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Oct 23, 2024
Co-op in Germany at Hegenscheidt Improves Technical and Global Knowledge
Teresa Schmeiszer, E’26, mechanical engineering, advanced her technical skills while working on large-scale milling machines during her co-op at rail industry manufacturer Hegenscheidt in Germany. Growing up speaking German at home, the co-op also deepened her understanding of the language.
Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Improving O-RAN Efficiency and Flexibility
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Research Professor Michele Polese, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Intelligence and learning in O-RAN for 5G and 6G cellular networks.”
Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Innovative 5G Network Slicing Technology
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Methods for multi-access edge computing network slicing in 5G networks.”
Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Trans-Nasal Brain Drug Delivery System
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji was awarded a patent for “Biodegradable implant for sustained trans-nasal delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain.”
Oct 23, 2024
Building a Formula One Racetrack in Singapore on Co-op
Industrial engineering student Fernando Alfaro, E’26, is completing a co-op in Singapore with the engineering firm AtkinsRealis, where he serves as a project manager for the construction and dismantling of the Formula 1 racetrack used in the Singapore Grand Prix.
Oct 21, 2024
Sherman Center Co-ops Create Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs
A co-op program at Northeastern’s Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship allows undergraduate and graduate students to spend their co-op cycle developing and managing a business. The program provides students with professional development opportunities, and it has launched multiple successful enterprises.
Oct 18, 2024
Shaping the Future With Clean Tech
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng participated as a panelist at the Climate Beacon 2024 conference. Zheng, who is also the founder of Planck Energies, a spinout company from his lab at Northeastern, discussed how advanced materials and clean technologies are making a positive impact on the environment and climate change.
Oct 17, 2024
Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024 Focuses on Interdisciplinary Solutions
Seeking to highlight the need for interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to women’s health, a group of bioengineering and mechanical engineering PhD students organized the inaugural Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024.