CEE Student Nominated for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Emily Zakrewski, E’24, civil engineering, was nominated for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships by Northeastern University. She is mentored by Kenneth Gendron, Andrew Myers, Gregory Abowd, Theunis F. P. Henning, Hannah Lindgren, Dionisio Bernal, and Matthew Eckelman.
Emily Zakrzewski earned her Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in 2024 and has been actively shaping the engineering and development sector since. During her year post-graduation, she continued research and education on modular development, a topic she first explored in her senior capstone project. Motivated by the community need for low-cost housing, she investigated the technical potential of modular solutions and, at AEW Capital Management, examined the market opportunities and limitations surrounding modular development.
Currently, Emily works full-time as a civil engineer, focusing on enhancing connectivity and safety across Boston’s neighborhoods. She even engages with the city’s running culture to test and experience the connectivity of the networks she helps design. Bringing the same spirit of collaboration and community engagement to her role on her company’s corporate social responsibility team, she helps create meaningful connections between employees and local communities that benefit from engineering expertise.