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Jul 22, 2024
Co-ops Instilled Confidence To Create a Multifaceted Career
After a series of co-ops, Clifford Smith, E’71, MS’73, chemical engineering, created a fast-paced and varied career that took him from Boston to California to Paris and back, all while increasing his management roles in the technology sector.
Jul 19, 2024
How This PlusOne Student Used Opportunities at Northeastern To Fulfill Her Passion for Service
Driven by a passion for giving back to her community, Alex Lewis, E’22, industrial engineering, MS’23, engineering management, engaged with multiple Northeastern organizations to serve and volunteer while completing her degrees, including the Galante Engineering Business Program.
Jul 17, 2024
Civil Engineering Alum Wins a First Place Women Who Empower Innovator Award
Kaitlin McCarthy, E’09, civil engineering, is a first-place recipient of a Northeastern 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award, in recognition of her real estate development work as founder and CEO of Ionic Development Co. and the opportunities she provides to women.
Jul 08, 2024
Northeastern Recognizes Women Innovators
Kaitlin McCarthy, E’09, civil engineering, won first place in the Experienced Alumnae category in the 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards from Northeastern University, while Mukki Gill, E’25, mechanical engineering and history, placed second for the Powering a Healthy Tomorrow Award and received an honorable mention in the undergraduate category. Additionally, Nicole Guadagno, E’25, mechanical engineering, received an honorable mention for her work on Remetra in the undergraduate category, and Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, and MS’22, engineering management, received an honorable mention for Palm in the graduate category.
Jul 08, 2024
Using Engineering Skills To Craft Powerful Stories
Maria Andrade, E’96, industrial engineering, was featured in Northeastern’s Spotify episode “Elevate Your Career Through Storytelling Feat” where she explained how she leveraged her co-op experience and people skills for a career in communication, storytelling, and self-compassion advocacy.
Jul 05, 2024
Finding Her Passion in Biomechanics Through Co-ops
Co-ops at Insulet and the U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center helped Elizabeth Klemm, E’23, bioengineering and biomedical engineering, determined her career path. She continued at the Soldier Center after graduating, focusing on helmet mass research and how the distribution of that mass may impact soldier performance.
Jun 18, 2024
Annual Cochrane Fellowship Luncheon Celebrates Academic Excellence and Research Innovation
CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar, along with CEE faculty and the development and alumni relations team, hosted the annual Cochrane Fellowship Fund luncheon. The event brings together past and current recipients of the Cochrane Fellowship and provides a unique opportunity for fellowship donors and recipients to engage in meaningful dialogue about their work and academic pursuits.
Jun 12, 2024
Co-op to Career Position
Jennifer Dueñas López, MS’23, civil engineering, completed a bachelor’s degree in transportation and highway engineering in her home country of Colombia before moving to the Boston area. After graduating from Northeastern with a master’s degree in 2023, she returned to her co-op at HDR to work full-time.