News
Oct 01, 2024
Patent for Color-Sensing Technology
ChE Affiliated Faculty Swastik Kar and ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas were awarded a patent for “Device and method for color indentification.”
Oct 01, 2024
Ostadabbas Wins 2024 Cade Prize for Inventivity
ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas received the 2024 Cade Prize for Inventivity in the technology category for AiWover, a groundbreaking spin-off from her lab that uses AI to transform visual monitoring of babies and toddlers and enhances both safety and developmental tracking.
Sep 27, 2024
Researching Mucus To Understand Drug Delivery Effectiveness
At the 2024 Society for Biomaterials Northeast Symposium, ChE Distinguished Professor Rebecca Carrier explained how her research examines mucus through multiple particle tracking to understand what drug delivery systems can permeate the mucosal barrier.
Sep 27, 2024
A Microbial Solution for a Sustainable Future
ChE Assistant Professor Ben Woolston is using engineered microbes to convert carbon dioxide into valuable products like fuels and chemicals, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional petrochemical and corn-based production methods.
Sep 26, 2024
Supporting the ‘Whole Student’ Is Focus of First-Year Engineering Experience Conference
The First-Year Engineering Program and the College of Engineering hosted the ASEE’s 2024 First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, a three-day event for members of academia and industry, as well as parents and students, that focused on supporting the “whole student.”
Sep 25, 2024
Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Sep 25, 2024
Santillana Featured in Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists
COS/ECE Professor Mauricio Santillana was added to the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists, a grassroots effort hosted by the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to showcase the expertise, talents, and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx scientific faculty across the country.
Sep 25, 2024
Rethinking Solar-Driven Evaporation
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng published his research on “Critical Assessment of Water Enthalpy Characterization Through Dark Environment Evaporation,” in Science Advances.