News
Jun 10, 2013
vi-RABT Project Wins Again
Congratulations to the team of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students who won First Place at the 2013 Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day Poster Competition for their "vi-RABT: Virtually- Interfaced Robotic Ankle […]
Jun 06, 2013
Off to the races
UPDATE, June 19, 2013: Northeastern’s solar boat team took first place in the visual presentation, second place in the technical report, and 10th overall at the 2013 Solar Splash competition. […]
Jun 05, 2013
Journey to a cleaner future
Upon arriving in Los Angeles in September 1984 as a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology, Yiannis Levendis decided to take a walk. Within minutes of beginning his […]
Jun 05, 2013
Harnessing Water Power
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Alexander Gorlov's invention of the Gorlov Helical Turbine is a part of the new TidGen, a tidal powered turbine generator. TidGen, the underwater electricity generator, was […]
Jun 04, 2013
Engineering professor earns prestigious award
Mechanical and industrial engineering professor Allen Soyster has received the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Award, the most esteemed honor bestowed by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Founded in 1948, IIE is the world’s […]
May 28, 2013
Students Awarded Patent for Capstone Project
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Graduates Michael Witonis, Jay Seiter, Morgan Misek, Joshua Filgate, and Jesse Kuhn have been awarded a patent for their 2007 capstone project entitled "Internal Gearbox for Downhill […]
May 28, 2013
Artery Imaging Patent
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Associate Research Engineer Ahmet Coskun was awarded a patent for his “Artery Imaging System” technique, which provides an image of the luminal boundary of the coronary artery. […]
May 28, 2013
Preserving Frozen Specimen
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti was awarded a patent for his method of extracting samples from frozen specimens without having to thaw the entire specimen. Dr. Ruberti received […]