News
Apr 23, 2013
Increasing IVF Success
Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Charles DiMarzio was awarded a patent for his “Phase subtraction cell counting method” to accurately count the cells in an embryo to increase the probability of a healthy transfer during fertility treatments. Dr. DiMarzio the author of Optics for Engineers and currently leads OSL, the Optical Science Laboratory, which is affiliated […]
Apr 18, 2013
Self-Shaping Composites
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor Randall Erb’s research was featured in Nature Communications, for his efforts in replicating naturally occurring shape-changing materials with synthetic hydrogel composites. Nature Communications is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes high-quality research from all areas of the natural sciences and has an Impact Factor of 10.015 according to the 2012 Journal Citation Reports® Science […]
Apr 17, 2013
Ankle rehab, re-engineered
Ten months ago, Paul Douçot began contemplating his transition from undergraduate mechanical engineering studies to a graduate program in physical therapy. “I didn’t want to abandon my engineering background,” he said. It turned out he wouldn’t have to. Douçot connected with a variety of physical therapists in the field and learned that one sorely lacking piece of […]
Apr 16, 2013
Student engineers tackle real-world technical challenges
The most challenging technical problems facing engineers and scientists today don’t have an easy answer. But proposing an approach is a critical first step to moving toward research and development, according to Northeastern graduate student Sarah Brown. Brown is the special projects coordinator in the National Programs Committee of the National Society of Black Engineers. She is also a member of Northeastern’s chapter […]
Apr 04, 2013
FY14 TIER 1 Award Recipients
22 COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of FY14 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 14 different research projects.
Mar 29, 2013
Students found biomedical engineering group
Early in her academic career as a mechanical engineering student, Sienna Magee was sitting around a campfire talking with another member of the Outing Club about her interest in biomedical engineering. “I came to Northeastern in spite of the fact that there’s no major,” she said. This conversation sparked a cascade of connections that ultimately led Magee to several students across colleges who shared her interest. […]
Mar 26, 2013
Co-op student charts new course at computer giant
As computing giant IBM has grown, it has expanded dramatically in places around the globe. But in countries like the Philippines, the company grew so quickly that some of its key corporate documents, like charts that track the structure and responsibilities of each of its employees, were never updated to match the new normal. But last year that […]
Mar 19, 2013
Grad Wins Peebles Award
Jiayi Shi, a MIE PhD graduate student, won the Peebles Student Award runner-up at the Adhesion Society Annual Meeting in Daytona Beach held on March 3-6, 2013. Her oral presentation of her paper entitled “Adhesion-Detachment Mechanics of Thin Shells” was awarded the prestigious award with partial travel support and a check of US$500. She has been working under the supervision of Associate Professor […]