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two young students sitting on the floor working on a robot

May 13, 2025

Lunabotics Team Builds Lunar Robot for Collegiate Space Mining Competition

Northeastern’s Lunabotics team will present its lunar robot this month at the Iowa State Collegiate Space Mining Competition. The team launched last fall to expand the reach of the university’s chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS).

Electrical & Computer Engineering

May 06, 2025

Northeastern Team Wins Grand Prize at MassRobotics Competition

A Northeastern University student team won first place at the MassRobotics Form & Function Robotics Challenge, receiving the $10,000 grand prize. They competed against 16 teams from universities across the globe.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Kelso Fiedler working on his capstone in a dry lab

Apr 30, 2025

AerospaceNU Club and Co-op Create a Path for Innovation and Change

Kelso Fiedler, E’24, mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering, and MS’25, mechanical engineering, exploited the range of experiential learning opportunities and PlusOne master’s program to advance his knowledge, ultimately leading to a full-time job at his co-op employer.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 17, 2025

Graduate Student Team Wins First Place at National Geothermal Competition

At the 2024 Geothermal Collegiate Competition, organized by the Department of Energy, the Husky Heat Harvesters team of students from the Northeastern University Energy Systems Society won first place in the technical track and an honorable mention for the best video.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 15, 2025

MSIS Program Prepares for Technology Career

Riya Singh, MS’25, information systems, completed a co-op as a data analyst at Werfen, a medical diagnostics company, developed an application called BingeWatch as part of a class project, and had a leadership role in student government. Now she’s ready for a career in the technology industry.

Information and Software Engineering

guests sitting at tables looking at the podium and projection screens

Apr 03, 2025

Affinity Student Groups 20th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners were recognized for their commitments to engineering affinity student groups at the 20th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. The participating groups included SHPE, SWE, BESS, and SASE.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Mar 31, 2025

Northeastern’s Sigma Xi Chapter Recognized for Excellence

Northeastern University’s student chapter of Sigma Xi, The International Scientific Research Honor Society, was recognized as a 2024 Student Chapter of Excellence. The group also received a Chapter Program of Excellence Award for its Research Immerse Program.

Chemical Engineering

Jose Meza LIamosas headshot

Mar 18, 2025

Intersecting Volunteerism and Engineering To Improve Cancer Bioengineering

Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, bioengineering, combined his interest in helping communities with engineering, which led to a passion for cancer research and, ultimately, a nomination for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue a PhD.

Bioengineering