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Jun 01, 2026
One Degree Further: How Katherine Growney Is Preparing to Make an Impact
Katherine Growney, E/MS’26, mechanical engineering, completed three co-ops during her time at Northeastern. Through the Plus One program, she enters the workforce with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree, industry experience across multiple fields, and a drive to build technology that makes a difference in people’s lives.
Jun 01, 2026
Restuccia Receives Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to Study Next-Generation MIMO Networking
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia has received the Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to develop the scientific foundations of secure, scalable, and resilient multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) communications.
May 27, 2026
Patent for Next Generation Data Compression Technology for Faster Wireless Connections
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia was awarded a patent for “Beamforming in wireless networks via split computing.”
May 27, 2026
Why U.S Drivers Aren’t Switching to Electric Vehicles
The gas prices have soared since the War in Iran, but Americans are still not buying into the electric vehicle industry. MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu and others explain the variables that may be influencing their decisions.
May 26, 2026
Rebuilding From Scratch: How Northeastern’s Mars Rover Team will Overcome the Competition
Northeastern University Mars Rover team has rebuilt their rover from scratch, and are confident that their new upgrades will serve them well in this year’s University Rover Challenge in Utah.
May 26, 2026
Marriage Through the Challenges of Research
The love story of how two Northeastern ChE faculty, Associate Professors Abigail and Ryan Koppes, met and fell in love, and how that love has influenced their work since.
May 26, 2026
Uncovering the Mystery Behind Physical AI
The term “physical AI”, coined by the CEO of NVIDIA, refers to any AI system that is designed to interact with its environment. Northeastern COE professors, through the Physical AI Research Initiative (PAIR), weigh in with their own knowledge and research on the concept, and where it may be headed.
May 26, 2026
Davaji Receives the Hilton Head Rising Star of Microsystems Award
ECE Assistant Professor Benyamin Davaji won the 2026 Hilton Head Rising Star of Microsystems Award, which recognizes outstanding early-career faculty who are emerging leaders in microsystems research and who have demonstrated strong potential for sustained technical impact and community leadership.