Spotlight Stories
Mar 20, 2023
BioE Alumni Spotlight: Solomon Mensah, Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Assistant Professor Solomon Mensah obtained a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering from City College of New York and a PhD in Bioengineering in 2019 from Northeastern University. He was born in Ghana and is the CEO of Therapeutic Innovations Inc., which develops lifesaving medical devices for low to middle-income countries. Currently, he works at Worcester Polytechnic […]
Mar 10, 2023
Shaping the Future of Education in Africa
ECE Alum Mohamed Kante, E’12, founded iNERDE is to inspire and empower African youth to learn the skills they will need to make discoveries, think critically, and prosper in an evolving world.
Mar 08, 2023
Goldwater Scholar Sets Sights on Medical and Doctoral Degrees
Giona Kleinberg, E’23, majoring in bioengineering and biochemistry with a minor in data science, is an experienced researcher with several publications and a prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship under his belt, all prior to earning his bachelor’s degree. His next goals: a medical degree and a PhD.
Mar 08, 2023
A Path Combining Chemical Engineering and Communications
Andrea Griffin, BS chemical engineering and minor in marketing, combines her interest in chemical engineering and communications through co-ops and a variety of activities, paving the way for pursuing an MBA in the future.
Mar 07, 2023
Pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern’s Roux Institute
Chinemeremma Collins Okara is pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer engineering degree at Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, with a goal to become an embedded systems engineer working in the internet of things.
Feb 03, 2023
Applying What She Has Learned to Succeed at Every Opportunity
Zeenia Singla, MS’23, information systems, had a co-op as a risk analyst at Adage Capital Management. She joined the MSIS program with three years of data analytics experience to advance professionally and personally.
Feb 03, 2023
Northeastern Gave Me the Courage I Needed to Succeed on Co-op
While studying at Northeastern, Karan R. Agrawal, MS’23, information systems, worked at Vantage Risk on a co-op as a data engineer starting. He believes his first-year courses equipped him for data engineering.
Jan 27, 2023
A Trajectory to Leadership as an Engineer
Carey Tassel, BS in mechanical engineering, and an MS in engineering management with the PlusOne program, has a longtime interest in medical devices. She did a co-op at Ambri, Lyndra Pharmaceuticals, and Fikst Product Development where she got a full time position.