News
Aug 20, 2012
Alumni have their hands in space
As a kid, Liz Duffy E ’11 wanted to be an astronaut. Megan Richardson E ’10, on the other hand, was more interested in robots. Today they are both working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory helping the Curiosity rover scour Mars for signs of life. “I chose Northeastern for the co-op program,” recalls Duffy. “I saw it […]
Aug 20, 2012
Strumming on the nano-banjo
When you pluck a banjo string, you trigger a vibration that resonates at a frequency unique to the geometry and material of the string. We can distinguish that frequency as a particular pitch, our ears acting like incredibly sensitive detectors. Matteo Rinaldi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, has recently received a […]
Aug 13, 2012
Summer in the engineering lab
More than 20 undergraduate students from eight colleges and universities throughout the country presented a host of innovative research projects on Thursday afternoon at Northeastern University. The projects, ranging from improving breast cancer imaging to preventing the progressive collapse of large concrete buildings, represented the culmination of Northeastern’s 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates Programs, which […]
Aug 10, 2012
New Research Grant on Offshore Wind Farms
CEE Assistant Professor Andrew Myers,Professor & Chair Jerry Hajjar, and Sanjay Arwade, Associate Professor at UMass Amherst, have received a new $325K research grant from NSF on Reliability-based Hurricane Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms.
Aug 08, 2012
Fat for better drug function
Scientists have long known that food digestion affects the way the body absorbs various compounds—from nutrients to drugs and toxins. “You can get multiple hundreds of percent improvement in bioavailability if you dose a compound in the presence of a high fat molecule,” said Rebecca Carrier, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern University. The problem with that […]
Aug 07, 2012
Carrier Awarded $430K Grant
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Rebecca Carrier received a $430K grant from NIH to determine the “Impact of Lipids on Intestinal Mucus Transport and Structural Properties”. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. […]
Aug 06, 2012
Congratulations Ming Wood
MIE middler Ming Wood was selected as the recipient of the $2500 Robert L. Peaslee-Detroit Brazing and Soldering Scholarship which will be presented at the AWS conference in Las Vegas. This fund was established in 2004 by Robert L. Peaslee and the AWS Detroit Brazing and Soldering Division of the AWS Detroit Section. The purpose for […]
Aug 02, 2012
Professor Ganguly Discusses Droughts
Inspired by the current drought, which has left countless counties across the U.S. to be considered "natural disaster areas" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Associate Professor Auroop Ganguly sheds light on drought conditions, the difficulties involved in predicting droughts, and precautionary measures to limit their potential damage.