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Jan 28, 2025
NSF CAREER Award for Generative AI To Advance Biomanufacturing
MIE Assistant Professor Wei Xie was awarded a $596,920 NSF CAREER Award for “Mechanism-Informed AI for Biological Systems-of-Systems To Accelerate Biomanufacturing Systems Integration and Innovations.” The project aims to create innovative bioprocess-specific AI for general biological ecosystems that can facilitate flexible and intelligent on-demand manufacturing systems for biopharmaceuticals.
Jan 28, 2025
First Cohort of NSF NRT Student Trainees Share Value of Interdisciplinary Research
The first cohort of trainees of the NSF NRT Platforms for Exchange and Allocation of Resources grant share the value of the program’s interdisciplinary research, stipends, curriculum, seminars, and faculty mentorship. Applications are now open to be a trainee for the fall 2025 semester.
Jan 17, 2025
Improving the Strength and Toughness of Soft Materials
MIE Assistant Professor Ruobing Bai, in collaboration with Michigan State University, is leading a $705,664 NSF grant for the “Mechanics of End-Linked Polymer Networks With Strain-Induced Crystallization Regulated by Topological Defects.” The research will facilitate emerging applications such as soft robotics, medical devices, and wearable electronics.
Jan 14, 2025
Spring 2025 AJC Merit Research Scholars
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s AJC Merit Research Scholarship, which will fund a co-op in the laboratory of a Northeastern University STEM faculty member.
Jan 09, 2025
Making the Case To Modernize the U.S. Domestic Steel Industry
After blocking Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel, the U.S. government must modernize domestic steel production to become more competitive, says MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam.
Jan 06, 2025
Patent for High-Speed Nanoprinting Technology
University Distinguished and MIE William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina was awarded a patent for “Fast fluidic assembly method for nanoscale and microscale printing.”
Jan 03, 2025
Alam Gives Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Conference Keynote Speech
MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam delivered a keynote speech, “How Industrial Engineers Can Solve Critical Healthcare Problems: A Case Study Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Crisis,” at the 7th IEOM Bangladesh International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Jan 03, 2025
Zhu Co-Leads Battery Sustainability Efforts at MIT Workshop
MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu co-organized the third annual Battery Sustainability Workshop at MIT, which focused on sustainable battery science and featured keynotes and industry talks.