of these unique nanoscale hybrid materials will not only advance CO2 capture materials design but also introduce unique research opportunities in various energy and environmental fields. This seminar will discuss the challenges and opportunities of different CO2 capture and conversion pathways including Negative Emission Technologies (e.g., Direct Air Capture) that can allow the development of circular carbon and hydrogen economy using renewable energy.
Bio:
Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park is the Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change in the Departments of Earth and Environmental Engineering & Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. She is also the Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy. Her research focuses on sustainable energy and materials conversion pathways with emphasis on integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies addressing climate change. Park group is also working on Direct Air Capture of CO2 and Negative Emission Technologies including BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and sustainable construction materials with low carbon intensity. Park received a number of professional awards and honors including the U.S. C3E Research Award (2018), PSRI Lectureship Award in Fluidization at AIChE (2018), ACS Energy and Fuels Division – Emerging Researcher Award (2018), ACS WCC Rising Star Award (2017), and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Park also led a number of global and national discussions on CCUS including the Mission Innovation Workshop on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in 2017 and the National Petroleum Council CCUS Report in 2019. She is an elected Fellow of AIChE, AAAS, ACS, and RSC.

Please contact a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the remote seminar link.

BioE Seminar Series Presents: Victor Baracos
2021-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Victor Barocas, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota
“Computer Modeling of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, or How I Learned Accept Change, Variability, and Failure as a Part of Life”
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
ABSTRACT:
Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (ATAA), a condition in which the section of the aorta immediately adjacent to the heart becomes enlarged, presents a major clinical challenge. The disease is largely asymptomatic and harmless unless the tissue dissects or ruptures, in which case severe consequences almost always ensue. Repair surgery is costly and carries a 2-4% chance of patient mortality. The challenge, then, is to decide whether to perform the surgery when the patient might be just fine without it. Current guidelines are based primarily on aneurysm size, but numerous other potential biomarkers exist, including other geometric measures, mechanical measures, genetic factors, and biofluidic factors; some of these are directly attainable in the clinic, and others are attainable through patient specific computer models. Our group is exploring ATAA with a combination of computer and experimental models in hope of identifying better ways to assess patient risk. The seminar will discuss computer models at both the tissue and the structural scale, how they relate to experimental studies, and where I see us and the field going in the future
BIOGRAPHY:
Victor Barocas is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 2000. His research focuses on soft-tissue biomechanics, with applications in the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. Experimental work focuses on novel techniques to measure tissue mechanical properties, particularly in heterogeneous tissues, and his computational work focuses on structural and multiscale models of tissue mechanics. He has served for the last ten years as co-Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
Interested in attending? Email Liz at e.chesley@northeastern.edu for the Zoom link.

USC Virtual Graduate School Fair
2021-10-20 10:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join the Graduate School of Engineering admissions team at the USC Virtual Graduate School Fair. The fair is open to both USC and non USC students. Admissions teams from around the US will be available from 10:00am-2:00pm PT on October 20 to answer your graduate school questions.

PlusOne Information Session
2021-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Learn about the PlusOne Accelerated Master’s Degree Program
A master’s degree can provide you an additional level of expertise in an area aligned with your career goals. As a currently enrolled Bachelor of Science (BS) student in the College of Engineering at Northeastern, you have the opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree (MS) in an accelerated time period with the PlusOne program. Once accepted into the program in an approved PlusOne pathway, which is a BS and MS PlusOne combination, you can earn an MS degree with, in most cases, just one extra year of study beyond your undergraduate degree program.
In this virtual information session, College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate academic advisors will provide an overview of the PlusOne program to give you the knowledge and next steps to take advantage of the program if you choose.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
• What is PlusOne
• Benefits of the program
• Eligibility
• Co-op considerations
• Financial considerations
• Selecting your pathway
• Academic advising resources
• Timeline to apply
• The application process
• Course registration
• Transitioning to graduate school
coe.northeastern.edu/plusone
Zoom Link

Plant Shift Initiative Speaker Series: Business & Media
2021-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Plant Shift Initiative for their upcoming event Business & Media on Oct. 19. This conversation featuring business leaders will dive into how they have consulted companies into making more plant-based decisions to better their environmental impact.
https://eventregistration.northeastern.edu/XnzAz4?RefId=COE

10 Advanced EndNote Features
2021-10-19 12:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York)
Start your fall 2021 research off on the right foot with Northeastern University Library’s series of online workshops and webinars!
In this webinar, learn how advanced EndNote features can help manage citations for yourself or your research group.
Register here: bit.ly/citationmgmtworkshops
All times are in Eastern Time.

Tau Beta Pi Virtual Graduate School Recruiting Fair
2021-10-19 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Graduate School of Engineering admissions team at the Tau Beta Pi Virtual Graduate School Recruiting Fair. Representatives from the admissions team will be available from 10am-5pm on October 19 to answer your questions and to provide you with information.

ECE PhD Proposal Review: Tirthak Patel
2021-10-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
PhD Proposal Review: Toward System Software Stack for NISQ–era Quantum Computers
Tirthak Patel
Location: Zoom Link
Abstract: Despite rapid progress in quantum computing in the last decade, the limited usability of quantum computers remains a major roadblock toward the wider adoption of quantum computing. Prohibitively high error rates on existing Near-term Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers limit their usability even for quantum-advantage-proven algorithms (that is, algorithms that are infeasible or orders of magnitude slower on classical computers). As a result, the executions of these algorithms on existing quantum computers are highly erroneous and produce noisy program outputs. Currently, quantum computing programmers lack system software tools and methods to estimate the correct output from these erroneous executions.
This dissertation demonstrates how to extract correct program output from noisy executions on today’s erroneous quantum computers. In particular, this dissertation describes the design and implementation of a suite of cross-layer system software for extracting meaningful output from the erroneous executions using hardware-level quantum pulse control, noise-aware quantum compilation, and post-execution error mitigation. The real-system prototypes and experimental evaluation on IBM quantum computers demonstrate how specific quantum mechanics properties, hardware-level pulse control, and post-execution statistical processing can be put together to improve the usability of today’s quantum computers transparently. This dissertation achieves this without requiring user intervention, domain knowledge about quantum algorithms, or additional quantum hardware support.
This dissertation opens up new research avenues for hybrid quantum-classical computing and lowers the barrier to entry for quantum computing research via open-sourcing multiple novel datasets and system software frameworks (independently verified and results reproduced by other researchers in the community).

