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Jun 21, 2016

Immersive experiential education at its best

Julieta Moradei, BS, Civil Engineering, 2016—originally from Argentina, spent the early years of her education in Montreal, Canada. She is a member of the class of 2016 majoring in civil and environmental engineering. Julieta has taken an interdisciplinary approach to her education and has leveraged clubs, such as Engineers Without Borders, co-ops, and coursework to […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

students posed in front of a concrete canoe

May 18, 2016

Will It Float: Concrete Canoe

Written by Maria Kelly is a fourth year civil engineering student.  About Me Maria is the project manager of the concrete canoe team along with Steven Hock and Alysa Longo. She is currently on co-op at VHB and working with the Transit and Rail team. Will It Float? Concrete canoe provides an incredible outlet for […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

two students on cliff overlooking body of water

May 11, 2016

Co-op in Cagliari

Co-written by James Kilgannon and David Measley, both third year Chemical Engineering students. About Me (James Kilgannon) James Kilgannon is a third year student at Northeastern University pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship. He is an active member of the Chem-E-Car club that works on building a car power by […]

Chemical Engineering

Apr 01, 2016

Finding my Dream Job

Kelly O’Connell, BS, Civil Engineering, 2016—received national recognition when she was selected by the American Society of Engineering Educators as the Co-op Student of the Year for 2016. Her co-op career has been varied, including work as a general contractor, a water resources consultant, and an energy sustainability professional. Kelly forged an interdisciplinary engineering path […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

student with parrots on each arm smiling

Feb 24, 2016

Co-op in Indonesia

Written by Maria George, a fifth year senior majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Environmental Science. About Me Maria George is a fifth year senior majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Environmental Science. She’s spent her undergrad exploring opportunities in Environmental Engineering through co-op and seizing every opportunity she can to apply […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jan 30, 2016

First Rhodes Scholarship Winner

Logan Jackson, BS Civil Engineering, 2016, is the first Northeastern University student to win the Rhodes Scholarship, which is one of the most prestigious awards an undergraduate in the country can receive. Jackson has served in several roles with Northeastern’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, including president. She is also a violinist […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

student at the Great Wall of China

Jan 02, 2016

Co-op in Beijing

Written by Neil Suttora, a junior in Electrical and Computer Engineering. About Me Neil Suttora is a Junior at NEU in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He decided to go to China for his 2nd co-op because he loves the language and culture. If you don’t know him by my name you probably have seen Neil unicycling around campus […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Nov 20, 2015

Success Story: Maninder Singh Hunjan

Source: News @ Northeastern Recent graduate Maninder Singh Hunjan, TSM 2010, who was born in Pandher Kheri, a small village in Punjab, India, never planned on moving to a big city like Boston, let alone attending Northeastern University. But Hunjan, who graduated earlier this month with a master’s degree in telecommunication systems management, says he […]

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)