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Apr 04, 2022
$2M NASA Grant To Build Long Lasting Neurovascular Model
BioE Associate Professor Guohao Dai, ChE Associate Professor Abigail Koppes, and ChE Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes received a $2M grant from NASA titled “Bioengineer Long-lasting 3D Neurovascular Microphysiological System to Model Chronic Inflammation-mediated Neurodegeneration”.
Apr 04, 2022
Kleinberg Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Giona Kleinberg, E’23, bioengineering and biochemistry, received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious, merit-based awards for undergraduate students who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Apr 01, 2022
Alums Create Skate Collective for All Levels of Experience
Engineering alums Claire Lee, E’21, bioengineering, and Rayven Tate, E’21, mechanical engineering, founded LonelyBones Skate Collective as a diverse group of skaters of all experience levels. LonelyBones Skate Collective is shredding up gender stereotypes–and skate parks–on the East Coast Main photo: Claire Lee, left, and Rayven Tate, right, founded the LonelyBones Skate Collective, a diverse […]
Apr 01, 2022
Mosallaei’s Research Featured on Cover of Nanoscale Advances
ECE Professor Hossein Mosallaei’s research on “Multifunctional metasails for self-stabilized beam-riding and optical communication” was featured on the cover of Nanoscale Advances. Abstract: The photonic propulsion of lightsails can be used to accelerate spacecraft to relativistic velocities, providing a feasible route for the exploration of interstellar space in the human lifetime. Breakthrough Starshot is an […]
Apr 01, 2022
Landherr receives two grants from AIChE Foundation
Chemical Engineering Teaching Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies Lucas Landherr has secured two grants from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Foundation to support K-12 outreach efforts. In order to continue their efforts in creating educational comics as learning tools, the AIChE Foundation awarded Landherr $4k to develop comics explaining how chemical […]
Mar 26, 2022
Ruberti Selected as AIMBE Fellow
BioE Professor Jeffrey Ruberti was selected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for fundamental insights into the assembly of connective tissue and translation of these insights into innovative therapies for tissue repair.
Mar 25, 2022
High-Efficiency Radiant Energy Transfer
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng, in collaboration with industrial partner Faraday Technology, Inc. in Ohio, was awarded a $250K DARPA SBIR grant for “Near-field thermophotovoltaic system with nanostructured absorber/emitter for high-efficiency radiant energy transfer.”
Mar 21, 2022
Chemical Engineering Student Nominated for Udall Scholarship
Rachel Joseph, E’23, chemical engineering, is one of four students nominated for the Udall Scholarship by Northeastern University.