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In ARPA-E Project, CEE faculty Push Frontier of Sustainable Structural Engineering
An ongoing multi-institutional research project led by CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerry Hajjar and funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy (ARPA-E) is laying the groundwork at the forefront of structural engineering. The grant, titled “4C2B: Century-Scale Carbon-Sequestration in Cross-Laminated Timber Composite Bolted-Steel Buildings,” remains underway, but is already bearing fruit in the development of a new system for building design and construction, with multiple papers published with findings from the promising research.
Encouraging Maine Business Leaders To Adopt Data-Driven Practices
MIE/CEE Professor Jack Lesko, who is also director of engineering research at the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, co-led a study that revealed businesses in that state are behind international trends to implement what is known as Industry 4.0, or real-time data and automation standards.
$3.1M ARPA-E Award for Building a Carbon Negative Future With Steel and Cross Laminated Timber
CEE CDM Smith Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar is leading a $3.1 million award from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The multi-institutional team of researchers will develop a new carbon sequestration technique using cross-laminated timber composite floor systems in bolted steel construction for building structures.
How Northeastern’s Roux Institute Is Using Real-time Data To Bring Industry 4.0 to Maine
Jack Lesko, MIE/CEE professor and director of engineering research at the Roux Institute, is a proponent of Industry 4.0—also known as the fourth Industrial Revolution—to build manufacturing resilience, enabling companies to respond to regional and global needs based on real-time data.
New Faculty Spotlight: Jack Lesko
Jack Lesko joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in July 2021 as a Professor and Director of Engineering Research, with a joint appointment in Civil and Environmental Engineering.