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Mar 05, 2018

Highway Breakdown: Unclear Signs, Poor Lines Lead to Confusion on I-95

CEE Professor Peter Furth was interviewed by NECN in the article “Highway Breakdown: Unclear Signs, Poor Lines Lead to Confusion on I-95” for his expertise in traffic safety.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Mar 02, 2018

Research Using Drone Finds Super Colony of Penguins

Using an autonomous aerial drone system developed by ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a colony of more than 1,500,000 Adélie Penguins on the Danger Islands—more than the rest of the entire Antarctic Peninsula region combined.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mar 01, 2018

Airport Security Screening Goes to School

ECE Professor Michael Silevitch was featured in the Wall Street Journal Article “Airport Security Screening Goes to School” for his research in airport security during checkpoints.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mar 01, 2018

Robotics Showcase

A variety of robots, such as a prosthetic hand, drones, mobile robots, and an autonomous car and kayak from ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir’s RIVeR Lab and ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh’s robotics research center were on display at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex as part of National Engineers Week.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

two Asian students with award plaque in hands smiling

Feb 28, 2018

The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

Written by Derek Tran, a fourth year BS/MS track of Mechanical Engineering. About me Derek Tran is a fourth year student on the BS/MS track of Mechanical Engineering with a […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 27, 2018

Northeastern Professor Creates New Way to Help Cities Recover from Disasters

MIE Professor Ozlem Ergun’s research was featured on the cover of the Metro Boston article “Northeastern professor creates new way to help cities recover from disasters”.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 26, 2018

You made WHAT last summer?

Two students from a Center for STEM Education summer program were featured in NSF’s tumblr post “You made WHAT last summer?” about their work in MIE Associate Professor Carol Livermore’s lab.

Feb 26, 2018

Interdisciplinary Engineering PhD Selected for Summer Institute

Interdisciplinary Engineering PhD student Kate Duffy was selected to participate in the National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute of 2018.

Civil & Environmental Engineering