Co-op News
Mar 10, 2025
Engineering and MBA Degrees Lead to Business Ownership
Dan Olsen, E’04, mechanical engineering, credits his time at Northeastern, where he also earned an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, with helping him build a career as a CEO of Mach Machine, a contract manufacturer.
Feb 28, 2025
Research, Co-ops, and Student Leadership Lead to PhD Path
From extracurriculars to industry, academic, and clinical research, Dominic Pizzarella, E’25, chemical engineering, optimized opportunities at Northeastern. He is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Feb 28, 2025
A Journey To Preserve Marine Biodiversity Through Bioengineering
Molly Johnson, E’25, bioengineering and biochemistry, completed two co-ops in DNA editing and analysis. After graduation, she plans to apply her knowledge and skills to monitor and protect marine ecosystems.
Feb 25, 2025
Academics and Software Skills Lead to Career Start at Amazon Web Services
Siddharth Gargava, MS’24, information systems, plans to use skills he acquired through his coursework and co-op at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new software development engineer at Amazon Web Services.
Feb 25, 2025
Young Alumni Impact Award Winners Share Their Career Journeys
As part of Engineers Week, Gregory Abowd, dean of the College of Engineering, presented the college’s inaugural Young Alumni Impact Awards to six recent graduates who are transforming industries and inspiring the next generation. The award recipients shared their career journeys and how they turned their experiential education into impactful careers. View the video recap and photo gallery.
Feb 14, 2025
2025 Goldwater Scholarship Nominee
Eda Erdogmus, E’26, bioengineering, was nominated for a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a highly competitive, merit-based award for outstanding students in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering who are interested in pursuing careers in research.
Feb 04, 2025
Gaining Microscopy Experience on Co-ops on the East and West Coasts
Cameron D’Mello, E’25, bioengineering, developed microscopy skills on two co-ops, one at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston as a lab researcher, and the other at QuantumScape in San Jose, Calif. Both experiences helped solidify her plans to work in biotechnology research and development of health care products.
Jan 29, 2025
Developing Project Management Expertise at Siemens Healthineers Co-op
A co-op and subsequent part-time position at Siemens Healthineers supporting its ultrasound systems, catheters, and transducers teams helped Purvakshi Thakkar, MS’24, information systems, develop project management and interpersonal skills.