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Mar 18, 2025
ChE PhD Student’s Research Featured on Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Cover
Colin Gallagher, PhD’27, chemical engineering, co-authored a paper with ChE Assistant Professor Qing Zhao titled “Graphene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction: Unraveling the Roles of Metals and Dopants in Tuning Activity,” which was featured as the cover art of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
Mar 17, 2025
Co-op Employer Partners Join Robotics Week
The College of Engineering’s co-op team hosted a Robotics Week that brought together students, alumni, and co-op employer partners to network and learn about the robotics industry.
Mar 17, 2025
UCD and Northeastern Launch Double Degree in Sustainability Engineering Leadership
University College Dublin and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern launched a double MS in sustainability engineering leadership, which will enable students to study in both Boston and Dublin to address the global demand for sustainability expertise in engineering.
Mar 17, 2025
ECE Student Receives Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Community Impact
Muhammad Elarbi, MS’26, electrical and computer engineering, received a Northeastern University Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Community Impact for his dedication to STEM education outreach and expanding access to technical knowledge for underrepresented students.
Mar 14, 2025
Fighting Tumor Defenses With Engineering and Immunotherapy
BioE/Physics Distinguished Professor Herbert Levine gives the plenary lecture at the Global Summit on Mechanobiology and Mechanomedicine hosted by Northeastern’s Institute for Mechanobiology. He discusses how mechanobiology seeks to overcome the physical barriers around tumors to improve immunotherapy effectiveness.
Mar 13, 2025
AI Tool Could Improve Performance of AR/VR Glasses
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia and two PhD students developed an AI tool that helps improve the performance of AR/VR applications, which could lead to less bulky and more esthetic AR/VR glasses.
Mar 13, 2025
NSF CAREER Award To Develop Stronger and More Versatile Adhesives
MIE Assistant Professor Ruobing Bai received a $650,000 NSF CAREER Award to improve the functionality of soft sticky adhesive materials so that they do not easily crack or break and can rapidly switch between adhesive and non-adhesive states.
Mar 12, 2025
Developing New Ways To Control Heat Flow
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng’s Nano Energy Laboratory, in collaboration with Mauro Antezza’s Theoretical Physics Group at the Université de Montpellier in Montpellier, France, published their research on “Flexible Tuning of Asymmetric Near-Field Radiative Thermal Transistor by Utilizing Distinct Phase-Change Materials,” as a featured article in Applied Physics Letters.