News
Sep 15, 2022
Developing an Ankle Exoskeleton to Assist the Mobility of Older Adults
MIE Assistant Professor Seungmoon Song was awarded a $747K NIH grant from the National Institute of Aging for “Simulation Framework to Develop Ankle Exoskeleton Gait Assistance for Older Adults.” The study will develop and evaluate how ankle-exoskeleton assistance affects metabolic energy consumption, walking speed, and pain during walking in healthy young and older adults, as well as in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
Aug 30, 2022
Expanding the Bridge to Doctorate STARS Program
Vice Provost of the PhD Network & CEE Professor Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & MIE Professor Jacqueline Isaacs, CEE Affiliated Faculty Randall Hughes, and Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Richard Harris were awarded a $1M NSF grant to expand the Northeastern LSAMP BD STARS Fellowship Pathway.
Aug 29, 2022
Xie Awarded $2 Million NIIMBL Stem Cell Research Grant
MIE Assistant Professor Wei Xie received a $2M award from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, for the project “Advanced Bioprocessing Sensor and Analytical Technologies for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Online Monitoring and Automation.”
Aug 25, 2022
Liu Selected as SPIE Senior Member
MIE/ECE Associate Professor Yongmin Liu was selected as a senior member of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Aug 25, 2022
Addressing Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Issues
MIE Associate Professor Jacqueline Griffin, ECE Professor David Kaeli, MIE Professor Ozlem Ergun, and affiliate faculty members Stacy Marsella and Casper Harteveld were awarded a $750k NSF grant for “Designing an Improved Information Infrastructure for Better Decision Making in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains.”
Aug 18, 2022
The Future of Greener Roofing Material With Cooling Paper
MIE Professor Yi Zheng is developing passive cooling paper in designing more efficient roofing materials. He received a Spark Fund award from Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation for this work.
Aug 17, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Peter Schindler
Peter Schindler joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in August 2022 as an Assistant Professor.
Aug 17, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Sze Zheng Yong
Sze Zheng Yong joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in August 2022 as an Associate Professor.