News
Sep 25, 2026
Sustainability and Efficiency Through Electrochemistry in Chemical Engineering
Ruth Benyo, E’25, chemical engineering, graduated last year with her bachelor’s degree. After two co-ops and lab experiences, Benyo hopes to pursue an industry role in the electrochemical field, with a passion to make a more efficient and sustainable world.
Sep 24, 2026
Zhu Honored with 2027 ACS ENFL Research Excellence Award
Hongli (Julie) Zhu, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, has been named the 2027 recipient of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Energy and Fuels (ENFL) Division’s Research Excellence Award in Electrochemical Energy Storage.
Sep 24, 2026
Northeastern to Host NANOscientific Symposium Americas 2026
Northeastern University will serve as the host site for the NANOscientific Symposium Americas (NSS Americas) 2026, a hybrid event bringing together researchers, instrumentation experts, and industry partners to explore the latest developments in nanoscale discovery. The symposium runs September 29 at EXP, Northeastern University in Boston, with hands-on tool training following on September 30 at Northeastern’s Innovation Campus in Burlington, MA.
Sep 22, 2026
Restuccia Receives Prestigious PECASE Award
ECE Associate Professor Francesco Restuccia was awarded a $1M Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to develop mathematical frameworks that make wireless systems and AI models more reliable by accounting for uncertainty and ignorance.
Sep 21, 2026
Bajpayee Receives $3.1M NIH Grant to Develop Cartilage-Targeted Gene Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Ambika Goel Bajpayee, Professor of Bioengineering at Northeastern University, has received a five-year, $3.1 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop a nonviral, cartilage-targeted gene therapy for osteoarthritis (OA).
Sep 21, 2026
Fall 2026 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Fall 2026 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Sep 21, 2026
Rebecca Kuntz Willits Named AIChE Fellow
Rebecca Kuntz Willits, chairperson and professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern University, has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the organization’s highest membership grade. The distinction, awarded through election by AIChE’s Board of Directors, recognizes Willits’s extensive experience in chemical engineering and her sustained service to the profession.
Sep 18, 2026
Haase Awarded $2.2M NIH MIRA ESI Grant to Study Cellular Dynamics
Christa Haase, assistant professor at Northeastern University jointly appointed in Bioengineering and Physics, has been awarded a five-year, $2.2 million R35 MIRA (Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The award, granted through NIGMS’s Early Stage Investigator (ESI) program, will support Haase’s research program, “From Motion to Mechanism: How Cellular Dynamics Shape Molecular Programs and Function In Vivo.”