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Apr 26, 2022

Extracting Drinkable Water from the Mars Surface

A team of undergraduate engineering students built the PARSEC (Percussive And Rotary Surveying & Extracting Carousel) robot to extract, melt, and purify water buried on the Mars surface. The team placed 2nd in NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts–Academic Linkages (RASC-AL) competition in the fall and recently won an Innovation award at this year’s RISE expo.

Caroline McCormick

Apr 26, 2022

2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Teaching Winner

Caroline McCormick, PhD’24, bioengineering, received the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Teaching.

Bioengineering

Li Jiao and Tirthak Patel

Apr 26, 2022

2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Research Winners

Li Jiao, PhD’22, chemical engineering, and Tirthak Patel, PhD’23, computer engineering received 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards in Research.

Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rachel Joseph standing next to the Tesla sign.

Apr 26, 2022

Solving the Problem of ‘Energy Poverty’

Rachel Joseph, E’23, chemical engineering, is on a mission to ensure that everyone—regardless of their income, address, or race—has access to clean, affordable, and renewable energy. Joseph’s focus on solving […]

Chemical Engineering

Amanda Dee

Apr 25, 2022

Amanda Dee Receives 2022 Condit Award

Amanda Dee, E’22, bioengineering, won the Sears B. Condit Award which is awarded to top graduating seniors with the highest qpa and who have at least 60 SH at NU.

Bioengineering

Apr 25, 2022

Hannah Boyce Receives 2022 Hodgkinson Award

Chemical engineering student Hannah Boyce, E’22, was named the winner of the Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award for 2022, one of the highest honors a senior can receive.

Chemical Engineering

Apr 25, 2022

2022 NSF GRFP Recipients

Congratulations to the current students and alumni who are recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

RISE logo

Apr 19, 2022

Congratulations RISE: 2022 Winners

Congratulations to our engineering students who won awards at the RISE:2022 Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo!

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering