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Apr 08, 2025

Supporting Future Generations of Chemical Engineers

After their own accomplished engineering careers and having raised two children who are now making their mark in the chemical engineering and chemistry fields, Bill and Deb Koppes decided it was time to help future students experience similar success.

Chemical Engineering

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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 25, 2025

Academics and Software Skills Lead to Career Start at Amazon Web Services

Siddharth Gargava, MS’24, information systems, plans to use skills he acquired through his coursework and co-op at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new software development engineer at Amazon Web Services.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Jan 07, 2025

Northeastern and Co-op Help Alumnus Find a Healthy Balance

Joe Davis, E’65, chemical engineering, built an impressive and varied career at Gillette that spanned 31 years. His Northeastern experiences, including two formative co-ops, taught him to balance his responsibilities at a young age and guided him to his ideal career.

Chemical Engineering

Jan 06, 2025

Alumna Develops Award-Winning E-Commerce Platform and Lands Job at Google

Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, MS’22, engineering management and Galante engineering business certificate, developed Palm, a fashion e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa, received a 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award from Northeastern, and is working as a technical program manager at Google.

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 05, 2024

Co-ops Lay Foundation for Accomplished Raytheon Career

Co-op enabled James Sweeney, E’66, electrical engineering, to earn as he pursued a degree with work relevant to his chosen field and taught him important people skills that helped him navigate professional relationships during his over 40-year career at Raytheon.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Nov 05, 2024

Co-ops Lead to 46-Year Career With No Signs of Stopping

Co-ops at the Ciba-Geigy chemical plant allowed Michael Feldman, E’77, mechanical engineering, to financially support himself through his Northeastern education and introduced him to the contact who gave him an opportunity at Hart Engineering, a company he still works for 46 years later as a vice president.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 29, 2024

Co-op Employer Partner Program Contributes to Entrepreneur’s Success

Chet Kanojia, MS’93, mechanical engineering, is a communications industry entrepreneur who launched and led several ventures. He considers the co-op employer partner program central to their success.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering