ECE Alumni News
Feb 25, 2025
Young Alumni Impact Award Winners Share Their Career Journeys
As part of Engineers Week, Gregory Abowd, dean of the College of Engineering, presented the college’s inaugural Young Alumni Impact Awards to six recent graduates who are transforming industries and inspiring the next generation. The award recipients shared their career journeys and how they turned their experiential education into impactful careers. View the video recap and photo gallery.
Jan 31, 2025
Inaugural College of Engineering Young Alumni Impact Award Recipients
The College of Engineering announces its inaugural Young Alumni Impact Award recipients. These six leaders in their fields were carefully selected from a pool of faculty nominations. With only one awardee for each engineering discipline, this is an elite achievement. The awards ceremony and “Career Paths to Impact” fireside chat hosted by Dean Gregory Abowd is Feb. 18, 2025 in Boston and virtual.
Jan 06, 2025
Alumna Develops Award-Winning E-Commerce Platform and Lands Job at Google
Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, MS’22, engineering management and Galante engineering business certificate, developed Palm, a fashion e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa, received a 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award from Northeastern, and is working as a technical program manager at Google.
Dec 05, 2024
Co-ops Lay Foundation for Accomplished Raytheon Career
Co-op enabled James Sweeney, E’66, electrical engineering, to earn as he pursued a degree with work relevant to his chosen field and taught him important people skills that helped him navigate professional relationships during his over 40-year career at Raytheon.
Oct 07, 2024
Co-op Lays the Foundation for a Career in Electrical Operations
John Malgeri, E’78, electrical engineering, completed his co-ops at Consolidated Edison Inc. of New York after pursuing an opportunity offered to him while still in high school. His co-ops allowed him to discover career interests through experience and taught him communicative skills that were essential to his decades-long career in electric and gas operations.
Oct 01, 2024
Undergraduate and Graduate Co-ops Help Alumnus Discover Career in Venture Investment
Venture investor Charles Tan, E’90, electrical and computer engineering, MS’98, software engineering systems, credits co-ops completed during his undergraduate and graduate studies for giving him valuable industry knowledge and connections that set the foundation for his future in startups and innovation.
Sep 18, 2024
Co-ops in the Dana Research Center Prepare Alumnus for a Successful Career
David Miller, E’71, MS’75, electrical engineering, transformed his childhood interest into a decades-long career. Recurring co-ops in Northeastern’s Dana Research Center taught him the electronic design principles and communication skills that became the foundation for his career successes.
Sep 06, 2024
Building a Successful Career in Medical Robotics From Co-op
Co-ops at Barrett Technology and Z-Kat introduced David Dybala, E’01, electrical and computer engineering, to his postgraduate career and allowed him to have a hand in developing a groundbreaking robotic arm for orthopedic surgeries.