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Sep 13, 2023
Flooding in Libya a ‘Gray Swan’ Event, but Dam Infrastructure Worldwide Not Ready for Demands of Climate Change
CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly described the extreme flooding in Libya, caused by Storm Daniel, as a “gray swan” event or a rare but predictable event that can reveal deficiencies in infrastructure readiness and resilience.
Sep 11, 2023
How Academics are Working to Solve America’s Groundwater Crisis
MES/CEE Assistant Professor James Dennedy-Frank is using computer models to research how to better manage groundwater resources in the United States.
Sep 11, 2023
Morocco Earthquake Devastation Worsened by Age-old Construction Methods
CEE Professor Mehrdad Sasani says that the traditional methods of construction used in rural and remote regions of Morocco are not earthquake-resistant and will continue to cause devastation during earthquakes due to limited resources.
Sep 08, 2023
Should We Adapt to Climate Conditions or Work to Mitigate Climate Change
In order to protect the safety and security of people around the globe from extreme weather events, CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop R. Ganguly and Puja Das, PhD’27, interdisciplinary engineering, say both adaptation to changing climate conditions and mitigation of the causes of climate change are necessary.
Sep 08, 2023
Spinout Company Fourier LLC to Revolutionize Thermal Management
After pioneering thermoforming technical ceramic matrix composites (CMC’s) last year, MIE Associate Professor Randall Erb and mechanical engineering alum Jason Hoffman-Bice, PhD’22, have created a spinout company called Fourier LLC to commercialize their groundbreaking innovation in thermal management.
Sep 08, 2023
Developing Eco-Friendly Cooling Solutions
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng’s spinout from his lab at Northeastern, Planck Energies, has received a $275,000 NSF grant for “Climate-Eco-friendly Biocoating for Passive Cooling of Infrastructure.”
Sep 08, 2023
Global Strategic Partnership Forged to Advance Robotic Technology
ECE Assistant Professor Alireza Ramezani is collaborating on a $3M project with Caltech as part of a cross-disciplinary collaboration focused on the design and control of multi-modal robots.
Sep 05, 2023
Developing New Technology for Social Anxiety Treatment
ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas is leading a $500,000 NSF grant, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, for the “Development of a Precision Closed Loop BCI for Socially Fearful Teens with Depression and Anxiety” to introduce a prototype for clinical application of augmented reality (AR)-guided, electroencephalogram (EEG)-based exposure technology for socially fearful teens.