Cyber-Physics Sensors for Affective Science Research
Srinivas Sridhar (Physics), Lisa Barrett (Psychology)

Exploring the Link between Bacterial DNA Damage Response and Biofilm Disassembly
Yunrong Chai (Biology), Veronica Godoy-Carter (Biology), Edgar Goluch (Chemical Engineering)

Investigating Trust and Nonverbal Behavior through Virtual Worlds
Magy Seif El-Nasr (Game Design/Computer and Information Science), Derek Isaacowitz (Psychology), David DeSteno (Psychology), Matthew Gray (Theater)

The phonological grammar in dyslexia: functional and neural evaluation
Iris Berent (Psychology), Chieh Li (Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology)

An insect model for understanding the genetic basis of transgenerational immunity
Wendy Smith (Biology), Rebeca Rosengaus (Marine and Environmental Science), Steve Vollmer (Marine and Environmental Science), Michail Sitkovsky (Pharmaceutical Sciences/Biology)

Mining Academic Databases for the Study of Faculty International Networks
Kathrin Zippel (Sociology/Anthropology), Rich DeJordy (Management and Organizational Development)

Using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging to map spinal cord regeneration in a regeneration-competent vertebrate model system
Gunter Zupanc (Biology), Jeffrey Agar (Chemistry and Chemical Biology/Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Plasmonic  Metamaterials: A Sustainable, Bottom-up Approach
Ke Zhang (Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Yongmin Liu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Nanotechnology for the nervous system: Developing injectable materials for nervous system tissue engineering applications
Thomas Webster (Chemical Engineering), Jeffrey Agar (Chemistry and Chemical Biology/Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Mapping Opportunities for Coastal Urban Production of Food and Fuel: What Do We Know and Where Can We Grow?
Matthew Eckelman (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Matthias Ruth (Public Policy/Civil and Environmental Engineering), Jane Amidon (Architecture)

Nanosensors for monitoring biophysical signaling during tissue regeneration
James Monaghan (Biology), Heather Clark (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Finding Underlying Manifolds of Large-Scale Complex Biosignal Dynamics
Raymond Fu (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Karen Quigley (Psychology), Yizhou Sun (Computer and Information Science), Deniz Erdogmus (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dana Brooks (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Graphene Photonics for Terahertz Radiation
Yongmin Liu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering), Swastik Kar (Physics)

Educational Analytics: Maximizing the Value of Data-Driven Insights from Students’ Performance and Activity in Online Classes
Alessandro Canossa (Game Design), Anders Drachen (Game Design), Magy Seif El-Nasr (Game Design/Computer and Information Science)

Development of an Adaptive Clinician-Friendly Virtual Rehabilitation System and its Evaluation in Post-Operative Shoulder Therapy
Dagmar Sternad (Biology/Electrical and Computer Engineering), Miriam Leeser (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Amee L. Seitz (Physical Therapy)

Brain-Computer Interface for Signaling Changes in Psychological States
Lisa Barrett (Psychology), Karen Quigley (Psychology), Deniz Erdogmus (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dana Brooks (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Jennifer Dy (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Stephen Intille (Computer and Information Science/Health Sciences)

Towards a Development of a Protocol for Communication Planning
Alan Zaremba (Communication Studies), Fred Wiseman (Supply Chain Information Management Group)

Infectious Texts: Uncovering Reprinting Networks in 19th Century Newspapers
Ryan Cordell (English), David Smith (Computer and Information Science), Elizabeth Maddock Dillon (English)

Designing Community-Driven Technologies for Physical Activity Promotion in Families
Andrea Parker (Computer and Information Science/Health Sciences), Carmen Sceppa (Health Sciences), Jessica Hoffman (Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology)

Imaging the Dynamic Behavior of Lung
Andrew Gouldstone (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), Charles DiMarzio (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Eligibility: Currently enrolled Ph.D. students at Northeastern who have completed all course requirements including comprehensive exams and dissertation proposal defense (if required), and are nearing completion of their dissertation. The fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis. Each student must provide the following application materials:

1. Letter of application for the fellowship including information about past and current funding from NU or external sources
2. Description of the current state of the student’s dissertation along with a detailed timetable for completion
3. Copy of an approved dissertation prospectus (if required) and evidence that a substantial amount (at least 2/3) of the writing has been completed in draft form
4. Letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor that describes the importance of the work and indicates when the dissertation will be completed (the letter must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and signed by the recommender) – additional letters are not encouraged
5. Expected date of dissertation defense (highlighted in bold font)
6. Curriculum vitae
7. Documents (other than the letter of recommendation) must be submitted in a single PDF to the Dissertation Completion Fellowship Form. The form will be accessible starting March11th.

The Office of the Provost will form a subcommittee to review applications according to the overall strength of the materials submitted and with regard to the likelihood of timely completion of a quality dissertation. Application packages that are not complete or are late will not be considered and it is the applicant’s responsibility to provide all required materials.

