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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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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.”

Abigail Koppes

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. 

Chemical Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Mahdi Imani

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.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Yi Zheng

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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering