Spotlight Stories
Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Vyshnavi Karra, PhD‘22 – Chemical Engineering
Vyshnavi (Vy) Karra earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Rutgers University. As a chemical engineering PhD student, advised by Francisco Hung, associate professor of chemical engineering, she used molecular simulation to model two families of biocompatible nanomaterials. In her first project, Karra developed a coarse-grained model for rosette nanotubes, self-assembled cylindrical structures […]
Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Sadia Khan, PhD’22 – Civil and Environmental Engineering
Originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sadia Khan graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and served as a lecturer at the University of Asia Pacific in Dhaka. She joined the civil and environmental engineering PhD program at Northeastern in 2017. Under the guidance of Professor Edward Beighley, civil […]
Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Tirthak Patel, PhD’22 – Computer Engineering
After earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with honors from the University of Toronto, Tirthak Patel joined Northeastern to pursue his PhD in computer engineering, advised by Devesh Tiwari, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Patel’s research addresses the challenge of error-prone program executions on quantum computers and provides robust solutions to improve […]
Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Seyedeh Mahsa Sadeghian, PhD’22 – Mechanical Engineering
Mahsa Sadeghian completed her master’s degree and PhD in mechanical engineering conducting research in the Multiscale Mechanics and Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology Lab advised by Sandra Shefelbine, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, jointly appointed in bioengineering. Her master’s thesis used computational modeling to explore the mechanics of growing bone, focusing on stresses in the growth plate, […]
Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Ada Vernet-Crua, PhD’22 – Chemical Engineering
Ada Vernet-Crua joined Northeastern in 2018 to complete her master’s thesis in nanoscience and nanotechnology in collaboration with Rovira and Virgili University in Spain, where she also completed her bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2017. During those brief six months, she fell in love with the city and the research and decided to join the […]
Oct 13, 2022
An Industry-Facing Master’s Program Leads to Career at Amazon Web Services
During her master’s program in information systems, Sonia Mahankali dove into a powerful co-op job at cybersecurity firm Appgate as a sales engineer. The experience she gained there set her up for her next career move to Amazon Web Services as a technical account manager.
Oct 04, 2022
What and Why, Not Just How: Journey from Software Engineer to Product Manager
Main photo: Shruti Kotian, MS’19, information systems, onsite on co-op at Copart where the company stores salvaged cars and trucks for online auction. She learned about the whole process of how salvaged cars are brought into the site and how the app she worked on is used to categorize and auction the inventory. Shruti Kotian […]
Sep 11, 2022
‘She looked at the whole picture.’ Patience pays off for Northeastern hockey goalie Gwyneth Philips
Industrial engineering student Gwyneth Philips, E’24, is taking on another challenge by becoming the dominant goaltender in our women’s Division 1 ice hockey team. This article originally appeared on Northeastern Global News. It was published by Ian Thomsen. Main photo: Gwyn Philips has been waiting three years for her chance to lead the Huskies. Photo […]