Spotlight Stories
Mar 20, 2025
Exploring Career Paths With Co-op Experiences
Joshua Piatok, E’25, bioengineering, with a minor in music performance, used his three co-ops to explore research fields in industry and academia. He also applied for a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his research interests overseas.
Mar 18, 2025
Goldwater Scholarship Nominee Builds a Path to Bioengineering Research Career
A Goldwater Scholarship nominee, Eda Erdogmus, E’26, bioengineering, is laying the groundwork with co-op and part-time lab work experiences to establish a career in cell modification research that will focus on neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
Mar 18, 2025
Intersecting Volunteerism and Engineering To Improve Cancer Bioengineering
Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, bioengineering, combined his interest in helping communities with engineering, which led to a passion for cancer research and, ultimately, a nomination for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue a PhD.
Mar 17, 2025
Co-op Automates Critical Battery Testing at Tesla
During his co-op at Tesla, Kaden Du, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, developed an automated system to streamline the testing of analog circuits on high-voltage controller boards.
Mar 17, 2025
Robotics PhD Student on Research Expedition Aboard Submersible
Dennis Giaya, PhD’27, computer engineering, journeyed with scientists aboard the submersible Alvin as part of an expedition to study hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise, an area of strong volcanic activity located along the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean.
Mar 10, 2025
Engineering and MBA Degrees Lead to Business Ownership
Dan Olsen, E’04, mechanical engineering, credits his time at Northeastern, where he also earned an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, with helping him build a career as a CEO of Mach Machine, a contract manufacturer.
Feb 28, 2025
Research, Co-ops, and Student Leadership Lead to PhD Path
From extracurriculars to industry, academic, and clinical research, Dominic Pizzarella, E’25, chemical engineering, optimized opportunities at Northeastern. He is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Feb 28, 2025
A Journey To Preserve Marine Biodiversity Through Bioengineering
Molly Johnson, E’25, bioengineering and biochemistry, completed two co-ops in DNA editing and analysis. After graduation, she plans to apply her knowledge and skills to monitor and protect marine ecosystems.