Getting Started with EndNote for Windows
2021-10-14 12:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York)
Start your fall 2021 research off on the right foot with Northeastern University Library’s series of online workshops and webinars!
In this webinar, learn how to use EndNote for Windows to manage citations for yourself or your research group.
Register here: bit.ly/citationmgmtworkshops
All times are in Eastern Time.

Engineering Graduate School Virtual Fair
2021-10-14 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Graduate School of Engineering as they participate in a graduate school fair for engineering programs across the US. Representatives from the admissions team will be available from 11am-3pm on October 14 to answer your questions and to provide you with more information.

ChE Seminar Series: Chemo-mechanics and solid-state batteries
2021-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 108 SN
ChE Seminar Series Presents:
Dr. Kelsey Hatzell, Ph.D
Assistant Professor in the Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University
Chemo-mechanic and solid-state batteries
Abstract: Transportation accounts for 23% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and electrification is a pathway toward ameliorating these growing challenges. All solid-state batteries could potentially address the safety and driving range requirements necessary for widespread adoption of electric vehicles. However, the power densities of all-solid-state batteries are limited because of ineffective ion transport at solid|solid interfaces. New insight into the governing physics that occur at intrinsic and extrinsic interfaces are critical for developing engineering strategies for the next generation of energy-dense batteries. However, buried solid|solid interfaces are notoriously difficult to observe with traditional bench-top and lab-scale experiments. In this talk, I discuss opportunities for tracking phenomena and mechanisms in all solid-state batteries in-situ using advanced synchrotron techniques. Synchrotron techniques that combine reciprocal and real space techniques are capable of tracking multi-scale structural phenomena from the nano- to meso-scale. This talk will discuss the role microstructure plays on transport and interfacial properties that govern adhesion. Quantification of salient descriptors of structure in solid-state batteries is critical for understanding the mechanochemical nature of all solid-state batteries.
Biography: Dr. Hatzell is an assistant professor at Princeton university in the Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment and department of Mechanical and aerospace engineering. Hatzell’s group primarily work on energy storage and is particularly interested at using non-equilibrium x-ray techniques to probe batteries during operando experimentation.
Dr. Hatzell earned her Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering at Drexel University, her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and her B.S./B.A. in Engineering/Economics from Swarthmore College. Hatzell’s research group works on understanding phenomena at solid|liquid and solid|solid interfaces and works broadly i9n energy storage and conversion. Hatzell is the recipient of several awards including the ORAU Powe Junior Faculty Award (2017), NSF CAREER Award (2019), ECS Toyota Young Investigator Award (2019), finalist for the BASF/Volkswagen Science in Electrochemistry Award (2019), the Ralph “Buck” Robinson award from MRS (2019), Sloan Fellowship in Chemistry (2020), and POLiS Award of Excellence for Female Researchers (2021).
Please contact a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the seminar link.

BioE Seminar Series Presents: Jared Auclair
2021-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 010 Behrakis, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Jared Auclair Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Professional Program and Graduate Affairs, College of Science, Northeastern University

“Northeastern’s COVID19 Testing Response in 2020 through Today”
Behrakis 010

ABSTRACT:
In March of 2020, Northeastern made the announcement to go to full online teaching modalities in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A few short weeks later, Northeastern sent all students home and closed the campus. Almost immediately after the closing of the University a reopening committee went to work to plan to reopen campus for AY20/21. As part of the reopening committee, a Testing Task Force was instituted. In this talk, I’ll give some insight into the discussions that lead to our AY20/21 testing strategy, how we leveraged the Biopharmaceutical Analysis and Training Laboratory, as well as share some of the data we have collected over the last 12 months. Then, I’ll transition to our thought process regarding Fall 2021 testing, highlighting the differences from our AY20/21 strategy. I will also share some of our variant and next-generation sequencing data.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jared R. Auclair is currently the Associate Dean of Professional Program and Graduate Affairs in the College of Science at Northeastern University and Associate Teaching Professor in the department of chemistry and chemical biology. In addition, Dr. Auclair is the Director of the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory (BATL), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Center of Regulatory Excellence in Biotherapeutics and Advanced Therapies, and oversees the International Council for Harmonisation training. Lastly, Prof. Auclair serves as the Technical Supervisor for the Life Science Testing Center at Northeastern University, which is a state and CLIA-certified lab. Dr. Auclair collaborates with both academic researchers, industry and government in the area of biopharmaceutical and cell/gene therapy development and analysis. He has expertise in mol. biology, protein biochemistry, analytical chemistry, protein crystallography, and biological mass spectrometry; and is interested in use-inspired research for the biotechnology industry

Getting Started with BibTeX
2021-10-13 12:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York)
Start your fall 2021 research off on the right foot with Northeastern University Library’s series of online workshops and webinars!
In this webinar, learn how to use BibTeX to manage citations for yourself or your research group.
Register here: bit.ly/citationmgmtworkshops
All times are in Eastern Time.
