Northeastern University College of Engineering

Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Angela Chen
2024-02-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 103 Churchill, 103 Churchill Hall, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Engineering Microbial Communication for Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture and the global food system accounts for ~30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, developing sustainable agricultural technologies is essential for combating and mitigating the effects of climate change. Microbes like bacteria and fungi play pivotal roles in agriculture and food security through complex interactions with plant hosts, other microorganisms, and their surroundings. Consequently, my research aims to investigate how these inter-species and cross-kingdom relationships could be ideal engineering targets for addressing current agricultural challenges. In this seminar, I will present my work showcasing the power of RNA and nanotechnology in manipulating microbial interactions with the environment and plant hosts. In the first part of my talk, I will examine how microbes respond to environmental stresses and the use of regulatory RNAs as a genetic platform to manipulate bacterial metal reduction capabilities for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles with unique and enhanced functionality. Following this, I will then discuss host-microbe interactions and how exploiting RNA-based communication between fungal pathogens and plant hosts can inform next-generation, nanoparticle-based strategies for plant disease control. Together, these studies illustrate how understanding and controlling microbial communication will pave the way for new sustainable strategies for reducing agricultural chemical dependence, improving plant health, and enabling bioremediation technologies.

Angela Chen is a USDA-NIFA AFRI Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at UC Riverside. Under Prof. Hailing Jin, she investigates the mechanisms of cross-kingdom RNA trafficking between plants and fungal pathogens to develop nanomaterials for RNAi-based disease control. Prior to UC Riverside, she received her B.S. in chemical engineering from the Ohio State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Profs. Lydia Contreras and Benjamin Keitz, she focused on engineering regulatory RNAs in extremophilic bacteria to control bacterial stress response for materials science applications. Outside of research, Angela is passionate about educating and empowering the next generation of engineers, having earned a Graduate Certification in Engineering Education. She is also the President of the Riverside Postdoctoral Association, where she leads initiatives focused on supporting postdocs and broadening STEM access through the creation of diverse and inclusive academic environments.

Library Webinar: Getting Started with RefWorks
2024-02-14 12:00 - 13:00
Are you tired of losing track of your research sources? Need help adding citations to your research papers? Attend this webinar to learn how to get started with RefWorks, an online citation management program that will allow you to collect and organize references and help you cite them in your papers. This session will cover:

how to create a RefWorks account
how to add references to your RefWorks library
how to organize and edit your library of references
how to add RefWorks citations to Word documents and Google Docs

Registration is required. Register here.
All the times of the webinars are in EST.
You will receive the Zoom link for this webinar via email one hour before the event.
Related LibGuide: RefWorks

Library Webinar: 10 Advanced EndNote Features
2024-02-15 12:00 - 13:00
Learn how you can use EndNote’s advanced features to make the most of this high-level citation tool.
Note: use of Northeastern’s institutional EndNote subscription requires a Northeastern or NCH London username and password. This webinar is not open to non-Northeastern users.
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: EndNote

Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Adam Caparco
2024-02-16 12:00 - 13:00
Protein-based materials for sustainable bioprocesses
Protein materials, whose function can be programmed by their amino acid sequence, possess the potential to address many societal challenges by providing a sustainable and biocompatible alternative to many traditional materials. As an example, the enhancement of enzymes for biocatalysis serves as a gateway for more sustainable chemical manufacturing. I will demonstrate that by designing an enzyme to fuse to a solid support material, we can vastly improve its stability and recover the material between reactions for multiple uses. Protein materials also serve as a platform for targeted delivery in medicine and agriculture. I will show that by transforming inactivated plant viruses into spherical nanoparticles for encapsulation, hydrophobic agrochemicals can be delivered through the soil and paralyze roundworms for pest management with high efficacy.

