Spotlight Stories

Jul 12, 2019
Creating an App to Help Those Pray
He created an app to help Muslims with their daily prayers Main photo: “Our primary purpose is allowing Muslims to read and recite the Quran correctly without the need of […]

May 02, 2019
A Pioneering Invention on Co-op
During her first co-op at Bose Corp., Grace Carroll, E’20, electrical and computer engineering, presented to the research and development team. This led to her writing an invention disclosure for the prototype, working with Bose’s general counsel team, and then filing for a U.S. patent.

May 01, 2019
From Research to Spinout and Much More
Three-time husky Anton Geiler, PhD 2009, electrical engineering, never could have guessed that his research in a Northeastern lab would contribute to creating rising product development company Metamagnetics, and that he would one day become its president.

Nov 01, 2018
Dell EMC Co-op Leads to Patent
PhD Computer Engineering student Yifan Sun has been awarded a US patent while completing his co-op at EMC. This patent is 1 of 5 patent applications that have been submitted […]

Sep 26, 2018
Co-ops Lead to Start Ups
Alisa Jin, BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, helped to build a drone that flies like a kite. Alex Dye, BS Mechanical Engineering 2020, helped to design the prototype of a […]

Sep 20, 2018
Co-op Leads to Dream Job
Nicolas Binford, BS Computer Engineering 2018, landed his dream job one month after he graduated from Northeastern in May—and he credited his co-op experience with helping him get it. Binford […]

Sep 18, 2018
Undergraduate Lab Fair Opens Up Possibilities
Starting at the Undergraduate Research Fair where autonomous rovers caught his eye, James found his passion in robotics, spending the next several years conducting research at the Robotics and Intelligent Vehicles Research Lab.

Aug 23, 2018
Try New Things and Make the Most Out of Your Experience
Written by Nicolas Binford, BS Computer Engineering, 2018. He was able to turn his experiences while on co-op in Germany into a full-time job with the company. My Experience Throughout my […]