Award: The stipend for one semester will be the larger of either $8,000 or ½ the current academic year stipend rate for the department where the student’s primary affiliation resides. In addition, both the student’s one-credit registration fee and health fees will be covered by the award for the semester. The award must be used during the semester for which it is awarded and may not be deferred. Students are expected to complete their dissertation during the period of the award and may not hold any employment, internal or external, or awards during that term including outside fellowships, research assistant appointments, or teaching assistant appointments. Ph.D. students that are holders of the University Excellence Fellowship are eligible for this award. For students on federal loan, a concurrent DCF award may result in an adjusted loan amount. Please consult the Student Financial Services Offices (sfs@neu.edu) for additional information.

Up to six awards are available for Fall 2013. The application deadline for Fall 2013 awards is March 29, 2013 at 5:00pm.

Please address all letters of recommendation to: Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education, 110 Churchill Hall.

Up to two Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Awards will be presented each year in honor of outstanding research and creative activity of national and international significance conducted by individual full-time faculty members at Northeastern University. The awards are given for excellent accomplishments in research or creative activities in the previous calendar year. Nominees will be evaluated primarily with respect to contributions during this period, although it is recognized that an outstanding achievement may be the complete time culmination of a career of several years of accomplishments.

One award may be presented in each of the following academic areas: Group 1: Arts, Media and Design; Humanities and Social Sciences; Business; and Law; and Group 2: Physical, Biological, Mathematical and Health Sciences; and Engineering.

ELIGIBILITY

Nominations of full-time faculty members must be for one individual only and not for a group or team. Nominations must have the endorsement of the nominee’s chair(s) (or equivalent) and dean(s); no college may send forward more than three nominees in any year. For the purposes of these limits on nominations, candidates with interdisciplinary appointments will be construed as nominated by the college of their locus of tenure. Nominations must include a cover letter briefly describing the candidate’s research/creative accomplishments for the period of review; the nominee’s curriculum vitae; and appropriate evidence of the quality and significance of the research/creative activity that forms the basis of the nomination (citations, grants, external awards, translational successes, reviews of creative works or books, as appropriate). Two letters of support are also required, preferably one from an external source. All materials are due to the Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education no later than 5:00pm on March 1st 2013. Please send materials to c.lafontant@neu.edu.

A major part of the work of which each nomination is based must have been completed while the nominee has served at Northeastern.

REVIEW AND SELECTION

A committee of faculty members selected by the Provost and Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education from names provided by the deans will review the nominations. The committee may solicit additional input. It will prepare a short report for the Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education to present to the President, the Provost on its findings and recommendations. Both the committee’s report and its deliberations will remain confidential. The President and the Provost will determine the final award winners, if any, in both award categories. Their decision is final and not appealable.

The recipients will be honored along with other academic awardees at an awards ceremony on April 18th hosted by the President and the Provost. The recipient must be present to receive the award.

Spring 2013

Andrea Appel, College of Science
Parnian Boloori Zadeh, College of Engineering
Jeffrey Breugelmans, College of Engineering
Chris Chanyasulkit, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Burleigh Hendrickson, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Elizabeth  Markle, Bouve College of Health Sciences
Aparna Mujumdar, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Sara Sadler, College of Science
Cihan Yilmaz, College of Engineering

Fall 2012

Young Lae Kim, College of Engineering
Antonella Mazur, College of Science
Stefan Ochiana, College of Science
Liana Pennington, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Jennifer Sopchockchai (Bankard), College of Social Sciences & Humanities

Spring 2012

Christopher Mathias, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Desislava Raytcheva, College of Science
Leandra Smollin, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Hua (Leo) Wang, College of Science

The Graduate Dissertation Completion Fellowships provides Ph.D. candidates who are nearing completion of their dissertation the financial support to spend their final semester writing. The duration of the award is one semester. Learn more »

The main changes to the previous FCOI regulations are focused on:

• Lower financial disclosure thresholds
• New Conflict of Interest Training
• Increased transparency for travel reimbursement
• New Public Accessibility requirements

PHS funded researchers must complete FCOI training by August 24, 2012. An online training module is available through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) at https://www.citiprogram.org/ and includes the following modules:

• Module 1 - Financial Conflicts of Interest: Overview, Investigator Responsibilities, and COI Rules
• Module 2 - Institutional Responsibilities as They Affect Investigators

To complete this mini-course, please follow these instructions:

• Log into https://www.citiprogram.org/
• For new users, select "Register Here"
  • In section 1 "Select your institution or organization," select Northeastern University from the drop down menu
  • Complete the remaining questions, and select "submit" to register
  • Select "Add a course or update your learner groups for Northeastern University"
  • Select "Yes" on Question 2 "Would you like to take the Conflict of Interest mini-course?"
  • Complete the course as directed

• For existing users of CITI, sign into your existing Northeastern University affiliated account (if your account is not affiliated with Northeastern University, change the affiliation, and continue)
  • Select "Add a course or update your learner groups for Northeastern University"
  • Select "Yes" on Question 2 "Would you like to take the Conflict of Interest mini-course?"
  • Completed the course as directed

For information on the NIH notice of implementation, see the NIH website (includes extensive FAQ's).

For questions regarding the new regulations and implementation thereof, contact Stacy-Ann Christian at Sa.Christian@neu.edu.

A sustainable urban housing prototype, a sensor-laden shirt that tracks exercise effectiveness and an interactive computer game for people with physical disabilities were among the student and faculty research projects showcased at RISE:2012.