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Mar 22, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: David Soolkin

David Soolkin has been a member of the Galante program since 2020. This May, he will graduate from Northeastern with his Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Master’s in Engineering Management. […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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Mar 16, 2021

Front-End Developer to Full Stack Engineer

Jayashree Patel, MS‘21, information systems, has always been enchanted by computer science and used to wonder how a few lines of code could lead to the development of software that […]

Information and Software Engineering

Jayshil Jain

Mar 16, 2021

MS in Information Systems Co-op as Business Intelligence Engineer at Dell Technologies

The MS in information systems program at Northeastern University always stood out to Jayshil Jain, MS’21, information systems, as being at the forefront of their domain by blending industry relevant […]

Information and Software Engineering

student sitting on Northeastern University wall in graduation attire

Mar 16, 2021

Reaching Goals Sooner with the PlusOne

Derek Smith, E’20, MS’21, initially decided he wanted to pursue a PlusOne degree after talking to his coworkers on one of his co-ops. “They admitted to me that they found […]

Chemical Engineering

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Mar 10, 2021

Co-op at Qualcomm Opens New Doors

As a master’s student in electrical and computer engineering, Nagulan Manivelan, MS’21, had to act quickly. A week before he was slated to begin his co-op with a Boston technology startup, the company had to cancel the position due to COVID. What Nagulan did next, embodies the Northeastern ethos of personal and professional resiliency.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

alumnus working at his job in front of double monitors

Mar 09, 2021

Broad Experience Made the Difference

Aravind Uthaman, MS’19, civil engineering, was crawling on his hands and knees for more than 300 feet into a water conduit tunnel. It was certainly not a position he expected […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

laptop screen view of Klip Tech product

Mar 07, 2021

From Pitch to Product

For Laura Bilal, E’21, and Meghan Quon, E’22, bioengineering, their third-place finish in the 2020 Husky Startup Challenge, taking home $1,000 in funding to pursue their venture, was inspired by […]

Bioengineering

Yang Zhang

Mar 02, 2021

Atmospheric Modeling Expertise With an Urban Engineering Focus

Joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2020 as a Distinguished Fellow, Professor Yang Zhang is focused on atmospheric/climate modeling and air quality forecasting. She brings years of […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering