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Jan 25, 2016

I.Q. Project Highlight: Medical Imaging

Despite the rapid progress in biomedical optics in the past decade, a need for ever-greater speed, resolution, and depth of imaging persists. For example, tissue sectioning with confocal reflectance microscopy to evaluate cellular and sub-cellular features in vivo is a popular method but has limitations. This technique can produce 2D images with 500 x 500 […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 25, 2016

I.Q. Spotlight: Professor Taskin Padir

One of the new faces in the ECE faculty has made a long journey to end up at Northeastern. He has hit the ground running and has immediately had an impact at the university. Taskin Padir joined NU in the fall of 2015 as a key player in a shift to robotics ECE is in the […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 25, 2016

I.Q. Spotlight: PhD Student Gwendolyn Hummel

Gwendolyn Hummel, a PhD candidate in the electrical engineering program, is a standout student for her drive and what she’s been able to accomplish in just a short time at Northeastern, including publishing several papers and helping secure funding for her work with ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi.   Currently, she is working on improving wireless […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 25, 2016

I.Q. Project Highlight: Lower Limb Orthotic Brace

ECE Associate Professor Yun Raymond Fu is researching a new approach to address the management of knee osteoarthritis, an important public health issue due to the high costs of treatment and the high number of affected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that nearly one in two people may develop this condition by […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 25, 2016

I.Q. Project Highlight: Implantable Sensors

ECE Associate Professor Kaushik Chowdhury is advancing healthcare as his research looks at implantable sensors that communicate with each other through the human body. These implants will have the ability to transmit measurements, receive updates on drug delivery volumes, and directly initiate actions of embedded actuators. All these functions require energy efficient communication between implants […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 20, 2016

Congratulations PES Scholars

ECE students Melissa Healy, Emily Pankosky, Elizabeth Amyouny, Alyssa Bezreh, Drew HasBrouck, and Sydnee Mizuno were selected as 2015/16 PES Scholarship Plus recipients.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 20, 2016

NASA's Big Idea Challenge Finalists

Alanna Ferri, ME'16, and Jonathan Gray, ME'16 were selected as top 10 finalists to advance in NASA’s Big Idea Challenge for college students.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 15, 2016

ChE Chair Thomas Webster Featured in Healthline News for Expertise on Chipotle Norovirus

ChE Professor & Chair Thomas Webster was interviewed by healthline.com for the article “Chipotle Outbreak Highlights How Easily Norovirus Can Spread”.

Chemical Engineering