Adam Caparco, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of NanoEngineering. His research under Prof. Nicole Steinmetz is funded by a USDA NIFA fellowship and is focused on using plant virus nanoparticles as agricultural delivery systems for pest management and genetic engineering of plants. Prior to this position, Dr. Caparco completed his doctoral work in Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology under Profs. Julie Champion and Andreas Bommarius, where he focused on using self-assembled protein materials for sustainable biocatalysis. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded a STEM Chateaubriand fellowship and worked with bioinformaticians and biochemists at Genoscope in France. As an undergraduate, Dr. Caparco studied Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

National Engineers Week: Puzzles and Cookies with the Dean
2024-02-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Robinson Quad Tents, 360 Huntington Ave, outside Mugar, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Drop by throughout the day with your fellow COE friends to put together custom puzzles for each engineering department, while enjoying free cookies, snacks, and swag! Meet and talk to Dean Gregory Abowd who will join the fun starting at 1:30 p.m.! How far can you get on the puzzles?
When: Tuesday, February 20, 9:00 am -3:00 pm, ET
Where: Robinson Quad Bamboo & Industry Tents (near Mugar Life Sciences Building – 330 Huntington Ave)
Who: NU COE students
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National Engineers Week: Graduate School of Engineering - Women in Engineering Webinar
2024-02-20 09:30 - 10:30
Join the Director of Women in Engineering, Sarah Ostadabbas on a panel of women in engineering. Hear from female faculty members and female students about their experiences in engineering. Registration is required. Webinar details are below.
Webinar Details:
Topic: Women in Engineering Webinar
Date: February 20, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM EST
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Library Webinar: Getting Started with Zotero
2024-02-20 12:00 - 13:00
Learn how to use Zotero to increase your efficiency. Zotero is a free, open-source tool that lets you quickly create bibliographies and in-text citations in your chosen reference style. This online session will cover: how to install Zotero, how to export references from a database to Zotero, how to create groups to organize your research information, how to create an online account, and how to use Zotero with Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
Registration is required. Register here.
All the times of the webinars are in EST.
You will receive the Zoom link for this webinar via email one hour before the event.
Related LibGuide: Zotero

Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Prashun Gorai
2024-02-21 12:00 - 13:00 | 103 Churchill, 103 Churchill Hall, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
A Journey from Atoms to Materials: Designing Functional Materials for Energy and Microelectronics
Technological developments often rely on specifically designed materials and molecules. The increasing pace of technology development, coupled with rising energy needs and climate challenges, requires faster approaches for materials discovery. Historically, materials have been discovered by trial-and-error approaches that rely on chemical intuition. Designing materials with tailored properties is challenging because of the astronomical number of possible compounds and structures, and materials behaviors that do not adhere to standard chemical intuition.
Computations have made great strides in accelerating materials development, but many challenges remain. We are addressing some of these challenges, including inverse materials design and bridging the gap between theoretical predictions and real materials. In this talk, I will share examples from our work on the computational discovery and design of functional materials, as well as modeling of defect and doping properties of semiconductors.

Dr. Prashun Gorai is a research assistant professor at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) with a joint appointment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras (India), and his PhD, also in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a postdoctoral fellow at CSM and NREL between 2014-2017. His research team uses quantum-chemical calculations, high-throughput computing, and machine learning to discover and design functional materials for energy conversion and storage, and next-generation microelectronics. The International Thermoelectric Society awarded him the Young Investigator Award in 2022 and the Royal Society of Chemistry (Materials Horizons) recognized him as an Emerging Investigator in 2020. He is a recipient of the Chemistry of Materials Lectureship and Best Paper Award 2023.

National Engineers Week: Rewrite the Code - Ignite Innovation with Inclusivity through the Power of Psychological Safety
2024-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Fenway Center, 77 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Fireside Chat on the Power of Psychological Safety with Award-Winning Engineer and Industry Consultant Dr. Mark McBride-Wright and Northeastern’s College of Engineering Dean Gregory Abowd.

