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Nov 27, 2024
Using Exoskeletons To Increase Mobility
Bouvé/MIE Assistant Professor Max Shepherd is leading a team of graduate students, including Fatima Tourk, PhD’27, mechanical engineering, to create a battery-powered exoskeleton that is intended to assist people with mobility issues and enable complex movements without causing discomfort. He co-authored research published in Nature on a new lower-limb exoskeleton.
Nov 22, 2024
Three COE Students Apply for 2024 Fulbright
Talin Calikyan, E’25, mechanical engineering, Molly Johnson, E’25, bioengineering and biochemistry, and Joshua Piatok, E’25, bioengineering, applied for a Fulbright Scholarships. Calikyan is pursuing a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Spain, while Johnson applied for a Fulbright Study/Research (S/R) in New Zealand, and Piatok is seeking a Fulbright S/R in Germany.
Nov 20, 2024
Zheng Receives ASME Rising Star Award
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng received an ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering Award in recognition of his NSF CAREER award in “Nanoscale Radiative Heat Transfer for Enhanced Thermal Infrared Energy Conversion and Cooling.”
Nov 18, 2024
Theme Park Engineering Club Creates Opportunities for Revolutionary Thinking
For the past two years, members of Northeastern’s Theme Park Engineering Club have developed innovative projects emphasizing thematic immersion that could reshape theme park engineering.
Nov 18, 2024
MIE Alum Receives Distinguished Civilian Award
Mechanical engineering graduate Donald Hoffer was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Award, given annually to a civilian who made significant contributions to the work of the U.S. Submarine Force. In his 37-year career with the Department of the Navy, Hoffer worked on several significant projects, including the restoration of the submersible Alvin.
Nov 15, 2024
Northeastern Nominates 6 COE Students for Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Alex Bender, E’20, MS’20, Matthew Coughlin, E’25, Maya De Los Santos, E’25, Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, Dominic Pizzarella, E’25, and Daniel Sneyers Pont, E’21, MS’21, were six of eight nominated by Northeastern for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.
Nov 14, 2024
ChE Student Receives Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Madeline Szoo, E’25, chemical engineering and biochemistry, advised by MIE Assistant Professor Cynthia Hajal, was awarded a Stabile Scholarship from Tau Beta Pi, a prestigious engineering honor society, which supports students based on their academic work, campus leadership, and service, as well as their promise of future contributions to the engineering profession.
Nov 07, 2024
11 COE Fall 2024 Huntington 100 Recipients
Eleven College of Engineering students were selected as fall 2024 members of the Northeastern University Huntington 100, which is a group of students selected for their outstanding achievements that align with the university’s mission, ideals, values, and academic plan.