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Apr 14, 2014
Rappaport & Martinez-Lorenzo Awarded NSF Grant
ECE Professor Carey Rappaport and MIE Assistant Professor Jose Martinez-Lorenzo were awarded a $200K NSF grant to develop an early breast cancer imaging system that combines 3D Microwave Nearfield Radar Imaging (NRI) and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT).
Apr 14, 2014
New NEMS THz Technology
ECE Assistant Professor Matteo Rinaldi was awarded a $400K NSF CAREER grant to develop Chip Scale, High Resolution and Ultra-Fast Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging using nano electromechanical systems (NEMS). Such devices can be of use in many areas such as security, health care and telecommunications. Some of Dr. Rinaldi's research focus areas are microsystems, sensor design […]
Apr 14, 2014
‘Huntington 100’ students honored for their achievements
Northeastern’s newest “Huntington 100,” a group of extraordinary students selected for their impressive achievements and impact both on campus and around the world, was honored last week at a reception with university leaders, faculty, and staff. The honor, now in its second year, recognizes seniors and underclassmen who have excelled in their respective areas—from research and […]
Apr 14, 2014
Novel 2D Materials
ECE Associate Professor Hossein Mosallaei was awarded a $1M Department of Defense (DOD) MURI grant as part of a team to work on EM-Physical phenomena of Strongly Linked 2D Functional Materials. The DOD program is very competitive and every year it opens up a wide variety of opportunities for research.
Apr 11, 2014
SREC Engineering Award
BSME student Robinson Greig was awarded the SREC Engineering Award at this year's RISE Expo for "Gather – Enhanced Short-Term Social Event Discovery and Planning". The application, "Gather", is meant to provide an easy solution for users who want to plan events and activities together with existing or new friends.
Apr 11, 2014
COE Dean's Award
ECE PhD Aida Ehyaei was awarded the COE Dean's Award at this year's RISE Expo for "A System For Gathering Data on Sleep Behavior and Context in the Home Setting".
Apr 11, 2014
Interdisciplinary Research
Jodi Belz (BioE PhD), Stacey Markovic (EE PhD), and Mark Niedre (ECE Assistant Professor) were awarded a Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Award at this year’s RISE Expo. The project, called “Localized tumor delivery of radiosensitizers and chemotherapeutics using ‘INCeRT’ implants” involves a new chemo-treatment that can potentially reduce tumors.
Apr 11, 2014
Entrepreneurship Excellence
Amir Farjadian (BioE PhD), Qingchao Kong (MIE PhD), Carlo Sartori (MIE BSMS), & Constantinos Mavroidis (MIE Prof) received an Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award at this year's RISE Expo. The $5K Entrepreneurship Award is given to the presentation that earns the highest honors during the exhibition.