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Subash Rajaseelan headshot

Jun 17, 2025

Aspiring Product Manager Club and Co-op Create a Path for Startup Success

Subash Rajaseelan, MS’23, engineering management, founded the Aspiring Product Manager Club to share the skills he gained through his eight-month industry co-op and through his interdisciplinary coursework with other students, enabling them to become successful leaders in the industry.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

phd student standing in front of research poster smiling

Jun 10, 2025

PhD Spotlight: Turner Jennings, PhD’25, Mechanical Engineering

Turner Jennings, PhD’25, mechanical engineering, authored a dissertation on improving helmet impact response that focused on using granular materials instead of polymeric foams to absorb impact energy. Following graduation, Jennings joined Northeastern as a postdoctoral research associate.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 10, 2025

PhD Spotlight: Lluvia “Weijia” Jing, PhD’25, Industrial Engineering

Lluvia “Weijia” Jing, PhD’25, industrial engineering, focused on optimizing global humanitarian supply chains. As part of a multi-year collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Jing led the development of advanced models to support decision-making for both pre- and post-disaster planning strategies in regions affected by food insecurity.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 10, 2025

Real-World Applications of Theoretical Knowledge Lead to Industry Success

Keshab Siddhant, MS’24, engineering management, valued the program’s combination of theoretical curriculum and real-world application through a co-op at Tesla, faculty mentorship, and student organizations.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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May 28, 2025

Combining Engineering and Business To Lead as a Project Manager

Vibin Roy, MS’23, engineering management, personalized his master’s program with management elective courses and a variety of career-building experiences, which helped put him on a project leadership path in the energy industry.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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May 20, 2025

Learning To Transform Data Into Stories With Experiential Learning

Sri Likhitha Anuganti, MS’25, data analytics engineering, transformed her career from a business analyst to a data storyteller through Northeastern’s academics, project-based learning, a co-op, and entrepreneurship.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 16, 2025

Developing a Global Mindset for Energy Systems Career

For Diego Tosar Rovira, MS’25, energy systems, a combination of strong experiential academics and student engagement opportunities at Northeastern gave him a holistic education that emphasized a global perspective on energy systems challenges, while providing opportunities to build specialized skills.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 07, 2025

Mechanical Engineering Scholarship in Memory of James D. Arangio, E’62

The legacy of James D. Arangio, E’62, mechanical engineering, lives on through an annual scholarship for a mechanical engineering student. Arangio had a co-op at Raytheon that led to a 43-year career.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering