Spotlight Stories
Oct 18, 2017
Reengineering Scholarship Opportunities
ME alum Joseph Alim and student Tuan Ho have created the startup ScholarJet which enables high school students to participate in company-sponsored challenges such as creating 3-D models, running marathons, or developing apps to finance their college education.
Sep 08, 2017
Dialogue of Civilizations to Chile
Written by Carl Verch who is a 4th year student studying Bioengineering. This past summer, Carl had the incredible opportunity to take part in a Dialogue of Civilizations program to Chile to study photography and microbiology. “This is trip has definitely been a stand-out experience in my time here at Northeastern,” Carl remarks. The unexpected […]
Sep 05, 2017
Success without Boundaries
Written by Sharabh Kochar, an Engineering Management graduate. About Me Sharabh Kochar is a recent graduate from the engineering management program. He completed an international co-op at Schlumberger del Ecuador S.A., where he was able to enjoy the experience of a lifetime and explore a new culture. Success without Boundaries The calendar date July 5, […]
Aug 28, 2017
Research in Extreme Conditions
Alek Razdan, PhD, Computer Engineering, 2021—This is the Antarctic Ocean in winter. It’s the last place anyone would want to be—unless you’re trying to solve a climate change mystery. An international crew of scientists, including Northeastern graduate student Alek Razdan, recently returned from a two-month expedition to the Ross Sea off the coast of Antarctica. […]
Aug 25, 2017
Engineering for People
Kritika Singh, BS, Bioengineering, 2020—As a high school sophomore in Alexandria, Virginia, Kritika Singh, E’20, bioengineering, had an experience that changed the course of her life. A student at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Singh applied for and received a summer internship in Boston, where she worked for Acetylon Pharmaceuticals. […]
Aug 24, 2017
Cancer Does Not Discriminate
Mubashar Rehman, Chemical Engineering Visiting Scholar—As he was growing up in Pakistan, Visiting Ph.D. Scholar Mubashar Rehman was inspired by the important contributions his father made to agricultural science. “I realized at a young age that scientists can make a real impact on the lives of people every day,” recalls Rehman. “I always knew that […]
Aug 15, 2017
Academic Involvement and Interdisciplinary Research
Meryem Pehlivaner, PhD, Chemical Engineering, 2018— A fourth-year PhD student in the Ekenseair Group, Meryem Pehlivaner develops innovative materials for a variety of applications, including biomedical, environmental, and industrial. Most recently, Pehlivaner worked on a project where she created an electrode with an interdisciplinary team from Cornell University. This cutting-edge research led to a story […]
Jul 31, 2017
Galante Success Story: Nick DelRe
Nick DelRe is a Galante Engineering Business Fellow who is completing a BS/MS in industrial engineering and engineering management. In addition, Nick has become a mentor in the program to a fellow student on his club baseball team at Northeastern. Nick tells his story on how he learned about the program, joined, and benefited from […]