Spotlight Stories
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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).
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.
Oct 16, 2019
Supersonic Air Travel is on the Verge of a Comeback, and He’s in the Middle of It
Industrial engineering student Alex Bender, E’20, wanted to pursue the idea of high-speed travel, so he reached out to a company and convinced them to hire him as a co-op.
May 05, 2019
The Full Experience—Local to Afar
Emily Chernich, BS Bioengineering 2019, always loved engineering and the medical field, but wasn’t sure how to combine them in her studies. She found the perfect program to pursue her […]
May 02, 2019
A Pioneering Invention on Co-op
During her first co-op at Bose Corp., Grace Carroll, E’20, electrical and computer engineering, presented to the research and development team. This led to her writing an invention disclosure for the prototype, working with Bose’s general counsel team, and then filing for a U.S. patent.