News
Jul 31, 2020
In-Vento 2020 Online Event Featuring CEE PhD Graduate of the Wind Engineering Research Lab
The Italian Association for Wind Engineering (ANIV) and the wind engineering group of Politecnico di Milano, Italy will organize the IN-VENTO 2020 online event, which will feature presentations delivered by PhD students from several leading universities, including recent CEE PhD graduate Viet LE from Northeastern’s Wind Engineering Research Group.
Jul 31, 2020
Landherr Named To Meeting Program Chair Team for 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting
Chemical Engineering Teaching Professor Lucas Landherr has been named the Co-Meeting Program Chair for the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for the national conference to be held in November 2021 in Boston.
Jul 31, 2020
ChE PhD Student Publishes Book About the Working Relationship Between Scientists and Government
ChE PhD student Vyshnavi Karra just published a book entitled “Necessary Symbiosis: What Happens When Science and Government Work Together (and When They Don’t)” that examines the intersection of science and government and how that relationship has evolved over the years.
Jul 31, 2020
Remotely Operated Robot Takes Straight Razor to Face of Brave Roboticist
MIE Assistant Professor Peter Whitney had his face shaved with a straight razor by a remotely controlled robotic device.
Jul 30, 2020
Designing the Most Effective Face Masks
CEE Associate Professor Loretta Fernandez and Assistant Professor Amy Mueller are examining the best fit, while ChE Associate Professor Steve Lustig is determining the best combinations of materials for the most effective mask to protect against COVID-19.
Jul 29, 2020
COE Co-op Recognizes Six Employer Partners
The College of Engineering Co-op team reinstated our Employer Awards this year to honor those employers who have gone above and beyond for our students during the 2019-2020 academic year. The six employer awardees include: Insulet, NASA JPL, Dragonfly, DN Tanks, Acacia, and Faithful and Gould.
Jul 29, 2020
Hackathon Winners Build App for Students with Limited Internet Access
College of Engineering Information Systems and Engineering Management students win COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon, in which they developed a mobile application to allow students in India to still learn skills even with limited access to the internet.
Jul 29, 2020
Improving Medical Staffing in Long Term Care During Pandemic
MIE Professor Ozlem Ergun was awarded a $101K NSF RAPID grant for “Collecting Supply, Demand, and Matching Data for Assigning Medical Staff to Long Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic”.