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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.

Chemical Engineering

student at research expo pointing to poster as he explains to attendee his research

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.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

PhD students on stage lined up awaiting presentation of 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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Gregory D. Abowd, Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Anvesh Gurijala, BS 2016 mechanical engineering; Shruti Kotian, MS 2019 information systems; Kaitlin McCarthy, BS 2009 civil engineering; Hamed Tabkhi, PhD 2014 computer engineering; Emily Wisniewski, BS 2015 chemical engineering

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.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Software Engineering and Information Systems

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.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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.

Chemical Engineering

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.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Software Engineering and Information Systems

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.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering