Faculty & Staff Directory
Peter Schindler
Assistant Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Discovery of novel materials for renewable energy applications using high-throughput density functional theory calculations and data-driven materials property predictions. Additional focus on surface science of thin-film growth, semiconductor fabrication, and heterogeneous catalysis.
Gunar Schirner
Associate Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Embedded computer systems; novel architectures for embedded vision; cyber-physical systems; system-level design and methodologies; hardware/software co-design
- G.Schirner@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.5707
Kathryn Schulte Grahame
Teaching Professor and Associate Director,
First Year Engineering Program Service-learning in engineering, first year engineering success, sustainable urban design; alternative energy sources; green roof technology; soil-liquid infiltration physics
- k.schulte@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2854
Cristina Schultz
Foley Family Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Marine and Environmental Sciences & Civil and Environmental Engineering
Influence of long-term climate change and of climate variability on ocean biogeochemistry
Gail Schwartz
Associate Co-op Coordinator,
Multidisciplinary Masters Co-op Programs - g.schwartz@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2422
Max Sederer
Associate Co-op Coordinator & Neurodiversity Liaison,
Cooperative Education - m.sederer@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.6370
Bahram Shafai
Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Control Systems and Signal Processing; Robust and Optimal Control, Positive Dynamic Systems, Fault Detection, Observer Theory, Robotics and Distributed Control of Multi-Agent Systems, Control of Biological Systems
- b.shafai@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2984
Shahin Shahrampour
Assistant Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Machine learning, optimization and control, distributed and sequential learning, with a focus on developing computationally efficient methods for data analytics
- s.shahrampour@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.5750
Thomas C. Sheahan
Executive Vice Provost,
Office of the Provost Soft ground engineering, coastal adaptation, education and training for engineers and scientists
- t.sheahan@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3995
Sandra Shefelbine
Associate Dean of Space and Special Initiatives,
Office of the Dean Multi-scale bone biomechanics–how the structure and composition of bone influences its mechanical properties; mechano-adaptation of bone and joint– how tissue responds to mechanical signals
- s.shefelbine@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3199
Max Shepherd
Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences & Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Prosthetics and wearable robotics design and control, gait rehabilitation, preference optimization, and machine learning
Rebecca Sherbo
Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Chemical Engineering
Electrochemical and biological ways to make important chemical products from gases and renewable energy
David A. Sherman
Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences & Electrical and Computer Engineering
Movement neuroscience, sensorimotor physiology, clinical research, orthopedics, rehabilitation
Namratha Shetty
Assistant Director of Student Retention & Engagement,
Office of the Dean - na.shetty@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.8793
Shiaoming Shi
Teaching Professor,
Bioengineering Cancer detection and drug discovery technologies
- s.shi@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2989
Weiyan Shi
Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Electrical and Computer Engineering & Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Persuasive dialogues, dialogue systems, natural language processing, AI safety, machine learning, artificial intelligence
Craig Shillaber
Teaching Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering Geotechnical subsurface characterization through in-situ and laboratory methods; quantification of construction energy and carbon; sustainable geotechnics
- c.shillaber@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3825
damian israel shiner
Assistant Creative Director,
Office of the Dean - da.shiner@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.8481
Aatmesh Shrivastava
Associate Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Ultra-low Power Circuits and Systems, Analog Computing, Precision Circuits, Hardware Security
- f.aatmesh@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2063
Milad Siami
Associate Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Sparse Sensing and Control in Cyber-Physical Networks and Robotics; Distributed Systems Theory and Applications; Network Optimization and Control; Hard Limits and Tradeoff s in Large-Scale Dynamical Networks
Kaleigh Sieczkowski
Assistant Director of Academic Operations,
Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering Programs 
Michael B. Silevitch
Robert D. Black Professor, COE Distinguished Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Subsurface sensing and imaging systems, detection of explosives-related anomalies, engineered system development and engineering leadership
- m.silevitch@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3033
Hanumant Singh
Professor,
jointly appointed in
Electrical and Computer Engineering & Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Machine Learning for Fisheries, SLAM in the presence of Dynamic Moving Objects, Counter UAS methodologies , Manipulation Underwater, and Imaging in Visually Degraded Environments including underwater and in polar regions
- ha.singh@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.7286
Mrityunjay Singh
Affiliated Faculty,
Chemical Engineering Aerospace materials, alternative and renewable energy materials and systems, energy storage and thermal management, bioinspired materials, additive manufacturing, advanced ceramics and composites
Rifat Sipahi
Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Control systems and mechatronics; stability analysis and control synthesis of dynamical systems with delays; interplay between stability, delays, and graphs; control-systems-aided human-machine systems; engineering education research; disability research; systems biology
- r.sipahi@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.6011
Mark Sivak
Teaching Professor,
jointly appointed in
Art and Design & Michael J. and Ann Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education
3D Printing, Augmented Reality, Experience Design, Games for Health/Education, Product/App Design, Virtual Reality
- m.sivak@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.7909
Nikolai Slavov
Professor,
Bioengineering Single-cell proteomics, immunology, cancer drug resistance, translational regulation, quantitative systems biology, mass spectrometry, RNA decoding, protein synthesis and degradation, macrophage polarization, neurodegenerative diseases
- n.slavov@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.6405
Bridget Smyser
Teaching Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - b.smyser@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.5142
