Ferdi Hellweger, an associate professor of environmental engineering, was awarded the Environmental Merit Award by the EPA in recognition of his work to make the Charles River swimmable once again.
Archway honors Gordon’s vision, leadership
Bernie Gordon, H’07, wanted to make one thing clear: that the high-tech, glowing archway between the Egan Research Center and the Snell Engineering building wasn’t his idea. But, he said, he’d … read more »
Northeastern, MathWorks partner to open new lab on campus
A new engineering lab at Northeastern University will be home to the next developments in high-tech simulation and advanced computing. The MathWorks Systems Modeling and Radio Technology (SMART) Laboratory officially … read more »
A firm grasp on engineering solutions
Northeastern researchers to develop new sensors for customizable devices designed to help doctors measure progress of physical therapy patients.
3Qs: Earthquake not surprising, but tough to predict
Professor Jerome Hajjar, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, assesses yesterday’s earthquake and how buildings in older cities, such as Boston, are equipped to resist such events.
Engineering success
Two Northeastern University mathematics professors have won a grant from the National Science Foundation to help students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Immersing youth in math and science research
Northeastern’s Young Scholars Program lets local high-schoolers broaden their knowledge through stimulating university-level lab projects.
Solar boat designers feeling good about green
For engineering students, their entry in national competition is more about innovations in recreational boating technology than winning first prize.
From Northeastern lab bench to field test in Africa
Venture firm founded by recent alumnus is bringing solar food dryer developed by Northeastern students to farmers in Cameroon
With this robot’s help, the eyes have it
In senior capstone project, engineering students apply eye-tracking technology to design a robot that can help the disabled with household tasks
A brainy innovation takes flight
Engineering students develop a brainwave-control system for piloting a simulated airplane — and corporate and government researchers are interested
Students design system to power down home appliances
For engineering capstone project, Northeastern seniors develop an energy-control device that can automatically cut off power to low-priority appliances, and possibly help utilities avert blackouts
