Spotlight Stories
Apr 30, 2025
AerospaceNU Club and Co-op Create a Path for Innovation and Change
Kelso Fiedler, E’24, mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering, and MS’25, mechanical engineering, exploited the range of experiential learning opportunities and PlusOne master’s program to advance his knowledge, ultimately leading to a full-time job at his co-op employer.
Apr 04, 2025
A Journey of Interdisciplinary Research Experiences
Matthew Coughlin, E’25, mechanical engineering, gained extensive research experience in thermofluids in a lab at Northeastern, with three summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates, and on co-op. He was nominated for the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award.
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.
Feb 28, 2025
Research, Co-ops, and AlChE Leadership Lead to PhD
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.