NU Engineering Students Publish and Present at the 2026 ASEE-NE Conference
Engineering students, under the guidance of COE Distinguished Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran, published and presented papers at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Northeast Section Conference on March 27–28, 2026, in Manchester, NH. ASEE is a premier global organization dedicated to advancing engineering education.
This year’s conference, hosted by Southern New Hampshire University, attracted over 250 participants from more than 20 institutions, including several faculty members and students from Northeastern University. The event featured an exciting array of presentations, posters, and keynote talks, fostering a dynamic and engaging environment. Attendees from various institutions contributed to vibrant discussions and exchanges throughout the conference.
One of the highlights was that the overall Best Student Paper award was given to Alexandra Vergara-Anglim, Nicole Guadagno, Elyse Hall, Isabella Morizio, Ben Orton, and Ariella Sakhai, (advised to MIE Distinguished Professor Yiannis Levendis and Emeritus Professor Greg Kowalski) for their senior capstone paper “A Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project: Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Continuous-Feed Solar Parabolic Trough Pyrolyzer to Convert Pine Needles to Bioproducts.” Congratulations on these outstanding contributions and achievements.
NU Student Paper Information:
- Enduro-Drone: Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Through Accessible Composite Fabrication — Bryce Pippin, Will Croteau, Ryan Porto, Damian Mavromatis, Bala Maheswaran
- Snell Space Sensor — Belen Quispe Almendro, David Njoo, Haoyu Sima, Gabriel Sunseri, Marcus Tisdale, Bala Maheswaran
- Pulse Ox+: An Exploratory Model for Melanin-Corrected Pulse Oximetry — Mason Herman, Irina Knezevic, Jake Lorenzo, Jack Lu, Henry Reilly, Preksha Chandrashekaran, Meghna Sridhar, Bala Maheswaran
- EcoCurrent: PMFC-Based Energy Solution for Low-Power Agricultural IoT Applications — Anagha Bhumireddy, Alec Lucken, Aiden McLean, Clare Tubbs, Matthew Chen, Preksha Chandrashekaran, Meghna Sridhar, Bala Maheswaran