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Nov 18, 2013
Associate Professor Hossein Mosallaei’s research paper reaches top 10 downloaded articles in JOSA B
Associate Professor Hossein Mosallaei and colleagues’ research paper reaches the top ten downloaded articles in JOSA B. The paper focused on Metasurfaces Nanoantennas for Light Processing.
Nov 06, 2013
Hey, bacteria are individuals too
Each person carries 10 times as many bacterial cells as human cells, the former of which have continued to evolve in response to medicine’s most potent antibiotics. But microscopic bugs don’t just dictate human health—they’re also integral to the health of every body of water on the planet. According to Ferdi Hellweger, an associate professor of civil […]
Nov 05, 2013
A soda explosion of knowledge
To explain the concept of nanotechnology to a group of high school students, Thomas Webster, professor and chair of Northeastern’s Department of Chemical Engineering, pulled out a pack of Mentos. And no, he wasn’t just making sure his breath was minty fresh. First, Webster showed that dropping a Mento into a soda bottle causes the sugary drink […]
Nov 04, 2013
Harris Given Lee Hsun Award
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Vincent Harris was honored by the Institute of Metal Research with the Lee Hsun Lecture Award, for his significant contributions to the field of materials science and engineering. During his visit to the Institute of Metal Research, Prof. Harris exchanged his opinions on the research fields like non-rare-earth permanent materials […]
Nov 01, 2013
SWE Team Wins SME Bowl
Congratulations to Elise Zimmerman, Jenna Hormann, Maureen McCaffrey, & Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti who won the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Bowl at this year’s National Society of Women Engineers (SWE) conference. SWE's mission is to "stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the […]
Nov 01, 2013
Earth-based startup gets a boost from space
Two weeks after being named a finalist in MassChallenge, the world’s largest venture accelerator, Northeastern spinoff Quad Technologies has been selected to receive a $45,000 award from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space as part of the accelerator program’s “sidecar challenge.” Quad Technologies was one of eight startups selected by CASIS through the MassChallenge Startup Accelerator at […]
Oct 31, 2013
From Classroom to Business: 3Qs with 3-Spark
Pitching your business to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is no easy feat, but it helps when you’ve practiced your elevator pitch a number of times beforehand, says Northeastern alumnus and researcher Richard Ranky, co-founder and CEO of 3-Spark, LLC. Together with Distinguished Professor of Engineering Constantinos Mavroidis, academic specialist Mark Sivak, and doctoral student Lexi […]
Oct 30, 2013
Congratulations PES Scholars
ECE students Alyssa Bezreh, Neel Shah, & Sahil Maripuri were selected as 2013/14 PES Scholarship Plus recipients which supports students interested in the power and energy industry. In 2013-14 academic year, a total of 228 undergraduate students have been selected as IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholars. In addition Sahil Maripuri was one of seven […]