Congratulatory Event for the COE Class of 2020 Graduates

Celebrating Your Journey

Welcome students, parents, families, and friends and thank you for joining us for this special virtual event to congratulate the Class of 2020 on graduating from the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. We look forward to when the graduation ceremonies are rescheduled, but in the meantime our faculty and administration want to share in this exciting milestone with you in another way. On this website you will hear personal congratulatory messages from the dean, associate deans, department chairs, as well as college faculty. We are all so proud of you. CONGRATULATIONS!

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Message from the Interim Dean

Interim Dean Jacqueline A. Isaacs proudly congratulates
the College of Engineering Class of 2020.

“Our engineering programs are rigorous to prepare you to be the next generation of engineering leaders, ready and capable of addressing global challenges and making the world a better place.”

View a transcript of Interim Dean Jacqueline Isaacs’ remarks and an alternative video viewing platform.

 

Messages from the Associate Deans


Susan Freeman
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education


Waleed Meleis
Associate Dean for Graduate Education

View a transcript of the graduate and undergraduate associate deans’ remarks and an alternative video viewing platform.

 

Messages from the Department Chairs

Bioengineering

Professor and Chair Lee Makowski, Bioengineering

BioE Remarks

View BioE video on Youku

Chemical Engineering

Professor and Interim Chair Ronald Willey, Chemical Engineering

ChE Remarks

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

CDM Smith Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar, Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE Remarks

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor and Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa, Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE Remarks

View ECE video on Youku

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Professor and Interim Chair Emanuel Melachrinoudis, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MIE Remarks

View MIE video on Youku

Congratulations from Your Faculty

Faculty from across the college reflect on your Northeastern journey and share warm wishes for your continued success.

Faculty Remarks

Class of 2020 Graduates of the Multidisciplinary Master’s Programs

View messages from your faculty as you embark on the next steps in your professional journey.

Reflecting Back on Your Northeastern Experience

View Experience video on Youku

Student Accomplishments

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Kritika Singh
BS Bioengineering, 2020

Kritika Singh, E'20, receives Rhodes Scholar, NIH OxCam Scholar, and Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award.

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Michael Tormey
BS Civil Engineering, 2020

CEE student Michael Tormey, E'20, was awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship which will allow him to study transport engineering...

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Katelyn Ripley
Katelyn Ripley
BS Chemical Engineering, 2020

ChE Katelyn Ripley, E'20, is the recipient of the 2020 Compass Award, which recognizes exemplary students from the senior...

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Sofia Catalin
Sofia Catalina
BS Chemical Engineering, 2020

ChE student Sofia Catalina, E'20, was awarded the GEM Fellowship for her research in renewable energy which will fund...

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International Experiences

Living Life in Co-ops: An Alumnus’ Advice

After three vastly different co-op experiences and working as chief of staff at a Series A company, alumnus Alex Bender, E’20, industrial engineering, MS’20, engineering management, has realized he wants to live his life in co-ops. The next big step? Starting his own non-profit.

Global Co-op Gives Bioengineering Researcher Hope for Equitable Health Care

As she begins her pursuit of a PhD, Ashka Patel, E’24, bioengineering, hopes to use what she has learned on co-op in Boston and beyond to create a more innovative and equitable health care system.

Understanding the Big Picture Impacts of Engineering

Across three co-ops, Thando Ray, E’24, mechanical engineering, ensured that the research and projects he worked on had an impact on global environments, including Ghana, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Indonesia.

Engineers Without Borders Experience Leads to Pursuit of an MS in Engineering and Public Policy

Melanie Marino, MS in Engineering and Public Policy, and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, was drawn to advance her education in public policy after a trip with Engineers Without Borders to Tanzania, which required working with the local government to help a village with an unreliable supply of electricity.   

Northeastern Mars Rover Team Secures First Place Win in Winter Canadian International Challenge

Undergraduate students Brooke Chalmers and Jason Kobrin detail the improvements made on the Watney, Mark V which helped Northeastern’s Mars Rover team take first place in the inaugural Winter Canadian International Rover Challenge.

Northeastern Mars Rover Team Places First at the Winter Canadian International Rover Challenge

The Northeastern Mars Rover Team competed in the inaugural Winter Canadian International Rover Challenge, where they took home the gold, placing first and securing their first-ever competition win. Taking place in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Northeastern competed against teams from McMaster University, the University of Toronto, and York University. The competition included four challenges spread across two days.

Creating an Engineering Club from an Idea

Isabela Castillo, E’25, bioengineering, came to Northeastern University with an idea to create prosthetic hands and led to her starting Give a Hand, a club developing low-cost, 3D-printed prosthetic hands.

Celebrating 25 years of ChemE Car

Cheers to a quarter-century of ChemE Car excellence at Northeastern University!