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Jun 14, 2021
Using Reclaimed Materials, Spinoff Produces Strong, Light Carbon Fibers
The spinoff company Boston Materials, founded by alumni Michael Segal, E’16, Anvesh Gurijala, E’16, PhD’21, and MIE Associate Professor Randall Erb, uses 100% reclaimed materials to create a new type of carbon fiber that is sturdy enough to protect airplanes from lightning strikes but is light, tough, and as smooth as velvet.
Jun 11, 2021
Northeastern Team Selected as a Finalist in the 2021 RASC-AL Competition
The Northeastern University team has been selected as a finalist in NASA’s 2021 RASC-AL Competition, which stands for Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage. They will showcase their aerospace concepts via […]
Jun 09, 2021
Using Recycled Paper to Cool the Air
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng developed a “cooling paper” that could help cool the air in homes and businesses without the use of electricity. How to keep cool without turning […]
Jun 09, 2021
Getting a Rover Ready to Compete
Engineering students on the NURover team designed a new rover to compete in The Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge. Thirteen teams from five countries competed June 3-6, 2021. View video […]
Jun 07, 2021
Summer 2021 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE undergraduate students are recipients of the Summer 2021 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
May 27, 2021
Alam Receives NSF CAREER Award for Causal Inference in Large-Scale Studies
MIE Assistant Professor Md. Noor E Alam received a $500K NSF CAREER Award for developing “Robust Matching Algorithms for Causal Inference in Large Observational Studies.”
May 20, 2021
Using Magnetic Fields to Align 3D Printed Composite Materials
MIE Associate Professor Randall Erb was awarded a patent for creating a method for “Direct write three-dimensional printing of aligned composite materials”.
May 20, 2021
Helping to Make Student Dreams a Reality
In addition to helping students in the mechanical and industrial engineering capstone lab, Professor Andrew Gouldstone advises five engineering student groups to help bring their technical visions to reality.