01-15-2009:  Multi-million Dollar Grant from NIST to Develop Critical Urban Infrastructure Sensing Technology

Northeastern University, along with a range of government, industry, and academic partners will develop a new multi-sensor technology systems for cars and trucks that will allow for real-time assessment of road and bridge infrastructure across the country. »

01-08-2009:  Engineering Professor Wins Prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Ratilal was one of 67 scholars chosen for the award by nine federal departments and agencies. Her research focuses on exploring acoustic, seismic and ultrasound remote sensing in the ocean for military, ecology and commercial applications. »

11-03-2008:  Northeastern University Physicists Create Assembly Technique for Carbon Nanotubes

"The greatest significance of this process is the potential to manufacture three-dimensional SWNTs electrical interconnects at a high-rate and on a larger scale,” said Sridhar, who is also the Director of the Electronic Materials Research Institute at Northeastern. “Scaling down the nominal feature size means greater performance and decreased costs.” »

10-17-2008:  Northeastern Receives NSF Award to Study Self-Efficacy and Retention of Female Undergraduate Engineering Students

The research team will investigate the hypothesis that women in formal engineering programs who participate in work related to their field of study during their undergraduate studies have higher self-efficacy and are more likely to graduate with a degree in their chosen field.
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09-10-2008:  Northeastern Receives 3.7 Million-Dollar ADVANCE Award from the National Science Foundation

Northeastern’s five-year program will build on the university’s existing projects by focusing on increasing recruitment of women, providing opportunities for networking to help advance female faculty, and fostering leadership development to oversee these opportunities across university departments.
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04-25-2008:  NU Professor Hellweger Develops Model to Track Concentration of E. coli in the Lower Charles River

The analysis suggests that the Stony Brook and Muddy River are the predominant sources of E. coli in the lower Charles River ... it is important to determine bacteria concentration at different times and locations. »

02-15-2008:  Northeastern University Robot Chats with Museum of Science Visitors

Prof. Timothy Bickmore explains that Tinker uses a deep dialogue model to carry on extended coherent conversations about multiple topics while communicating non-verbally as well. »

02-08-2008:  Three Northeastern Researchers Win Massachusetts Technology Center Awards for Research with Market Potential

Three MTTC awards acknowledge the university's dedication to translational research, which moves new ideas and discoveries to the point where they can have an impact on societal needs.
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11-28-2007:  Engineering Prof. Sasani and his team Organize Competition to Test Progressive Collapse Resistance in Reinforced Concrete Structures

Prof. Sasani says, "[This] is an exceptional opportunity for academia, industry, and even the engineering experts judging the competition, to watch and learn how real structures respond to damage." »

11-19-2007:  Northeastern University Receives NSF Grant to Raise Environmental Awareness with Computer Simulation Game

The Shortfall project will bring the growing concerns of environmental awareness and diverse learning styles together in an innovative learning model aimed at educating future engineering leaders. »