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Sep 05, 2024
Testing Well Water To Help Owners Manage Water Quality
Kyla Drewry, a PhD civil and environmental engineering student, under the guidance of CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper, led a team of PhD students on a research trip to North Carolina where they tested private well water. One in four residents using private wells in that region is faced with contamination issues.
Sep 04, 2024
New Modeling for Intestinal Health
Research conducted by Kyla Kaiser, PhD’24, chemical engineering, Jessica Snyder, PhD’23, bioengineering, ChE Associate Professors Ryan Koppes, and Abigail Koppes on “A Pumpless, High-Throughput Microphysiological System To Mimic Enteric Innervation of Duodenal Epithelium and the Impact on Barrier Function” was published in Advanced Functional Materials.
Sep 03, 2024
$1.2M DARPA Grant To Enhance Security of Mixed Reality Systems
ECE Assistant Professor Mahdi Imani was awarded a $1.2 million DARPA grant for “VeriPro: Verified Probabilistic Cognitive Reasoning for Tactical Mixed Reality Systems.” This multidisciplinary effort includes partners from Penn State University (lead), Design Interactive Inc., Kennesaw State University, George Washington University, and the University of Southern California.
Sep 03, 2024
Undergraduate Students Publish Research at 2024 IEEE MIT URTC
Ise Okhiria, KCS ’25, and Alyssa Lee, S ’25, who are recipients of the Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards and advised by CEE/Khoury Assistant Professor Fatemeh Ghoreishi, will present the results of their project in a publication at the 2024 IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC).
Sep 03, 2024
Alpha Fund Award for Pioneering Innovation With Finder @ Social
Surya Sai Brahmendra Ramoju, MS’24, data analytics engineering, received the Alpha Fund Award from Northeastern’s Center for Entrepreneurship Education for his commitment to fostering transformative change in the digital sphere as founder of Finder @ Social.
Aug 30, 2024
The Necessary Risks of Space Exploration
ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh says the stranding of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station reflects the inevitable risks of space travel that are necessary to endure to learn more about the universe.
Aug 29, 2024
Innovating Infrared Spectroscopy With Optical Microchips
ECE Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa and Soheil Farazi, PhD’24, electrical engineering, are using quantum mechanical techniques to develop optical microchips that will revolutionize infrared spectroscopy by reducing the need for bulky and costly palmtop machinery, making the process more accessible.
Aug 29, 2024
Creating Age-Inclusive VR
ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, was awarded a $600,000 NSF grant for “Graph-Centric Exploration of Nonlinear Neural Dynamics in Visuospatial-Motor Functions During Immersive Human-Computer Interactions.” She is investigating how aging impacts the ability to use emerging HCI technologies.