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Mar 10, 2025
Engineering and MBA Degrees Lead to Business Ownership
Dan Olsen, E’04, mechanical engineering, credits his time at Northeastern, where he also earned an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, with helping him build a career as a CEO of Mach Machine, a contract manufacturer.
Mar 06, 2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Dark Matter With Graphene
ECE/COS Associate Professor Kin Chung Fong was awarded a $950,000 grant from the Department of Energy for “WIdeband graphene-based aXion dARk matter quantum Detector (WIXARD).” Fong will explore using astrophysics to gain insights into dark matter.
Mar 06, 2025
Patent for Highly Sensitive Gas Detection Technology
University Distinguished and MIE William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina was awarded a patent for “Sensors with capacitive transduction via metamaterials for gas detection.”
Mar 06, 2025
Neural Stem Cell Research Discovery Could Counteract Brain Aging
ChE Professor and Chair Rebecca Willits’ research on “Mechanotransductive N-Cadherin Binding Induces Differentiation in Human Neural Stem Cells” was published in Mechanobiology in Medicine. The research discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new neurons in the lab and enhance brain processes affected by aging or neurodegenerative diseases.
Mar 06, 2025
A Safer Approach To Generate Endothelial Cells
BioE Professor Ning Wang published his research on “Engineering Aortic Valves via Transdifferentiating Fibroblasts Into Valvular Endothelial Cells Without Using Viruses or iPS Cells” in Bioactive Materials.
Mar 06, 2025
Optimizing Carbon Nanotube Bundles for Improved Electronics
MIE Professor Yung Joon Jung published his research on “Bundling Effect of Semiconductor-Enriched Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks on Field-Effect Transistor Performance” in Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.
Mar 06, 2025
Sustainable Decontamination of Industrial Waste
CEE Associate Professors Matthew Eckelman, Loretta Fernandez, Amy Mueller, Philip Larese-Casanova, and Professor Akram Alshawabkeh published their research on “Chromium Removal From Concentrated Ammonium-Nitrate Solution: Electrocoagulation With Iron in a Plug-Flow Reactor” in Separation and Purification Technology.
Mar 06, 2025
Using Data To Understand Complex Fluids
MIE Assistant Professor Safa Jamali and Postdoctoral Research Associate Anushka Jha’s research on “Data-Driven Techniques in Rheology: Developments, Challenges, and Perspective” was published in Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science.