News
Mar 27, 2025
Amiji Elected AAAS Fellow
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji was elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2024 Fellow in the Pharmaceutical Sciences section for distinguished contributions in pharmaceutical sciences with a specific focus on targeted drug delivery for a variety of diseases including cancer, inflammatory diseases, and CNS diseases.
Mar 27, 2025
Advancements in Hybrid Robotics: Balancing Strength With Flexibility
MIE Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lipton developed a hybrid—soft and hard—robot with enough torque to screw in a lightbulb and the flexibility not to crush the glass. His research, “Bridging Hard and Soft: Mechanical Metamaterials Enable Rigid Torque Transmission in Soft Robotics” was published in Science Robotics.
Mar 26, 2025
Impact of Wake Effect on Offshore Wind Infrastructure
CEE Assistant Professor Eleonora Tronci co-authored research on the impact wake interactions have on the offshore Block Island Wind Farm that was published in the journal Renewable Energy. Mitigating wake effect is essential for improving the efficiency and longevity of wind farms.
Mar 25, 2025
Studying Coastal Sediments and Their Impact on Ecosystems
MES/CEE Assistant Professor Cristina Schultz, in collaboration with Boston University, was awarded a $808,319 NSF grant for “ULTRA-Data: Synthesizing the Role of Shallow Benthic Fluxes in Coastal Carbon Cycle Along the East Coast of the United States.” The research aims to understand the processes that can have a large role in controlling coastal water quality, and offer information that could help develop restoration projects and inform policy decisions.
Mar 25, 2025
Northeastern NAI Honors Innovators in AI and Healthcare
Northeastern’s National Academy of Inventors (NAI) chapter, honored ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris with the Innovation Impact Award; Justin Hayes, PhD’25, chemical engineering, with the Student Innovation Impact Award; and BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal with the Emerging Visionary Award, for their significant contributions to innovation, particularly in AI-driven healthcare.
Mar 25, 2025
ChE Student Receives Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Leadership
Simran Pandey, PhD’29, chemical engineering, received a Northeastern University Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Leadership for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and mentoring the next generation of researchers.
Mar 25, 2025
Strategies for Reducing Transportation Emissions
CSSH/CEE Associate Professor Serena Alexander’s research, “What Tackles Vehicle GHG Emissions in California: Regional Plan Adoption or Local Leadership?” published in the journal Sustainability finds climate planning strategies are more successful with local and regional action, and with all different levels of government.
Mar 24, 2025
Undergrad Students Present at 2025 ASEE-NE Conference
Under the guidance of COE Distinguished Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran, undergraduate engineering students published and presented papers at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Northeast Section Conference on March 22, 2025, in Bridgeport, CT.