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Samantha Roman

Aug 31, 2020

The Journey to Food Sustainability Requires Chemical Engineering

What do you get when you combine a knack for chemistry and math? A chemical engineering major, according to Samantha Roman, E’20. “I was good at both of them,” she said with a laugh. Although chemical engineering in college is not just chemistry and math, Roman added. “But I chose it because I loved seeing […]

Chemical Engineering

photo of Kritika Singh

Jun 11, 2020

Distinctive Excellence: Our 2020 Rhodes Scholar

Kritika Singh, E’20, receives Rhodes Scholar, NIH OxCam Scholar, and Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award.

Bioengineering

on top of kilimanjaro

Nov 15, 2019

Out of My Comfort Zone in Tanzania

Jacob Kaplan is a fourth-year computer engineering/computer science major on co-op at Sikubora in Arusha, Tanzania. He is originally from Amherst in western Massachusetts. He is interested in sustainable energy and is exploring and considering career paths. Written by Jacob Kaplan. I am working at a company called Sikubora in Arusha, Tanzania. Arusha is a […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

student in Cagliari in Italy

Nov 15, 2019

Conducting Environmental Research on Co-op at the University of Cagliari in Italy

About Aidan Travers is a fourth-year BS/MS environmental engineering student on co-op as a research assistant at the University of Cagliari, in Cagliari, Italy. His research on co-op focused on new methods of biological nitrogen removal from wastewater. Written by Aidan Travers As the youngest of three boys in my family, I have always looked […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

elise papazian in hot air balloon

Nov 05, 2019

An Opportunity to Discover my Homeland

Elise Papazian is a fourth-year BS student in Environmental Engineering from Rhode Island. She completed her first co-op at a civil engineering firm called The Morin Cameron Group in Danvers, MA, and is currently on co-op in Armenia at Optimum Energy working on the design and construction of solar plants. She plans to complete a […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

student in lab

Oct 31, 2019

Invaluable Research Experience on Co-op at the University of Oxford

Michael Fitzgerald, E’20, or Fitz as he is known, is from San Diego, Calif. and is pursuing a BS in Bioengineering with a concentration in cell and tissue engineering and a minor in ethics. He is currently on co-op at the University of Oxford in England conducting neurodegenerative disease research.

Bioengineering

student in Madagascar

Oct 17, 2019

In Busy, Rewarding Co-ops, Every “Second” Counts

Elal Segev is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in civil engineering and minoring in mathematics. Her first Northeastern co-op was at OCEO, a water filtration startup in Israel. Currently, she’s enjoying a diverse set of experiences in Madagascar through the International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) and Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI).

Civil & Environmental Engineering

building staircase

Oct 17, 2019

‘It’s Another Beautiful Day to Be a Stair Builder’

Civil engineering student Chase Bivona, E’20, is on a six-month co-op in Australia learning more about production and management techniques he hopes can take his father’s 35-year-old custom stair building business to the next level.

Civil & Environmental Engineering