News

Jan 17, 2024
Zheng Selected as ASME Fellow
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng was selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) for his exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession, particularly in the research field of micro/nanoscale heat transfer for sustainable energy harvesting, conversion, and storage.
Jan 11, 2024
Spring 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
A record number of engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Spring 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Jan 11, 2024
Spring 2024 AJC Merit Research Scholars
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Spring 2024 AJC Merit Research Scholars from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, which funds a co-op in the laboratory of a Northeastern University STEM faculty member.

Jan 09, 2024
Research To Optimize Large-Scale iPSC Manufacturing
Two papers titled “Stochastic Biological System-of-Systems Modelling for iPSC Culture” and “Metabolic Regulatory Network Kinetic Modeling with Multiple Isotopic Tracers for iPSCs” led by Wei Xie, MIE assistant professor, were published in the journals Communications Biology – Nature and Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Hyeon Yu Kim
Hyeon Yu Kim joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in January 2024 as an Assistant Professor.

Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Yoseob Yoon
Yoseob Yoon joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in January 2024 as an Assistant Professor.

Dec 15, 2023
Capstone Students Design Robotic Boat To Combat Invasive Plant
Engineering capstone students built an autonomous robotic boat equipped with a hyperspectral camera to map the invasive hydrilla plant and help scientists control its spread in Connecticut waters. The project is a collaboration among the ECE and MIE departments, the Robotics and Intelligent Vehicles Research Lab, and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

Dec 15, 2023
Northeastern Team Places Third at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Industrial Engineering Case Competition
Daunte Pean, E’25, Karim Kane, E’25, and Lucas Kirma, E’25, industrial engineering, won third place at Disney’s national Industrial Engineering Case Competition. As part of the case study competition, the team took on the role as outside consultants for the city of Dallas and gave their recommendation on what form of entertainment should be built.