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Feb 12, 2026
Engineering Faster Drug Delivery: A PhD Journey in Fluid Mechanics
Langqi Xing, PhD’28, mechanical and industrial engineering, currently works in the Multiphase Transport Research lab as a graduate researcher. Drawing on his interdisciplinary background and experiences at Northeastern, Xing plans to pursue an industrial role advancing fluid mechanics applications in medicine.
Feb 11, 2026
Recent Scuba Diving Trip in Antarctica to Study Sea Star Wasting Disease
Richard Whalen, director and teaching professor within the first-year engineering program, has recently completed a scuba diving off the coast of western Antarctica. The trip’s purpose was to study evidence of sea star wasting disease in Antarctic waters.
Feb 10, 2026
Varshavsky Named Frontiers of Science Fellow for PFAS and Microplastic Contaminants Research
Bouvé/CEE Assistant Professor Julia Varshavsky has been named a 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences for her research on how exposure to chemical mixtures like PFAS and microplastics affects maternal and child health.
Feb 09, 2026
New and Knowledgeable Experiences Through LEADERs
Elifnur Sunger, MS’25, PhD ’26, electrical engineering, reflects on her internship at Sanofi-blending machine learning and biology-as well as crucial lessons from the LEADERs Program.
Feb 09, 2026
Motivation to Innovation: Passion for Improving Lives
Shaghayegh Mesforoush, PhD ’26, electrical and computer engineering, is a graduate researcher at eSOIL at Northeastern. Shaqo values hand-on experiences and uses her passion for positive impact to pioneer innovative research in the medical field.
Feb 06, 2026
New Robot Arm created to Help with Mundane Chores
Jakub Kowalewski, PhD, mechanical engineering, MIE Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lipton, and the Transformative Robotics Lab created a novel elephant trunk-like robot arm that has the torque power to clean dishes effectively using a mechanical system called a planetary gearbox.
Feb 05, 2026
MIE Faculty Leadership at the Winter Simulation Conference
Faculty from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) played a prominent leadership role at the 2025 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), the leading international conference on simulation research and practice.
Feb 05, 2026
Curiosity and Learning Lead to Positive Impact
Fereshteh Sadeghian, PhD’26, bioengineering, is currently a graduate research assistant at the Cram Lab at Northeastern. With her passion for learning and a desire to improve healthcare research, Sadeghian will continue to apply her knowledge and experience to find innovations in the medical field.