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Aug 19, 2025
New Faculty Spotlight: Dipanjan Saha
Dipanjan Saha joins the electrical and computer engineering department in August 2025 as an associate teaching professor.
Aug 19, 2025
New Faculty Spotlight: Beth A. Winkelstein
Beth A. Winkelstein joins Northeastern University in August 2025 as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and as a professor in bioengineering.
Aug 18, 2025
Discovering a Passion for Research
Rania Alshawabkeh, E’25, MS’26, electrical and computer engineering, had the opportunity to be a part of four different research labs during her academic career. With each experience, she was able to expand her research skills and abilities and discover her passion for research.
Aug 18, 2025
Building Leadership Skills in Engineering Management
Yash Shashikant Nikam, MS’25, engineering management, started his career journey in the automotive manufacturing industry. Looking to progress his career in the engineering field, the engineering management program was the perfect opportunity to blend his industry experience with his enthusiasm for leadership and collaboration.
Aug 18, 2025
New Discovery on Plant Evolution Could Lead to Lifesaving Medicine
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng and his research team traced the evolutionary history of Canadian moonseed and discovered its potential for developing new lifesaving drugs.
Aug 18, 2025
Prometheus Initiative Fuels Open Data for Cleaner Combustion Technology
ChE Professor Richard West, in collaboration with Kyle Niemeyer from Oregon State University, was awarded a $599,925 NSF grant for “Disciplinary Improvements: The Prometheus Initiative: FAIR model and data cyberinfrastructure for predictive combustion science.”
Aug 15, 2025
Electrical PhD Receives Young Scientist Award for Terahertz Brain Research
Samar Elmaadawy, PhD’25, electrical engineering, advised by ECE Professor & Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet, received the URSI AP-RASC 2025 Young Scientist Award for her paper on “Cerebral Organoids Respond to Sub-Terahertz and Terahertz Radiation” which she will present at the 2025 URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference in Sydney, Australia, in August 2025.
Aug 15, 2025
Best Paper Award for Terahertz Wireless Safety Research
Samar Elmaadawy, PhD’25, electrical engineering, and ECE Professor & Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet’s paper on “Thermal and SAR-Based Limits for Human Skin Exposed to Terahertz Radiation” won the Best Paper Award at the 5th International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt’2025) in July 2025.