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May 11, 2010

CHN Receives More Funding

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received an additional $350K in funding from the National Science Foundation to continue its industry-leading research.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 10, 2010

Benneyan Joins Forces

MIE Associate Professor James Benneyan, has received $232K from the National Science Foundation to join the Center for Healthcare Organization Transformation (CHOT), which is currently hosted by Texas A&M and Georgia Tech.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 10, 2010

Turning Plastic into Clean Energy

A team of MIE undergraduate and graduate students, under the advisement of Professor Yiannis Levendis, have developed a way to convert non-biodegradable plastic into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 03, 2010

Harris Wins Vision Award

Richard Harris was the unanimous choice by the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute for the Vision Award which is given to an individual who best exemplifies unusual courage and conviction, foresight, and leadership in championing quality education, human rights, and leadership for positive community change.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Apr 28, 2010

Congratulations Alex Avekians

ChE graduate student Alex Avekians won the first place student poster award at the recent Electrochemical Society conference for the paper “Enhancement of ORR by Electrodeposited CoFePt Multilayered Alloys”.

Chemical Engineering

Apr 28, 2010

Isaacs Wins Best Paper Award

MIE Professor Jackie Isaacs received the ASEE Best Paper Award for the paper “Assessing the Effectiveness of Using a Computer Game to Bridge a Research Agenda with a Teaching Agenda”.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 28, 2010

Congratulations Kareem Ghobrial

Kareem Ghobrial, MIE’10 is the recipient of the Harold D. Hodgkinson Award, which recognizes distinguished scholastic achievement, professional potential, volunteer service and experiential experience, as well as demonstrated qualities of character, personality and leadership. It is one of the highest honors that an Northeastern senior can achieve.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 28, 2010

Harris Receives Social Justice Award

Richard Harris, the Director of Multicultural Engineering, won the Faculty/Staff Award as part of the 2010 Excellence in Social Justice Awards.