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May 05, 2021

When Work is Play

Always driven to see how things worked, mechanical engineering student Amanda Vasconcelos, E’22, now uses those talents to build better toys while working on co-op at Hasbro.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 21, 2021

Combining Energy and Leadership Programs to Make an Impact

AbdurRehman Rashid, MS’20, energy systems, and certificate in engineering leadership, knew early on that he wanted to make the world a better place through engineering. Growing up in Pakistan, at […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 18, 2021

The Power of Community

The S-POWER scholars program helped Juan Mesa, E’21, mechanical engineering, find a true community and gave him the opportunity to become the best version of himself. Awarded a GEM Fellowship, he will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a PhD in advanced hydrogen energy systems.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Apr 12, 2021

Working Toward a World with Clean Energy

After completing his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the University of Iowa, Pengyang Xiang, who is an MS in Energy Systems student graduating in 2021, felt limited by the […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Mar 22, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: Noah Switek

Get Involved and Takeoff! Noah Switek is currently a 5th-year student at Northeastern. This May, he will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Master’s degree in Engineering […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Mar 22, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: David Soolkin

David Soolkin has been a member of the Galante program since 2020. This May, he will graduate from Northeastern with his Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Master’s in Engineering Management. […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Mar 02, 2021

A World of Difference

Diego Rivera, E’21, mechanical engineering, aims to find engineering solutions that meet the pressing challenges of climate change While growing up in South Florida, Diego Rivera, E’21, was always drawn […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 29, 2021

Featured Galante Fellow: Heather Cheung

Heather Cheung is a fifth-year Northeastern student who has been a part of the Galante Engineering Business Program since 2019. Within Galante, she has been the information session coordinator since […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering