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Nov 10, 2017
Gupta gives a Plenary Keynote Speech at the 15th Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Istanbul, Turkey
MIE Professor Surendra M. Gupta delivered a plenary keynote speech on October 19, 2017 at the 15th International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress (LMSCM 2017) in Istanbul Turkey.
Nov 08, 2017
Michael Ploch Conducts Research at the Army Research Lab
Chemical Engineering PhD student and member of the Lustig Lab, Michael Ploch has begun a six-month research internship at the Army Research Lab (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. As part of Associate Professor Steve Lustig’s continued collaboration with the ARL, Ploch is currently studying the mechanics of Kevlar® fibers. The first part of Ploch’s project […]
Nov 08, 2017
Annual Energy Conference Draws Over 300 from Industry and Academia
Northeastern University’s Energy Conference – NUEC’17 – took place on September 29, 2017, on the Boston campus. This event was hosted by the College of Engineering and organized by the Energy Systems Society. The Energy Conference had 326 attendees, including 140 industry professionals, 24 faculty, and 162 students from universities across the country. The Energy […]
Oct 23, 2017
A New Way to Fight ‘Superbugs’
ChE PhD student Ben Geilich is using nanoparticles to improve an antibiotics ability to treat infections. Source: Northeastern Magazine Northeastern doctoral graduate Ben Geilich cheerfully admits that he loves studying bacteria—tiny, resourceful creatures that can quickly grow and morph into new forms. In their deadliest form, bacteria turn into superbugs: infections that resist the world’s […]
Oct 20, 2017
Human-Robot Friendship
Doctoral student Murphy Wonsick envisions a world where humans and robots coexist as friends. She spends her days trying to figure out how astronauts and robots can work together to complete dangerous tasks in space. In fact, she’s working on one of the world’s most advanced humanoid robots to exist—Northeastern’s NASA robot Valkyrie—under the direction […]
Oct 18, 2017
Easy ‘Friending’ Startup
Computer Engineering students Jay Shome and Andrew Smith developed the app FriendsUp to share and connect to multiple social accounts at once.
Oct 18, 2017
ChE Medical Devices Project Selected as Chunhui Cup Finalist
ChE Research Assistant Professor Linlin Sun, Dept. Chair & Professor Tom Webster, and ChE student Cungu Cao are part of a six-person interdisciplinary team developing the Wearable Nano-Piezoelectric Sensors for Neck Movement and Detection Device that has been selected as finalists for the 12th Annual Chunhuibei (Chunhui) Cup Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition
Oct 18, 2017
Caroline Ghio '21 Wins Undergraduate Research Creative Endeavors Award
Caroline Ghio, a second year chemical engineering undergraduate student, was awarded in fall 2017 an Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (UGRCE) Award from Northeastern University. The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships offers financial and academic support through the UGRCE Award to Northeastern students seeking to conduct original research of their own design. Ghio, who […]