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Jan 13, 2014

Murthy to Select Features

Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Shashi Murthy was appointed as a member of the Features Advisory Panel for the American Chemical Society’s journal Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Murthy joined Northeastern faculty in 2005 […]

Chemical Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 07, 2014

Smart bike pedals toward accident prevention

Every day, about two people in the U.S. suc­cumb to fatal cycling acci­dents while more than 130 suffer harmful injuries. But in an era of increasing con­cern for the envi­ron­ment, […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 10, 2013

The (second) life of an inventor

Con­stan­tinos Mavroidis hasn’t always been an inventor. “It was the spirit that already exists at North­eastern that got me started,” he said. When the Dis­tin­guished Pro­fessor of Mechan­ical and Indus­trial Engi­neering came to North­eastern […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 04, 2013

Are plastics the new natural gas?

Yiannis Lev­endis, Dis­tin­guished Pro­fessor Mechan­ical and Indus­trial Engi­neering at North­eastern, keeps a pho­to­graph of a burning plastic foam cup tacked to the wall above his desk. Thick black smoke emanates from the […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 02, 2013

Gupta: Book of the Month

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Surendra Gupta’s book “Reverse Supply Chains: Issues and Analysis” was selected as Book of the Month by Industrial Engineer Magazine. The magazine serves the diverse audience of […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 25, 2013

Nickerson Awarded Scholarship

Matthew Nickerson, a Mechanical and Industrial Engineering BS/MS student, is the recipient of a $5000 James D. Arangio Scholarship. The family of James D. Arangio ’62 has established a scholarship fund […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 21, 2013

To treat cancer, is the force strong with nanorobots?

Every day, more than 20,000 people around the world suc­cumb to cancer, according to sta­tis­tics com­piled by the World Health Orga­ni­za­tion. Thou­sands more con­tinue to suffer through treat­ment and its […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 20, 2013

A better motor for the Mars Rover

In the world of robotics, iden­ti­fying actu­a­tors that are strong and com­pact is prob­ably one of the most impor­tant open tech­no­log­ical prob­lems yet to be resolved. More often than not, […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering