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Spotlight Stories
New University-Wide Research Institutes
Aligned with Northeastern's vision for interdisciplinary, collaborative discovery, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is leading two new university-wide research institutes, including the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, and the Institute for Experiential Robotics.
NSF CAREER Award to Develop Next-Generation Power Converters
Assistant Professor Mahshid Amirabadi, electrical and computer engineering, recently received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. An energy system is only as reliable as its weakest link, which is why Amirabadi is seeking to improve the weakest links in renewable energy systems.
NSF CAREER Award for Exchanging Massive Data in Crowded and Noisy Mediums
Assistant Professor Cristian Cassella, electrical and computer engineering, recently received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. As part of the project, Cassella will develop a new class of passive, tunable, and high-performance integrated resonant devices, namely the Piezoelectric Resonant Acoustic Metamaterials (pRAMs).
Jefferson Science Fellow
University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Vincent Harris has been named a 2020-2021 Jefferson Science Fellow. Harris will focus on building a team of specialists to monitor, gather, and prioritize information regarding interactions among U.S. and regional players influenced by China enacting its Belt Road Initiative (BRI).
Engineering in Action
World Renowned Co-op Program
Sofia Vanessa Benitez Quevedo, BS, electrical engineering, completed three co-ops near and far including iRobot as a systems engineer, Flex in California working on emerging tech on the internet of things, and Starry, a start up in Boston using cutting-edge technology for the next generation.
Getting a Competitive Edge on Co-op
Noah Lichtenstein, BS, computer engineering and computer science, says the integrated way of learning and experience with co-op will allow him to jump in to a job when he graduates. So far he’s had a co-op at Starry, an internet startup, and Amazon Robotics as a firmware engineer, and feels this experience will give him a decent leg up.
Recent News
Developing Ultra-Low Power Timing Circuit
ECE Assistant Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava received a $315K sub-contract on an $800K Phase-I and Phase-II Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant with escAerospace to develop ultra-low power timing circuit to enable navigation in total GPS denial.
Northeastern Team Advances to Finals of ANA Avatar XPRIZE
Team Northeastern is one of 15 teams selected as finalists in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE.
2021 Fulbright Applicants
Rodrigo Blanco Bravo, BioE’22, Hannah Boyce, ChE’22, Lake Jacobs-Skolik, EE’22, and Carrie Tam, CEE’22, are among the slate of 2021 Northeastern University applicants to the Fulbright US Student Program.
Fall 2021 PEAK Experiences Awardees
Congratulations to the COE student recipients of the Fall 2021 PEAK Experiences Awards. The PEAK Experiences Awards are a progressively structured sequence of opportunities designed to support learners as they continue climbing to new heights of achievement in undergraduate research and creative endeavor throughout their Northeastern journeys. ASCENT AWARDS Shana Broitman, COE’23, “Overcoming STING Silencing […]