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Developing a Career in Renewable Energy on Co-op and in the Lab
After two co-ops, working in an on-campus lab, and their time with AerospaceNU, CJ Huey, E’24, mechanical engineering and physics, feels that they have made the most of their Northeastern experience. The secret to their success was not being afraid to take charge of important work.
Using Iron Powder as a Renewable Energy Source
MIE Professors Yiannis Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi, and Associate Professor Randall Erb were awarded a $600,000 NSF grant titled “A Study on Burning Iron Particles as Carbon-Free Circular Fuels with co-Generation of Value-Added Nanomaterials,” to improve the process of burning iron to produce carbon-free renewable energy.
Burning Iron Particles to Generate Clean Energy
MIE Professors Yiannis Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi, and Associate Professor Randall Erb were awarded a $600,000 NSF grant for “A Study on Burning Iron Particles as Carbon-Free Circular Fuels with co-Generation of Value-Added Nanomaterials.”
Advancing Concentrated Solar Power Education
MIE Professors Hameed Metghalchi (PI), Yiannis Levendis, and Emeritus Associate Professor Gregory Kowalski were awarded a $265,000 grant to create “An Educational Program on Concentrated Solar Power and Heliostats for Power Generation and Industrial Processes” from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)’s Heliostat Consortium.
Smyser Gives “Last Lecture” to Graduates
MIE Teaching Professor Bridget Smyser spoke to the graduating class during the “Last Lecture” series on the importance of doing what works for them and that it is not always a straight path. What do horror movies have to do with mechanical engineering? Main photo: Bridget Smyser gives the Last Lecture to graduating seniors in […]
Increasing the Number of Underrepresented Students in STEM Fields
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi and Assistant Dean Richard Harris were awarded a $250K NSF sub-award for the “Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Northeast LSAMP 2021-2026.”
Metghalchi Selected as Honorary Member of ASME
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi was selected as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers “for distinguished services in promoting mechanical engineering through teaching, administrative and mentoring efforts; for contributions to the international community through research publications; and for sustained leadership in the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME’s Energy Resources Board.”
Metghalchi Selected as Honorary Fellow of International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi was selected as an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability for the class of 2020, for pioneer research and education in thermodynamics and combustion for the last four decades improving thermal system efficiency and effectiveness while reducing pollutant formation.
Metghalchi Awarded ASME George Westinghouse Medal
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi was awarded the 2019 ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal “for 40 years of scientific research and educational efforts in the field of power generation, which have contributed to improved plant operation and efficiency, and reduced pollutants; and for successfully promoting the dissemination of research as editor of ASME’s Journal of Energy Resources Technology.”
Northeastern to Host LSAMP’s Bridge to the Doctorate Program under $1M NSF Grant
Provost and MIE Professor James Bean (PI) and co-PI Professors Barbara Guthrie (Bouvé), Carla Mattos (COS), Hameed Metghalchi (MIE), and Benjamin Hescott (CCIS), along with collaborators Richard Harris, COE Assistant Dean and Director of the Northeastern University Program in Multicultural Engineering, and Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Vice Provost of the PhD Network and CEE Professor, were awarded a $1M NSF grant for the “Strategic Advancement of Rising Scholars (STARS) Nominated by the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NE-LSAMP).”
LSAMP Scholars Participate in International Research in China
As part of a $3.5M NSF grant led by Assistant Dean Richard Harris and MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi, in collaboration with five other universities, a group of LSAMP Scholars participated for the first time in international research at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
Energy Systems Students are ‘Go Green in the City’ Finalists
Energy Systems master’s students, Keyur Jigyasu and Emilda Totozani, were selected as one of only twelve finalist teams globally in the Go Green in the City competition by Schneider Electric focusing on the innovative energy solutions for smart cities.
Outstanding Thermodynamics
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Hameed Metghalchi was selected to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Edward F. Obert award for outstanding paper on thermodynamics. Professor Metghalchi’s research interests include fundamentals of combustion and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. At Northeastern, he currently leads two courses, Thermodynamics and General Thermodynamics. Professor Metghalchi is also affiliated with the […]
Metghalchi Receives ASME Dedicated Service Award
MIE Professor & Chair Hameed Metghalchi is the recipient of an ASME 2011 Dedicated Service Award for his years of loyal service to ASME.
Metghalchi Takes the Lead
MIE Professor & Chair Hameed Metghalchi will become the Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology on January 1, 2012.
MIE Receives Best Paper
MIE Professor and Chair Hameed Metghalchi, Assistant Professor Reza Sheikhi, and PhD student Mehdi Safari received the 2010 ASME Systems Analysis Best Paper Award for their "Analysis of local entropy generation via large eddy simulation of turbulent flows".
Metghalchi Awarded Medal
MIE Professor & Chair Hameed Metghalchi is the recipient of the ASME James H. Potter Gold Medal that recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished service in the field of thermodynamics.
Metghalchi named to Executive Committee
Hameed Metghalchi has been selected as a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Executive Committee. ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in […]