News
May 20, 2024
Metghalchi Selected as HelioCon Featured Researcher
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi was selected as a Featured Researcher by the Heliostat Consortium for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power, and was invited to join the HelioCon Board of Advisors.
May 20, 2024
Northeastern Research Shows the Benefits of Shifting to Standardized Employment
MIE Distinguished Professor Ozlem Ergun and other Northeastern researchers presented findings that suggest both workers and platforms may benefit from a move away from the independent contractor model to standardized employment. The interdisciplinary research team studied the working behavior of the package delivery platform Deliv for the study.
May 08, 2024
2024 URF Scholars Recipients
Several engineering students received 2024 URF Scholars Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. URF Scholars are students who are graduating this year and who have earned a PEAK Experiences Award, applied for a distinguished fellowship, or participated in graduate school advising.
May 07, 2024
Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
May 07, 2024
Müftü Receives Honorary Doctorate From the Technical University of Iași
Sinan Müftü, COE Distinguished Professor, MIE, was awarded an honorary doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Iași (TUIasi) in Romania. Müftü has collaborated with this university since […]
Apr 30, 2024
Zheng Receives Leadership for Inclusion and Diversity Award
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng received the 2024 Leadership for Inclusion and Diversity Award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Pacific Islanders Commission, which recognized him “as an exceptional leader who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering inclusivity and diversity.”
Apr 29, 2024
Industrial Engineering Student Receives IISE UPS Scholarship for Female Students
Mia Ferrante, E’25, industrial engineering, was chosen by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Scholarship Trustees Committee as the winner of the UPS Scholarship for Female Students for her scholastic achievement, leadership, and dedication to the ISE profession.
Apr 26, 2024
MIE Capstone Group Helps Northeastern Graduates Plant Trees for Better Neighborhoods
Cathy and Tom Griffin, two Northeastern graduates, have realized the importance of trees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, they have led the WE Tree Boston project to increase the tree population in Boston’s neighborhoods with the help of a watering system designed by a group of MIE capstone students.