Spotlight Stories
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 23, 2019
From Paraguay to Northeastern University
When Ricardo Careaga, MS Energy Systems and Gordon Engineering Leadership Program, 2019, was a child growing up in Asuncion, Paraguay, he would frequently go to buy goods at a corner […]
Apr 23, 2019
Flexible Programs, Hands-On Experience
After completing her bachelor’s in bioengineering in Singapore, Nikitha Jayachandran, MS in Bioengineering 2018, was unsure of her future in the field. She originally chose bioengineering because she wanted to […]
Mar 27, 2019
2019 AAAS Student E-Poster Competition Experience
Written by Ada Vernet-Crua, a first-year PhD student. About Ada Vernet-Crua Ada is working in the Nanomedicine lab investigating novel materials for biomedical applications – such as antibacterial and anticancer […]
Jan 17, 2019
The Long Road to Happiness
Seattle—The journey of 6,000 miles began in Taiwan where Ching-Chi “Amanda” Chang, MS information systems 2018, was launching her career as a TV reporter. She realized, with discouraging alacrity, that […]
Jan 09, 2019
Journey Leads to Facebook
Qifei “Rose” Lu, MS’18, information systems, was leading her guests on a tour of Facebook. The cafeteria and its neighboring amphitheater. The snack stand. The espresso bar. The common work […]
Jan 09, 2019
A Super Great Experience
“I think that at the beginning it is kind of hard for everyone if you have never been to the United States. Once you get an understanding of how things […]
Nov 15, 2018
Dream Co-op to Full Time Job
“I’m using my undergrad experience and my graduate experience that I built upon for my professional experience,” said Vineel Kondiboyina, MS, Bioengineering 2018. For many students, it is a dream […]