News
Sep 10, 2012
Ruberti Gets $1.1M Grant
MIE Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti was awarded a 3-year $1.1M grant from the National Eye Institute to determine the “Mechanobiology of Matrix Production by Corneal Fibroblasts”. As part of the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute's mission is to "conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs […]
Sep 10, 2012
Serving — on the court and in the classroom
Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, a faculty member and certified tennis official, channels her inner filmmaker in recalling her most memorable moments as a chair umpire and line judge. “It’s like a movie montage,” says Jaeger, who chaired 10 matches for the US Open in New York City, the men’s final for which is set for this afternoon. Some of […]
Sep 01, 2012
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship is a highly competitive, merit-based award for outstanding students in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering who are interested in pursuing a career in research. Sophomores and juniors who have excellent academic records (a GPA of at least 3.7) and outstanding letters of recommendation) and a demonstrated interest in and potential for careers in […]
Aug 29, 2012
Mi Receives NSF Grant
ECE Assistant Professor Ningfang Mi was awarded a $272K NSF grant to develop techniques to handle software and hardware failures of large scale computing systems. Large-scale computing environments such as data centers and cloud computing are becoming the core computing infrastructure, making the availability of such services extremely critical. However, these environments are increasingly vulnerable […]
Aug 28, 2012
Cybersecurity Training
Professors & Associate Deans David Kaeli (ECE) & Agnes Chan (CCS) and Assistant Professor Will Robertson (ECE & CCS) were awarded a $4.5M NSF grant to train the next generation in cybersecurity. Source: News @ Northeastern
Aug 28, 2012
Northeastern receives $4.5M award to train future cybersecurity workforce
Professors & Associate Deans David Kaeli (ECE) & Agnes Chan (CCS) and Assistant Professor Will Robertson (ECE & CCS) were awarded a $4.5M NSF grant to train the next generation in cybersecurity.
Aug 27, 2012
Water Powered Energy
The Ocean Renewable Power Company is using the designs for the Helical Turbine invented by MIE Professor Emeritus Alexander Gorlov to create a giant tidal powered turbine generator in Maine. Gorlov's Helical Turbine represents an alternative approach to hydroelectric power. The turbine harnesses the kinetic energy of moving water. Instead of relying on dams, Gorlov's […]
Aug 27, 2012
Promoting Engineering Education
MIE Assistant Professor Andrew Gouldstone and ECE Associate Professor Waleed Meleis were invited to represent Northeastern at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium. The 2012 Japan-American Frontiers of Engineering was held October 29-31, 2012, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, California. Sixty of the most promising engineers under the age of 45 from […]