Learn how inclusivity in the workplace and beyond can ensure mental and physical safety.
Understand how to use DEI to maximize skillsets.
Explore impactful case studies increasing representation of minoritized groups in engineering.
Discover DEI strategies to enhance productivity and safety in teams.
Transform the way you lead in all areas of your life.

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Time: 12 noon—1:30 p.m., ET, Doors open at 11:30 a.m., Complimentary Lunch.
Place: Northeastern University, Fenway Center (77 St Stephen St, Boston, MA 02115) and Virtual
Who: Students, Faculty, and Staff, engineers and non-engineers across Northeastern and other universities

Dr. Mark McBride-Wright is Founder and Managing Director of EqualEngineers, a company offering a wide array of diversity & inclusion consultancy and training services for corporations, as well as creative events. He has worked with many Fortune 50 companies.
As a recognized diversity and inclusion leader, he is the recipient of the prestigious Rooke Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering in July 2022 for his work in promoting in engineering to the public. In June 2023, he was awarded an MBE for services to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the King’s Birthday Honours. He is a Visiting Professor of Inclusive Engineering Leadership at University College London, and author of the book, The SAFE Leader© (due for release in March 2024).
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National Engineers Week: Graduate School of Engineering Overview Webinar
2024-02-22 09:00 - 10:00
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

Library Webinar: Getting Started with BibTeX
2024-02-22 12:00 - 13:00
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 - Q&A with Graduate Student Ambassadors
2024-02-23 10:00 - 11:00
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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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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Chemical Engineering Spring Seminar Series: Jason E. Bara
2024-02-23 12:00 - 13:00
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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SENTRY Presents: DASSH Student Design Challenge
2024-02-23 19:00 - 2024-02-25 15:00
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.

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.

Poster Design and Presentation: A CommLab Workshop Series
2024-02-28 17:00 - 18:00
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!

Northeastern University Virtual Spring Graduate Open House
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-07
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.

Chemical Engineering Graduate Programs Open House
2024-03-05 10:00 - 11:00
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.

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
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.

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.

PI Day Graduate School of Engineering Overview
2024-03-14 09:00 - 10:00
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

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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Email Etiquette
2024-03-14 12:00 - 14:00
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

Tau Beta Pi x BOSE
2024-03-18 19:00 - 20:00
Join NU Tau Beta Pi in welcoming Dr. Chris Cherry, vice president of global research at BOSE, to speak about innovation and his career, with plenty of time for Q&A after. The event is in SN 358.

Managing the Stress of Presentations workshop
2024-03-19 12:00 - 13:00
Join Global Learner Support and Wellness for an empowering one-hour workshop designed to equip you with invaluable tips on navigating the stress of presentations and exams.
From study tools to mindfulness exercises, we’ll explore effective strategies to help you thrive during finals season. Together, we’ll cultivate healthy approaches to preparation and self-care that will set you up for success.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your well-being and excel academically! Register now to reserve your spot.
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Hosted by the Office of the Provost

NSBE Annual Convention
2024-03-20 - 2024-03-24
Join COE Graduate Admissions at the National Society of Black Engineers’ 50th Annual Convention in Atlanta, GA! Ask your questions about our graduate engineering programs across the U.S. and Canada during the Career Fair on March 21-22. We look forward to meeting you there!

