News
Apr 21, 2020
Patent for Validating MRAC for Human-in-the-Loop Control Systems
MIE Professor Rifat Sipahi was awarded a patent for “Validating and computing stability limits of human-in-the-loop adaptive control systems”.
Apr 21, 2020
Making Sure Masks Are Effective
CEE/MES Assistant Professors Loretta Fernandez and Amy Mueller are examining the layering of materials and how the masks are worn to determine which are the most effective in blocking the COVID-19 virus.
Apr 17, 2020
Modeling COVID-19 Data to Help Hospitals With Projections
James Benneyan, MIE Professor and Director of Northeastern’s Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, is working with Lahey Hospital and Medical Center to develop a modeling tool to help hospitals prepare for surges in COVID-19 cases.
Apr 17, 2020
Researchers Receive $100K NSF RAPID Grant for Drug Supply Chain Shortages
MIE Assistant Professor Jacqueline Griffin, ECE Professor David Kaeli, MIE Professor Ozlem Ergun, and affiliate faculty Stacy Marsella & Casper Harteveld were awarded a $100K NSF RAPID grant for “Rapid Monitoring and Assessment of Critical Pharmaceutical Supply Chains.” The work will be done in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacy at MGH and OrbitalRx.
Apr 17, 2020
ChE Student Wins GEM Fellowship to Fund Doctoral Studies
ChE student Sofia Catalina, E’20, was awarded the GEM Fellowship for her research in renewable energy which will fund her doctoral studies.
Apr 17, 2020
Kritika Singh Named NIH OxCam Scholar
Kritika Singh, BioE’20, was selected as a National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge (NIH OxCam) Scholar.
Apr 16, 2020
Eller Receives the Truman Scholarship
Kerry Eller, BioE’21, selected to receive the Truman Scholarship, the most prestigious award for junior-level undergraduate citizens of the United States who possess outstanding leadership skills and are interested in a career in public service.
Apr 16, 2020
Social distancing is controlling Covid-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective
MIE Associate Professor Babak Heydari was featured in the Stat News article “Social distancing is controlling Covid-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective“