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Sep 26, 2024
Founder Creates a Co-op Program Based on His Rewarding Experiences
Ryan Blair, E’05, mechanical engineering, is building a successful co-op program at NuWave Energy Solutions, which he founded in 2019, that draws from the rewarding co-op experiences he had at General Dynamics and Bluestone Energy Services more than 20 years ago.
Sep 26, 2024
Supporting the ‘Whole Student’ Is Focus of First-Year Engineering Experience Conference
The First-Year Engineering Program and the College of Engineering hosted the ASEE’s 2024 First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, a three-day event for members of academia and industry, as well as parents and students, that focused on supporting the “whole student.”
Sep 12, 2024
Investigating the Gut-Brain Axis in Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome
ChE Associate Professor Abigail Koppes received a 2024 Sjögren’s Foundation Pilot Research Grant for “Parsing Dysautonomia in a Dish: Neural Exposure to Exogenous Sjögren’s Patient Derived Serum.” She is developing an organ-on-a-chip to controllably study and disrupt the nervous system in the gut-brain axis environment of Sjögren’s patients typically inaccessible in vivo.
Sep 09, 2024
DN Tanks Co-op Program Helps Build Next Generation of Civil Engineers
DN Tanks, a national water and wastewater specialty contractor that designs and builds prestressed concrete tanks for liquid storage, sees its co-op program, which began nearly 50 years ago, as an investment in young civil engineers who contribute to its business and will make a positive impact on the next generation of civil engineers.
Sep 03, 2024
$1.2M DARPA Grant To Enhance Security of Mixed Reality Systems
ECE Assistant Professor Mahdi Imani was awarded a $1.2 million DARPA grant for “VeriPro: Verified Probabilistic Cognitive Reasoning for Tactical Mixed Reality Systems.” This multidisciplinary effort includes partners from Penn State University (lead), Design Interactive Inc., Kennesaw State University, George Washington University, and the University of Southern California.
Aug 27, 2024
Innovating Hydrogen Fuel Cells
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng received a research grant of $208,957 to work on “Innovative Hybrid PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cell” from THETA LLC of Fall River, Massachusetts. The project studies the biomimetic hybrid hydrogen fuel cell as a practical alternative, addressing key barriers to widespread adoption.
Aug 01, 2024
Fikst’s Co-op Program Part of Successful Business Strategy
For nearly two decades, Fikst Product Development, a mechanical engineering services company, has run a successful co-op program with a focus on teaching and supporting students. It has helped shape the company culture and led to smart business decisions.
Jul 19, 2024
Innovating Through Artificial Intelligence
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, state economic development and technology leaders, and other officials visited Northeastern to learn from faculty how AI can solve some of the most pressing issues in the state and the world. CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly, ECE/Khoury Distinguished Professor Jennifer Dy, and ECE Professor Taskin Padir were in attendance.