MathWorks Day: Seeking Humanity via Technology: How AI Can Be Used to Reduce Maternal Mortality
2024-03-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan), 360 Huntington Ave, 240 Egan, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Seeking Humanity via Technology: How AI Can Be Used to Reduce Maternal Mortality by Louvere Walker-Hannon
Maternal mortality continues to be a global issue however, studies over the past 5 years identify a growing alarming trend in the United States with respect to maternal mortality. According to several studies from the Centers for Disease Control, “Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women”. Many of these same studies have also acknowledged that most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable and that this alarming trend continues to grow. This session will entail providing an overview of historical approaches to this issue. The emphasis of this presentation will identify how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to reduce maternal mortality and how AI could be used to reduce maternal mortality.
Bio: Louvere Walker-Hannon is a MathWorks application engineering senior team lead who provides technical guidance and strategic direction on AI/data science workflows for various applications. She also leads a team of application engineers. She has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a master’s degree in geographic information technology/remote sensing. She has presented at several STEM-related conferences on various topics and serves as an avid STEM advocate. Louvere volunteers with Black Girls CODE, the Society of WomenEngineers (SWE), and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). She is also a recipient of the SWE WE Local 2022 Engaged Advocate Award and is a second-year SWE Senator. In 2023, Louvere was highlighted as one of Boston University’s College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni and identified as one of the 10 Most Inspiring Women DrivingTechnological Progress, in volume 11 of The Silicon Leaders magazine.
Lunch 12:00–1:00 pm
Talk 1:00-1:30 pm
Poster Session and Demonstrations 1:30–3:00 pm
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MathWorks Demos:

Title
Speaker

Heat Transfer for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers
Aycan Hacioglu, Mehdi Vahab

AI in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
Aycan Hacioglu, Mae Markowski

Using MATLAB Online with GitHub
Yann Debray, Tharikaa Kumar

5G Classification Neural Network
Iman Abdalla

Cryptocurrency Price Prediction using MATLAB and Python
Matt Hannum

Negotiating Job Offers
2024-03-21 12:00 - 13:00
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into effectively negotiating job offers.
In this engaging session, Anne Grieves will guide you through the process of communicating your worth to employers and provide expert tips for negotiating your salary and benefits package. Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or looking for tips for the future, mastering the art of negotiation is key to securing the best possible opportunities.
Register now to reserve your spot.
Hosted by the Office of the Provost

Julian Gutierrez PhD Dissertation Defense
2024-03-21 12:00 - 13:30
Announcing:
PhD Dissertation Defense
Name:
Julian Gutierrez
Title:
Towards Real-Time Safe Flight Paths for Urban Air Mobility
Date:
3/21/2024
Time:
12:00:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Committee Members:
Prof. David Kaeli (Advisor)
Prof. Pau Closas
Dr. Evan Dill (NASA)
Dr. Natasha Neogi (NASA)
Abstract:
The emergence and development of advanced technologies and vehicle types have created a growing demand for introducing new forms of flight operations. These new and increasingly complex operational paradigms, such as Advanced and Urban Air Mobility (AAM/UAM), present regulatory authorities and the aviation community with the challenge of finding methods to integrate these emerging operations without significant additional risk to pedestrians and infrastructure. Predictive and autonomous risk mitigation capabilities become critical to meet this challenge. However, urban environments experience effects that are computationally expensive to model, limiting conventional aviation concepts, policy, and risk prediction tools from being effectively translated into this space. With the emergence of High-Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystems in the last two decades, we can use these software and hardware capabilities to help bridge the gap between real-time predictive responses and modeling accuracy.
In this dissertation we first present a simulation framework to estimate the quality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) performance for autonomous aircraft in urban environments. We propose a new algorithm designed for HPC to accelerate modeling the characteristic effects of dense urban canyons on GNSS, allowing the extension of established GNSS integrity techniques into urban navigation. Additionally, we provide a thorough validation of the simulator, which proves high-accuracy modeling when compared to sensors in the real world. Second, we use this simulation framework to provide situational awareness when processing the raw output of a GNSS sensor. This effort focuses on multipath mitigation, which reduces the error in the estimated position solution. Third, we use this simulation framework as the input into a new 4D path-planning algorithm based on an adaptation of the Bellman-Ford algorithm. HPC techniques are employed to accelerate the algorithm to produce flight paths that minimize exposure to GNSS risks. We evaluate the computational cost of satellite availability fluctuations by prioritizing events when satellite availability changes as triggers for these updates.
