News
Dec 17, 2022
First-Ever Global Survey of Earth’s Surface Water
NASA has launched a Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite that will support global water applications led by CEE Professor Edward Beighley. Launched on December 16, 2022, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will, for the first time, simultaneously measure elevations and extents of the Earth’s surface waters at high resolution.
Dec 16, 2022
AFOSR Young Investigator Award To Advance Future Data Driven Wireless Systems
Francesco Restuccia, ECE assistant professor and member of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things and the Roux Institute, has been awarded an AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award to establish the theoretical foundations of next-generation dynamic data driven wireless systems.
Dec 16, 2022
Using AI To Bridge the Gap Between Market Research and Product Development
MIE Assistant Professor Mohsen Moghaddam is using AI algorithms and machine learning to better inform new product and service development by more deeply understanding customer needs and enhancing human innovation. He received a Spark Fund award from Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation for this work.
Dec 16, 2022
Gupta Gives a Keynote Speech at the Third International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design & Energy (ICoFT2022)
MIE Professor Surendra M. Gupta delivered a keynote speech titled “Academic Research in Reverse Supply Chains, Disassembly and Remanufacturing: A Comprehensive Overview” at the 3rd International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design & Energy (ICoFT2022).
Dec 15, 2022
Regenerating Major Nerve Injuries With a Different Type of Stem Cell
ChE Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes is developing methods of converting olfactory stem cells into Schwann Cells that can be used to repair nerve damage. He received a Spark Fund award from Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation for this work.
Dec 14, 2022
Levendis Selected as AIAA Associate Fellow
Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, was selected as a member of the Class of 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellows for his technical contributions to fuel combustion physics, chemistry, and diagnostics, and for educating engineering students in the fields of gas turbine combustion and air pollution.
Dec 14, 2022
Ghana Biomedical Innovation Summit
The Department of Bioengineering in partnership with the non-profit 4GBI sponsored the Ghana Bioinnovation Workshop and the Ghana Bioinnovation Symposium. The two events attracted a total of over 300 attendees. Fact-finding visits of the Northeastern/4GBI team to rural health clinics, hospitals, and Academic City University College supplemented these events.
Dec 14, 2022
Ed Galante Meets With Students of the Galante Engineering Business Program
Galante Engineering Business Program Fellows had the opportunity to meet and connect in-person with their namesake benefactor Ed Galante for their final event of the Fall 2022 semester. Galante is the former sr. vice president of ExxonMobil and graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Northeastern.