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Apr 24, 2025
Researchers Observe Axion Quasiparticles for the First Time
COS/ECE Associate Professor Kin Chung Fong and more than a dozen researchers from across the globe published “Observation of the Axion Quasiparticle in 2D MnBi2Te4 ” in Nature, revealing how they were able to observe axion quasiparticles for the first time, adding to their understanding of dark matter.

Apr 22, 2025
Rinaldi Receives 2025 IFCS Walter G. Cady Award
ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi received the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS) 2025 Walter G. Cady Award for his technical contributions in the area of piezoelectric frequency control devices.
Apr 22, 2025
2025 COE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
The COE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2025 were awarded to more than 40 graduate students across the Northeastern global campus for their exceptional achievements in research, teaching, leadership, and service.

Apr 18, 2025
New Class of CMOS Chips To Address Quantum Computing Bottlenecks
ECE Associate Professor Cristian Cassella and Professor Marvin Onabajo are developing CMOS-based chips that are smaller and more energy efficient than current technology used to address quantum computing bottlenecks. High school students in Northeastern’s Young Scholars program will participate in this project.

Apr 17, 2025
Mosallaei One of Most-Read Authors of Advanced Theory and Simulations
ECE Professor Hossein Mosallaei’s paper “Active Metasurfaces for Non‐Rigid Light Sail Interstellar Optical Communication” which was published in Advanced Theory and Simulations, was ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023.

Apr 16, 2025
ECE Student Receives Outstanding PhD Student Award in Research
Ruyi Ding, PhD’25, computer engineering, is the recipient of an Outstanding PhD Student Award in Research, which recognizes those who have shown an exceptional ability to conduct high-level research and make contributions to the scholarly literature in their fields.

Apr 14, 2025
Melodia Receives Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia received the Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award, which is presented to a full-time faculty member to honor outstanding research and creative activity with global impact.

Apr 09, 2025
RoboTwin Wins Best Demo Award at ACM HotMobile 2025
RoboTwin, technology that could enable human workers to seamlessly collaborate in real time with robotic systems from anywhere in the world over non-specialized networks, earned the Best Demo Award at HotMobile 2025.