Spotlight Stories
Apr 18, 2021
The Power of Community
The S-POWER scholars program helped Juan Mesa, E’21, mechanical engineering, find a true community and gave him the opportunity to become the best version of himself. Awarded a GEM Fellowship, he will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a PhD in advanced hydrogen energy systems.
Apr 12, 2021
Her Work in Four Countries Prepares a Bioengineering Student for a Global Career
A recipient of the 2021 Harold D. Hodgkinson Award and the 2020 Truman Scholarship, during her time at Northeastern she studied, researched, and worked in four countries.
Apr 06, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Luis Ye Fung
Go Abroad! Luis Ye Fung has been a Galante Fellow since the summer of 2020. This May, Fung will graduate from Northeastern with his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and master’s degree in Engineering Management. While at Northeastern he had the chance to study abroad in Hong Kong and spend a summer in Taiwan as […]
Mar 22, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Noah Switek
Get Involved and Takeoff! Noah Switek is currently a 5th-year student at Northeastern. This May, he will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Master’s degree in Engineering Management. His involvement with the Galante Engineering Business Program goes back to when he first heard Professor Jaeger-Helton talk about the program at an IISE […]
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. Coming into college, Soolkin knew he wanted to pursue a degree in engineering, but was not sure which discipline. He started out at Northeastern in […]
Mar 16, 2021
Reaching Goals Sooner with the PlusOne
Derek Smith, E’20, ME’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 the prospect of going back to school daunting,” Smith reveals. “It seemed more in line with my goals to keep going.” Now, the Long Island […]
Mar 02, 2021
A World of Difference
Diego Rivera, E’21, mechanical engineering, aims to find engineering solutions that meet the pressing challenges of climate change While growing up in South Florida, Diego Rivera, E’21, was always drawn to science and math. But it wasn’t until he took a physics class in high school that he began to see a clear career path […]
Mar 02, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Connor Rodriguez
Work Hard, and Play Harder Connor Rodriguez is a fifth-year Galante fellow graduating in May 2021 with his BS in industrial engineering, and his MS in engineering management. He has been a Galante Fellow since he was accepted into the program in January 2019. Initially, Rodriguez was a civil engineering major but switched to industrial […]