Spotlight Stories
Jun 21, 2016
Immersive experiential education at its best
Julieta Moradei, BS, Civil Engineering, 2016—originally from Argentina, spent the early years of her education in Montreal, Canada. She is a member of the class of 2016 majoring in civil and environmental engineering. Julieta has taken an interdisciplinary approach to her education and has leveraged clubs, such as Engineers Without Borders, co-ops, and coursework to […]
Apr 01, 2016
Finding my Dream Job
Kelly O’Connell, BS, Civil Engineering, 2016—received national recognition when she was selected by the American Society of Engineering Educators as the Co-op Student of the Year for 2016. Her co-op career has been varied, including work as a general contractor, a water resources consultant, and an energy sustainability professional. Kelly forged an interdisciplinary engineering path […]
Jan 30, 2016
First Rhodes Scholarship Winner
Logan Jackson, BS Civil Engineering, 2016, is the first Northeastern University student to win the Rhodes Scholarship, which is one of the most prestigious awards an undergraduate in the country can receive. Jackson has served in several roles with Northeastern’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, including president. She is also a violinist […]
Oct 22, 2015
Energy Systems Spotlight
Sejal Turakhia, DTZ-A UGL, MS Energy Systems, 2012—Sejal Turakhia has been working as an energy efficiency analyst at DTZ-A UGL, a global corporate real estate services & facilities management company, since her graduation from Northeastern in January 2012. Her work primarily focuses on a project at the Harvard Medical School, where her initiatives contribute to […]
Oct 22, 2015
Energy Systems Spotlight
Divyanshu Kamboj, Lumi-Solair, MSES 2013—In August of 2013, recent graduate Divyanshu Kamboj completed his co-op journey with Lumi•Solair LLC, a New York based company that manufactures off-grid renewable energy and lighting products. During his co-op experience, Kamboj was put in charge for the introduction of Lumi•Solair’s off-grid streetlight systems and initiated the introduction to Robert […]
Oct 22, 2015
Energy Systems Spotlight
After graduation, Kevin Johnson, MSES’12, was hired full-time as an energy efficiency analyst at EnerNOC’s corporate headquarters in Boston. Johnson is one of many Northeastern graduates who gained the necessary work experience and built the valuable network needed to land jobs post-graduation, often at the company in which they were employed while on co-op. While […]
Oct 22, 2015
Engineering Management Spotlight
Sountheriya Kalimuthu, MS Energy Systems 2012—Much has happened since Sountheriya Kalimuthu graduated with her MS in Engineering Management in December 2012. After a month-long vacation in California, Kalimuthu joined Nationwide Insurance as a process improvement specialist, a position she secured after completing an eight-month co-op there. Her responsibilities include business process analysis and design; recommendation […]
Dec 16, 2014
Liyuan Liang: Alum named AAAS Fellow
Liyuan Liang, who received her BS in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in 1982, was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She was one of ten researchers working with the Department of Energy that received this recognition. Liang directs Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)’s Office of Institutional Planning […]