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Sustainability at the Heart of Chemical Engineering Research
Lawrence Ajayi, PhD ’27, chemical engineering, is a doctoral researcher at the REPRODUCE Lab. Currently on co-op at Found Energy, Ajayi is gaining fast-paced industry experience that is expanding how he thinks and sharpening his adaptability.
Chemical Engineering PhD Student Earns U.S. Department of Energy SCGSR Award
Lawrence Ajayi, PhD’27, chemical engineering, has received a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award to advance his doctoral research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
ChE PhD Student Wins NSBE and ACS Honors
Lawrence Ajayi, PhD’27, chemical engineering, has received the 2025–2026 Ramboll Flourish Scholarship from the National Society of Black Engineers, which supports students pursuing degrees in engineering, natural sciences, or architecture who plan to study abroad for a semester. He also received the 2025 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry from the Environmental Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, which recognizes graduate students who are working in areas related to environmental chemistry.
Faculty and Staff Awards 2026
Faculty and staff were recognized at the 28th Annual College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their exceptional service and dedication in support of students, the COE community, and the university during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Barecka and Daramola Selected as Inaugural Advisory Board Members for Chem Circularity
ChE/COS Assistant Professors Magda Barecka and Damilola Daramola were selected to serve as inaugural advisory board members for Chem Circularity.
Two ChE PhD Students Win Big at Competition
Qudus Rafiu, PhD’28, and Lawrence Ajayi, PhD’27, chemical engineering, attended the same undergraduate university but did not meet until they happened to join the same lab during Lawrence’s master’s at Ohio University. Since then, they have become close friends and have worked together in research and studies. Recently, their teamwork helped them win the second-place prize in the NPG x Liberty Mutual Business Case Competition.
How Mining Waste and Microwave Technology Could Solve the Rare Earth Shortage
ChE/COS Assistant Professor Damilola Daramola developed a method using chemical treatments and microwave reactors to extract rare earth elements from coal tailings two to three times more efficiently than standard approaches.
Turning Coal Waste into Treasure Extracting Critical Rare Earth Elements for Clean Energy
Chemical engineering student Lawrence Ajayi, PhD’28, received the Certificate of Merit (CoM) from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Division of Environmental Chemistry (ENVR) for his research on “Effect of alkali-treatment on microwave-assisted rare earth elements extraction from coal mine tailings,” which he presented at the ACS Fall 2025 National Meeting.
Spring 2025 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Spring 2025 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Daramola Selected as Fellow for Scialog’s Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials Initiative
ChE/COS Assistant Professor Damilola Daramola has been named a Fellow for the three-year Scialog initiative on Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials, which is designed to spark advances in the mining, design, manufacture, and disposal of materials needed to achieve a more sustainable and low-carbon energy system.
New Methods To Improve Phosphorus Recovery
ChE/COS Assistant Professor Damilola Daramola’s research on “Considerations for Electrochemical Phosphorus Precipitation: A Figures of Merit Approach” was published by The Electrochemical Society.
New Faculty Spotlight: Damilola Daramola
Damilola Daramola joins the Chemical Engineering department in July 2023 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.