News
Apr 07, 2021
Welcoming Our New Leader
Gregory Abowd is the new dean of the College of Engineering. In this Q&A, he shares his background and research, the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, as well as plans for leading the College into the future.
Apr 06, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Luis Ye Fung
Go Abroad! Luis Ye Fung has been a Galante Fellow since the summer of 2020. This May, Fung will graduate from Northeastern with his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and […]
Apr 06, 2021
Investigating Timing and Motor Control
University Distinguished Professor Dagmar Sternad, biology/ECE, was awarded a $323K NSF grant for “Emergent motor timing influences perceptual timing.”
Apr 06, 2021
The Robotic Requirements Needed for a Self-Driving Car
ECE Professor Hanumant Singh’s autonomous field-robotics class incorporates how real-life conditions impact all the robotics required to make things like self-driving cars.
Apr 05, 2021
NSF CAREER Award to Understand How the Nervous System Regulates Gut Inflammation
Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes, chemical engineering, received a $500K NSF CAREER Award, titled “Defining the Regulators of Enteric Plasticity in Engineered Microfluidic Environments.” Her research focuses on developing new, non-invasive methods of exploring human cellular responses to biological signals. She and her team are developing plastic, disposable handheld devices that expose engineered tissue to a range of signals, then measure its response.
Apr 05, 2021
Wise Receives 2021 Compass Award
Environmental engineering student Louiza Wise, E’21, won a 2021 Compass Award which recognizes exemplary students from the senior class who, during their time on campus, have demonstrated a true dedication to a core set of values: leadership, volunteerism, academic integrity, and commitment to Northeastern.
Apr 03, 2021
How a Faculty Grant Transformed an Academic Career
Aileen Huang-Saad, associate professor of bioengineering and director of life science and engineering programs at the Roux Institute, was featured in the VentureWell article “how a faculty grant transformed an […]
Mar 31, 2021
Wi-Fi will soon be able to do a whole lot more than connect you to the internet
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia was featured in the TechRadar article “Wi-Fi will soon be able to do a whole lot more than connect you to the internet.”