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Apr 28, 2026

Akcay Named Finalist for Best Paper at IISE Annual Conference

MIE Associate Professor Alp Akcay has been selected as a finalist for the 2026 IISE Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Division Track Paper Contest at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference, to be held in Arlington, Texas.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 21, 2026

Improving How Machines Perceive and React to the World

MIE Associate Professor Laurent Lessard was awarded a $374K NSF grant for “Optimization-Based Methods for State Estimation”.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 21, 2026

The Engineer Behind Clean Combustion & Sustainable Fuels

MIE Distinguished Professor Yiannis Levendis leads pioneering research in clean combustion and sustainable fuels, developing innovations like recyclable iron fuel and wildfire-resistant technologies to solve critical environmental challenges.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 21, 2026

End of the Semester Brings Innovative Projects

As the semester wraps up, Northeastern Global News explores a handful of interesting final projects from a variety of Northeastern students.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 14, 2026

2026 Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Recipients

Tristan Bernard, E’27, mechanical engineering, and Ian Rocha, E’25, chemical engineering, are recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, which enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.

Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 14, 2026

2026 Fulbright Scholarship Semi-finalists

Juliana Castro, E’26, industrial engineering, Lucas McCauley, E’26, bioengineering and biochemistry, and Sasha Pavlov, E’26, civil engineering and architecture, are semi-finalists for the 2026 Fulbright Scholarship, which is awarded to exceptional students to research, study, or teach English abroad, in order to foster diplomacy and mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries.

Bioengineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 14, 2026

2026 Laurel and Scroll 100 Inductees

Twenty-nine engineering graduate students were inducted into the Laurel and Scroll 100, a society established in 2024 to honor exceptional graduate and professional students who were or are in the final year of their Master’s/PhD program across Northeastern’s global university system.

Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Information and Software Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 14, 2026

2026 Huntington 100 COE Recipients

Twelve College of Engineering students were selected as 2026 members of the Northeastern University Huntington 100, which recognizes undergraduate students entering their final year of study for their outstanding achievements and who exemplify the university’s mission, ideals, values, and academic excellence.

Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering