News
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.