Summer 2026 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2026 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Base Camp Fellows
Structure, Spirit, and Nature: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Biomimicry in Religious Experience Awardee: Esther Cohen, E’29, environmental engineering Mentor: Andrew Gillen, COE, Civil & Environmental Engineering
3D Prototype Design for Improved Active Marker Attachment and Efficient Human Movement Data Collection Awardee: Ivy Lu, E’29, bioengineering Mentor: Eugene Tunik, Bouvé, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science
Actuated Prosthetic Hand with Flexible Electrical Technology Awardee: Mahika Sharma, E’27, mechanical engineering Mentor: Ravinder Dahiya, COE, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spillovers and Contagion in Financial Intermediaries Awardee: Aryan Sinha, E’27, computer engineering Mentor: W. Paul Chiou, DMSB, Finance & Insurance
Lunar Rover – Lunabotics Awardee: Bryan Thomas, E’27, mechanical engineering Mentor: Juner Zhu, COE, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Summit Fellows
Multifunctional Thermal-Release Liquid Crystal-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Awardee: Kevin Charles Felicitas, E’27, mechanical engineering Mentor: Ruobing Bai, COE, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
An Investigation of Carbene Thermal Decomposition Awardee: Gabi Martin, E’29, mechanical engineering Mentor: Jesse Peltier, COS, Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Trail Blazer Fellows
Developing a Standardized Biogas Planning and Design Platform for the Small-Scale Sector in Rural Uganda Awardee: Dhwani Bhatt, E’27, chemical engineering Mentor: Annalisa Onnis- Hayden, COE, Civil & Environmental Engineer
Automated Determination of Femoral Angles and Cam Morphology from MRI Scans: Novel Metrics for Assessing 3D Bone Shape Awardee: Tess Buckley, E’27, mechanical engineering Mentor: Sandra Shefelbine, COE, Mech & Industrial Engineering
Development of a Four Wave Mixing Spectrometer Awardee: Faith Degawa, E’27, electrical engineering Mentor: Alberto De la Torre Duran, COS, Physics
Reconstructing Particles in a Future Muon Collider Awardee: Sarah Douglass, E’27, electrical engineering Mentor: Johan Bonilla Castro, COS, Physics

Related Faculty: Andrew Gillen , Eugene Tunik , Ravinder Dahiya , Juner Zhu , Ruobing Bai , Jesse Peltier , Annalisa Onnis-Hayden , Sandra Shefelbine , De la Torre Duran, Alberto

Related Departments:Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering