Northeastern Nominates 6 COE Students for Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
November 7, 2025
Druhi Bhargava, E’24, computer engineering; Amanda Ferrante, E’26, bioengineering and biochemistry; Kevin Giordano, E’26, mechanical engineering and physics; Victoria Robbins, E’22, chemical engineering; Nishita Roy, E’26, bioengineering, and Zhenming Yang, E’26, electrical and computer engineering were were six of nine nominated by Northeastern for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.
Druhi Bhargava,COE’24, Computer Engineering
Mentors: Taylor Zahn, Erhardt Graeff
Amanda Ferrante,COE’26, Bioengineering and Biochemistry
Mentors: Mona Minkara, Mohammad Abbas Yaseen, Ning Wang, Samantha Atkins, Bonnie Teng
Kevin Giordano,COE/COS’26, Mechanical Engineering and Physics
Mentors: Andrew Gouldstone, Mehdi Abedi, Baris Altunkaynak, Brent Lawson, Sofia Varner
Victoria Robbins, COE’22, Chemical Engineering
Mentors: Brian Lejeune, Zach Favors, Amruth Bhargav
Nishita Roy,COE’26, Bioengineering
Mentors: Marc Rischitelli, Zheng Ao, Sarah Niemi, Xin Tang, Timothy Lannin
Zhenming Yang, COE’26, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mentors: Gregory Abowd, Giovanni Traverso, Alex Wright