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Aug 13, 2025
New Research on Liquid Metals Leads to Innovative Developments
ChE Associate Professor Steve Lustig’s new research on liquid metals creates an exciting and innovative pathway for developments in the technology and aerospace industries.
Aug 13, 2025
Northeastern’s Silvia Zhang Joins Major Federal Effort to Revolutionize Wireless Chip Design
Xuan “Silvia” Zhang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is playing a key role in a groundbreaking $10 million federal initiative to transform how wireless communication chips are designed. The project, led by Princeton University’s Kaushik Sengupta, was selected by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) to develop AI-powered tools for creating advanced semiconductors.
Aug 11, 2025
The Future of mRNA Vaccines
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji, discusses the future of creating mRNA vaccines and the technology behind developing these vaccines.
Aug 11, 2025
Developing Projects That Create a Significant Impact
Ujjawal Shrivastava, MS’25, software engineering systems, had multiple years of industry experience before pursuing a master’s degree. His passion for creating projects that make a significant impact, mixed with his ambition for taking on leadership roles, led him to the software engineering systems program.
Aug 08, 2025
Decoding the Proteins Inside Every Cell
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov, in collaboration with EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK, was awarded a £2,000,000 NSF grant for “Making Single-Cell Proteomics data FAIR.”
Aug 08, 2025
Young Scholars Program Offers Incredible Opportunities for High School Students
The Young Scholars Program, offered by the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education, allows rising high school seniors to participate in a six-week program to gain hands-on experience in the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Aug 07, 2025
NIH MIRA R35 Award to Advance Living Cellular Probes for Ultrasound Imaging and Immunomodulation Technologies
BioE Assistant Professor Tao Sun was awarded a $1.99 million NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to develop ultrasound-controllable, multimodal imaging cellular probes and complementary ultrasound imaging technologies, enabling real-time tracking and modulation of inflammation dynamics and advancing precision medicine across a range of diseases.
Aug 07, 2025
Computer Engineering Student Wins Best Student Paper Award for AI Supercomputer Network Research
Computer engineering student Yicheng Qian, PhD’27, advised by ECE Professor Miriam Leeser, won the 9th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Networking (APNet) Best Paper award for their paper on “Miniature: Fast AI Supercomputer Networks Simulation on FPGAs.”