ECE Student Stories
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May 27, 2010
Trying to Save the Forest
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program has provided ChE Freshman Kassi Stein an opportunity to create a sensor that would identify the presence of the destructive Asian longhorn beetle in trees.
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Dec 18, 2009
Training Engineering Leaders
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program has provided ECE graduate student, Michael Maker, a valuable pathway into his research in retinal disease at IMI Intelligent Medical Implants, GmbH.
Nov 06, 2009
SWE Team Comes in 3rd in Collegiate SME "Subject Matter Experts" Competition
Mariah Dellea (ME'13) and Kerri Liss (IE'13), were part of a 5 person team that placed 3rd in Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Subject Matter Expert Bowl contest at the SWE National Conference.
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May 05, 2009
Getting the Most out of the Coop Experience
Sean Mayo, a 2009 graduate of ECE, using the experiences he gained from the classroom and coop, has landed himself a dream job at Apple. He already has several patents from working there on his last coop. Sean was recently awarded the William Jefferson Alcott Award for his outstanding performances.
Apr 22, 2009
Congratulations to the 2009 Student Affairs Scholarship Winners
The Student Affairs office awards scholarships to recognize the contributions of our student leaders on campus. Thomas I Atkins Social Justice Scholarship: Gidley Dorlus, ME’13 & Babatunde Ogunfemi, EE’13; The Karen T. Rigg Shining Torch Scholarship: Joyce Salomon, EE’12; The Joseph Spear Scholarship: Thomas Peacock, ME’10; The Greg Jarvis Memorial Scholarship: Stephen Asay, IE’09
Apr 10, 2009
Engineers make the World a Better Place
By becoming an engineer, you have an excellent opportunity to develop and improve the way we live our lives. Three engineering students were recently interviewed by Network World to share their thoughts on how Northeastern has prepared them for their careers.
Feb 19, 2009
NU FIRST Robotics team gets ready for competition
The NUTRONS are again preparing to compete in the upcoming FIRST Boston Regional Robotics Competition in March. The team won first place in this contest in 2007.
Jan 02, 2009
Congratulations to Roni Mittelman and Dilber Gamsiz
Roni Mittelman, an Electrical Engineering PhD student and Dilber Gamsiz, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, are recipients of the Dissertation Writing Fellowships for the 2009 Spring Semester. The award is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and offers financial support to Ph.D. candidates so they may spend their final semester writing.