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Dec 22, 2025
Navigating the Risks of Self Driving Tech
ECE Professor Taskin Padir and other experts suggest that while autonomous vehicles offer significant safety advantages over human drivers, they are not yet perfect and require transparent, responsible oversight to navigate complex real-world scenarios.
Dec 19, 2025
Husky Heat Harvesters Win $10K for Visionary Campus Energy Plan
Led by Emma Ortiz, E’26, mechanical engineering, a team of Northeastern University students won first place in a U.S. Department of Energy competition for their design of a theoretical geothermal energy system beneath the campus’s Centennial Common.
Dec 19, 2025
ECE PhD Student Receives Best Paper Award at IEEE RoboticCC 2025
Sarvesh Prajapati. MS’24, robotics and PhD’30, computer engineering, received the Best Paper Award for his work on “Spectral Signature Mapping from RGB Imagery for Terrain-Aware Navigation” at the 9th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing and Communications (RoboticCC 2025).
Dec 18, 2025
Robust Navigation and Sensing Technologies for Enhanced Situational Awareness
Helena Calatrava, PhD’28, electrical engineering, has dedicated much of her time and research to investigating ways to mitigate the challenges that threaten situational awareness in air and ground autonomous systems. She aims to strengthen core technologies behind reliable detection and tracking. As adversarial threats evolve, she remains committed to building more resilient next-generation navigation and sensing systems.
Dec 18, 2025
Self Cooling Fiberglass Casts for Enhanced Orthopedic Comfort
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng’s Nano Energy group published their work on “Biocompatible passive radiative cooling rapid-curing fiberglass casts” in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
Dec 18, 2025
Zhu Appointed to Cell Reports Physical Science Advisory Board
Juner Zhu, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, has been named to the Advisory Board of Cell Reports Physical Science, joining seven other international researchers in this role.
Dec 17, 2025
New Design Rules for Cartilage Drug Delivery
BioE Associate Professor Ambika Bajpayee’s lab established new design principles for joint drug delivery in an article titled “Spatial charge-hydrophobicity configuration modulates cationic peptide transport in cartilage,” recently published in Biophysical Journal.
Dec 17, 2025
Amiji Publishes Book on Harnessing Endogenous Mechanisms for Targeted Drug Delivery
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji is the co-editor of a book on “Harnessing Endogenous Mechanisms for Targeted Drug Delivery.”