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Sep 17, 2024
Student Club Is Innovating To Lower the Cost of Satellites
Matthew O’Rourke, E’25, mechanical engineering, and Rachel Rakushkin, E’26, electrical engineering, were awarded Mosaic Prototype awards from Northeastern’s Center for Entrepreneurship Education for their work developing technologies to reduce the cost of satellite components as part of the Project Horizons student club.
Sep 17, 2024
Helping Underrepresented Students Access Education and Co-ops
Michele Lezama, E’88, industrial engineering, says Northeastern gave her access to a top-notch education and co-ops, including a pivotal experience at IBM, which set the stage for future success. She’s devoted much of her career to helping students from underrepresented communities get the same opportunities.
Sep 13, 2024
Mechanical Engineering Co-ops Lead to 37-Year Career at General Electric
Paul Meyer, E’73, mechanical engineering, has led a successful and varied career, both in his 37 years at General Electric and in his time teaching at Clemson University. His co-ops allowed him to discover his ideal career path while teaching him baseline knowledge vital to his success.
Sep 13, 2024
Using Computational Models and Deep Learning for Personalized Cancer Treatment
BioE Assistant Research Professor Kiran Vanaja uses computational models and deep learning to predict cancer cell behavior and develop multistep therapeutic strategies for personalized cancer treatment.
Sep 12, 2024
Shi Selected for 35 Innovators Under 35
ECE/Khoury Assistant Professor Weiyan Shi was named as one of MIT’s Tech Review 35 Innovators Under 35 for her work in artificial intelligence and her research in natural language processing and persuasive dialogues.
Sep 12, 2024
Investigating the Gut-Brain Axis in Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome
ChE Associate Professor Abigail Koppes received a 2024 Sjögren’s Foundation Pilot Research Grant for “Parsing Dysautonomia in a Dish: Neural Exposure to Exogenous Sjögren’s Patient Derived Serum.” She is developing an organ-on-a-chip to controllably study and disrupt the nervous system in the gut-brain axis environment of Sjögren’s patients typically inaccessible in vivo.
Sep 12, 2024
ChE Undergraduates Named Inventors on U.S. Patent From Co-op Experience
Graham MacDonald and Hannah Giusti, E’25, chemical engineering, were named as inventors on a provisional U.S. patent for an alternative method of PFAS treatment. The patent-related work was completed during their co-op at Practical Applications, Inc., which exposed them to new technical practices and networking skills.
Sep 11, 2024
Pioneering Innovative Treatments for GI Diseases
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji is developing innovative oral nucleic acid delivery systems to revolutionize treatment for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases that aim to deliver genetic medicines directly to the affected areas within the GI tract.