Jacqueline Isaacs
Interim Dean of the College of Engineering,
Office of the Dean
Professor,
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Associate Director,
Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing
Affiliated Faculty,
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Contact
- j.isaacs@northeastern.edu
- 220 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Social Media
Office
- 617.373.5847
Research Focus
Economic-environmental assessment of alternative manu/nanomanufacturing routes towards sustainable design and manufacturing, societal implications of nanomanufacturing, with interdisciplinary collaborations in political science, philosophy, industrial hygiene and industrial engineering, development and assessment of educational games for engineering students and for K-12 outreach activities.
Education
PhD (1991), Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honors & Awards
- 2012 ELATE Fellow
- 2012-2013 Committee Member, NNI Triennial Review, National Research Council
- 2010 Invited Panelist, National Academy of Engineering, Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
- 2010 ASEE Best Paper Award, Environmental Engineering Division
- 2005 University-Wide Aspiration Award, Northeastern University
- 2001 Bright Idea Award, Professional Organizational and Development Network in Higher Education
- 2000 University-Wide Teaching Award, Northeastern University
- 1998-2003 NSF CAREER Award
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to Materials Science
- Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE)
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Research Focus
Economic-environmental assessment of alternative manu/nanomanufacturing routes towards sustainable design and manufacturing, societal implications of nanomanufacturing, with interdisciplinary collaborations in political science, philosophy, industrial hygiene and industrial engineering, development and assessment of educational games for engineering students and for K-12 outreach activities.
Department Research Areas
Resilient Systems
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing
Multifunctional Composites
Selected Publications
- J. Zhang, A. Panwar, D. Bello, J.A. Isaacs, T. Jozokos, J. Mead, The Effects of Recycling on the Structure and Properties of Carbon Nanotube Filled Polycarbonate, Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017
- S. Radhakrishnan, S. Erbis, J.A. Isaacs, S. Kamarthi, Analysis of Scientific Literature on Nano Environmental, Health, and Safety Risk Using Keyword Co-Occurrence Networks, PLOS ONE, 2017, 0172778
- L. Pourzahedi, P. Zhai, J.A. Isaacs, M.J. Eckelman, Life Cycle Energy Benefits of Carbon Nanotubes for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding Applications, Journal of Cleaner Production, 142(4), 2017, 1971-1978
- P. Zhai, J.A. Isaacs, M.E. Eckelman, Net Energy Benefits of Carbon Nanotube Applications, Applied Energy, 173, 2016, 624-634
- S. Ebris, S. Kamarthi, A. Namin, A. Hakimian, J.A. Isaacs, Stochastic Goal Programming Model for Sustainable CNTEnabled Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing, Environmental Science: Nano, 3, 2016, 1447-1459
- V.H. Grassian, A.J. Haes, I.A. Mudunkotuwa, P. Demokritou, A.B. Kane, C.J. Murphy, J.E. Hutchison, J.A. Isaacs, et. al., NanoEHS – Defining Fundamental Science Needs: No Easy Feat When the Simple Itself is Complicated, Perspective in Environmental Science: Nano, 3, 2015, 15-27
- J.A. Isaacs, C.L. Alpert, M. Bates, C.J. Bosso, M.J. Eckelman, I. Linkov, W.C. Walker, Engaging Stakeholders in Nano-EHS Risk Governance, Editorial, Environment Systems and Decisions, 35, 2015, 24-28
May 10, 2018
Aduralere Selected as Leader of Tomorrow
Mechanical Engineering Masters student Timothy Aduralere, MS'18, won the 48th St. Gallen Symposium essay competition for his submission "Reinventing for the Unknown: A Pivotal Approach to Maximize the Constantly Evolving Future of Work". They received submissions from almost 1,300 contestants, representing 350 universities and more than 100 nationalities making the 30th anniversary of the St. Gallen […]
Feb 19, 2016
COE Featured in NAE’s Infusing Ethics Report
The National Academy of Engineering's Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers report features in Daniel Saulnier, Bob Tillman, & Tricia Lenihan for "Multiyear Engineering Ethics Case Study Approach" and Matthew Eckelman & Jacqueline Isaacs for "Case Studies for Engineering Ethics Across the Engineering Life Cycle".
May 05, 2015
COE Faculty and Staff Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2015 winners of the COE Faculty and Staff Awards: Outstanding Teachers of First Year Engineering Students Thomas Gilbert, Chemistry Joshua Hertz, Engineering Marco Rainho, Mathematics Swastik Kar, Physics Martin W. Essigmann Outstanding Teaching Award Marvin Onabajo, ECE Outstanding Cooperative Education Coordinator Award Alison Nogueira, MIE Outstanding Staff Award Roy Dalsheim, Student Services Susan […]
May 05, 2015
COE Faculty & Staff Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2015 winners of the COE Faculty and Staff Awards.
Sep 16, 2013
Ethics and Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Matthew Eckelman and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Jackie Isaacs were awarded a $248K National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to incorporate ethics education into life cycle design, engineering, and management. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance […]
Jul 18, 2011
Isaacs & Busnaina Awarded $1.2M Grant
MIE Professors Jackie Isaacs and Ahmed Busnaina have received an $1.2M NSF grant to use LCA methods to determine the ethical, legal, and societal impacts of scaling nanomanufacturing to commercial production.
Apr 06, 2011
FY12 TIER 1 Award Recipients
28 COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of FY12 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 18 different research projects.
Oct 12, 2010
Leaders in Engineering
Jackie Isaacs, Deniz Erdogmus, and Kate Ziemer have been invited to speak at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium.
Apr 28, 2010
Isaacs Wins Best Paper Award
MIE Professor Jackie Isaacs received the ASEE Best Paper Award for the paper “Assessing the Effectiveness of Using a Computer Game to Bridge a Research Agenda with a Teaching Agenda”.