News
Apr 06, 2021
Investigating Timing and Motor Control
University Distinguished Professor Dagmar Sternad, biology/ECE, was awarded a $323K NSF grant for “Emergent motor timing influences perceptual timing.”
Apr 06, 2021
The Robotic Requirements Needed for a Self-Driving Car
ECE Professor Hanumant Singh’s autonomous field-robotics class incorporates how real-life conditions impact all the robotics required to make things like self-driving cars.
Apr 05, 2021
NSF CAREER Award to Understand How the Nervous System Regulates Gut Inflammation
Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes, chemical engineering, received a $500K NSF CAREER Award, titled “Defining the Regulators of Enteric Plasticity in Engineered Microfluidic Environments.” Her research focuses on developing new, non-invasive methods of exploring human cellular responses to biological signals. She and her team are developing plastic, disposable handheld devices that expose engineered tissue to a range of signals, then measure its response.
Apr 05, 2021
Wise Receives 2021 Compass Award
Environmental engineering student Louiza Wise, E’21, won a 2021 Compass Award which recognizes exemplary students from the senior class who, during their time on campus, have demonstrated a true dedication to a core set of values: leadership, volunteerism, academic integrity, and commitment to Northeastern.
Apr 03, 2021
How a Faculty Grant Transformed an Academic Career
Aileen Huang-Saad, associate professor of bioengineering and director of life science and engineering programs at the Roux Institute, was featured in the VentureWell article “how a faculty grant transformed an […]
Mar 31, 2021
Wi-Fi will soon be able to do a whole lot more than connect you to the internet
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia was featured in the TechRadar article “Wi-Fi will soon be able to do a whole lot more than connect you to the internet.”
Mar 30, 2021
Parameswaran Receives NSF CAREER Award for Better Treatment of Asthma
Assistant Professor Harikrishnan Parameswaran, bioengineering, received a $600K NSF CAREER Award for “Elucidating the Role of Collective Cell-Matrix Interactions in the Mechanobiology of Airway Narrowing.” The research seeks to understand how the smooth muscle detects inhaled irritants and generates force at the cellular level to develop better treatment for people with asthma.
Mar 30, 2021
Two COE Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
Cameron Young, E’22, chemical engineering and biochemistry, and Spencer Lake Jacobs-Skolik, E’22, electrical engineering, were awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the United States’ premier award for outstanding young researchers in STEM fields.