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three different poses of student on campus including one with PAWs Northeastern mascot

Apr 12, 2021

Reaching Ambitious Goals with a PlusOne

Sarah Adamo, E’22, electrical engineering, ME’23, electrical and computer engineering, has ambitious goals for her future, and the PlusOne program is the next step on her path to reaching them. A very driven and passionate person, Adamo reveals “I think you can feel when you’re on the right path… as you can tell I’m very […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

student portrait with mechanical engineering lab in background

Apr 12, 2021

Working Toward a World with Clean Energy

After completing his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the University of Iowa, Pengyang Xiang, who is an MS in Energy Systems student graduating in 2021, felt limited by the programs offered by most universities on the graduate level in his area of interest. He wanted to specialize in the energy field with a master’s […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

student overseas in Chile standing at top of mountain

Apr 12, 2021

Her Work in Four Countries Prepares a Bioengineering Student for a Global Career

A recipient of the 2021 Harold D. Hodgkinson Award and the 2020 Truman Scholarship, during her time at Northeastern she studied, researched, and worked in four countries.

Bioengineering

student poses while in Hong Kong with city in background

Apr 06, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: Luis Ye Fung

Go Abroad! Luis Ye Fung has been a Galante Fellow since the summer of 2020. This May, Fung will graduate from Northeastern with his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and master’s degree in Engineering Management. While at Northeastern he had the chance to study abroad in Hong Kong and spend a summer in Taiwan as […]

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Mar 22, 2021

PlusOne to Help Give Back through the Lens of Science and Healthcare

For Michael Parrish, pursuing a degree beyond the undergraduate level was always in the cards. “I declared bioengineering from day one at Northeastern University,” Parrish admits. “But I initially was interested in exploring going to medical school and being in a more patient-oriented career.” His well-rounded Northeastern experience helped Parrish, who graduated with a BS […]

Bioengineering

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Mar 22, 2021

Onto NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

“Interdisciplinarity.” That’s what drew PhD candidate Venkata Shashank Konduri to Northeastern. Konduri is pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering, meaning he is taking coursework from different disciplines and performing valuable research on complicated, multi-subject problems. “During the course of my PhD, I took classes from various departments like civil engineering, marine science, policy, and electrical […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

student with Great Wall of China in background

Mar 22, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: Noah Switek

Get Involved and Takeoff! Noah Switek is currently a 5th-year student at Northeastern. This May, he will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Master’s degree in Engineering Management. His involvement with the Galante Engineering Business Program goes back to when he first heard Professor Jaeger-Helton talk about the program at an IISE […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

student standing high on bridge with blue sky in background

Mar 22, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: David Soolkin

David Soolkin has been a member of the Galante program since 2020. This May, he will graduate from Northeastern with his Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Master’s in Engineering Management. Coming into college, Soolkin knew he wanted to pursue a degree in engineering, but was not sure which discipline. He started out at Northeastern in […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering