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A Microbial Solution for a Sustainable Future

ChE Assistant Professor Ben Woolston is using engineered microbes to convert carbon dioxide into valuable products like fuels and chemicals, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional petrochemical and corn-based production methods.

$1.27M NSF Award for Engineering Clostridia for Sustainability and Human Health

ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston, in collaboration with Tulane University and Tufts University, was awarded a $1.27 million NSF grant for “New Approaches to Rapidly Domesticate Non-model Clostridia for Applications in Sustainability and Human Health.” The research team will develop novel approaches to streamline genetic engineering of Clostridia.

Improving the Smell of Composting

A team of bioengineering students are participating in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation global competition that showcases synthetic biology projects. The iGEM student team is developing a solution that would make compost smell like mint and lavender by targeting the microbial process. They also recently received a PEAK Experience Award from Northeastern.

Studying Gut Bacteria

ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston, in collaboration with Ahmad (Mo) Khalil from Boston University, was awarded a $900,000 NSF grant for “Synthetic Ecology of Mixed Aerobic/Anaerobic Microbial Consortia.”

Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Faculty and Staff Awards 2024

The College of Engineering recognized faculty and staff at the annual faculty and staff awards event and thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication in support of our students, college, and university during the 2023-2024 academic year. View award recipients and photo gallery.

Spring 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Spring 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

NIH Trailblazer Award for Engineering Smarter Gut Metabolites To Affect Human Health

ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston is leading a $628K NIH Trailerblazer Award with Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes, Associate Professor Abigail Koppes, and Professor Rebecca Carrier for “Engineered Probiotics for Closed-Loop Control of Disease-Associated Gut Metabolites in Gut-On-Chip Models.”

Fall 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Fall 2022 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Making Sustainable Biofuel Production Commercially Viable

ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston is making sustainable biofuel production available to be commercialized. He received a Spark Fund award from Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation for this work.

Announcing the new MS in Pharmaceutical Engineering at Northeastern University

The College of Engineering and Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University are offering a new Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Engineering. Both colleges began to recognize the growing […]

Summer 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Summer 2022 PEAK Experiences Awards from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research

Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Fall 2021 Spark Fund Awardees

BioE Professor Jeff Ruberti, ECE Assistant Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava, ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston, and MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng are recipients of Spark Fund Awards, which help Northeastern researchers bridge the gap between promising lab results and demonstrating a commercially viable prototype.

Developing Advanced Genetic Engineering Methods

ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston’s proposal for “Development of a Robust Genome Engineering Toolbox for the Model Acetogen Eubacterium limosum” was accepted by the DOE’s Joint Genome Institute’s Community Science Program.

2021 Acorn Innovation Awards

ECE Research Assistant Professor Yousof Naderi, Professor Kaushik Chowdhury, Assistant Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava, and ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston received Acorn Innovation Fund Awards which help in the commercialization of scientific breakthroughs in Massachusetts.