News
Mar 03, 2025
ChE PhD Student Receives 2025 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
Selina Banerjee, PhD’26, chemical engineering, won an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship for her neurovascular organ chip project.
Feb 28, 2025
7th Annual College of Engineering PhD Research Expo
Over 80 research posters were presented at the seventh annual College of Engineering PhD Research Expo, showing the remarkable work of engineering PhD students. Six students in two categories were recognized with awards.
Feb 25, 2025
PhD Student Wins Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award
Zumrat Usmanova, PhD’27, mechanical engineering, who is advised by Ruobing Bai, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, was recognized with the highly competitive Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award from The Adhesion Society.
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 06, 2025
Sustainability Research Recognized at ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference
ECE Associate Professor Devesh Tiwari and a group of his PhD students were recognized at the ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference for four papers focused on cutting-edge solutions to address the climate challenge of the massive energy usage of quantum and high performance computing.
Feb 04, 2025
Auguste and Hung’s Research Featured on Cover of Langmuir
ChE Professor Debra Auguste and Associate Professor Francisco Hung’s research on “Effects of Lipid Headgroups on the Mechanical Properties and In Vitro Cellular Internalization of Liposomes” was featured as a supplementary journal cover of Langmuir.
Jan 31, 2025
Inaugural College of Engineering Young Alumni Impact Award Recipients
The College of Engineering announces its inaugural Young Alumni Impact Award recipients. These six leaders in their fields were carefully selected from a pool of faculty nominations. With only one awardee for each engineering discipline, this is an elite achievement. The awards ceremony and “Career Paths to Impact” fireside chat hosted by Dean Gregory Abowd is Feb. 18, 2025 in Boston and virtual.
Jan 29, 2025
Medication Plus Support Groups Increases Effectiveness of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam’s research, published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics, found that people in treatment for opioid addiction are 25% more likely to complete medication if they also attend a support group.