Spotlight Stories
Oct 31, 2023
Seizing the Power of Experiential Learning
Kaden Du, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, is taking full advantage of the experience-powered education at Northeastern. So far, he has conducted research in a faculty lab on energy efficient circuits and systems, worked on co-op on circuit board design and programming, joined the Generate student-led product development studio, and went on a Dialogue of Civilizations to Tanzania.
Oct 27, 2023
Electrical Engineer’s Path From the Dominican Republic to Northeastern University
Cesar Manuel De Oleo, E’26, electrical engineering, participated in the Undergraduate Program for Leaders In Future Transformation (UPLIFT) program. As a first-year student, he participated in research on parallel computing. He has learned buildup of C programming, algorithms, libraries, and programming in CUDA and help his research.
May 10, 2023
Inside This Northeastern Student’s Co-op With NASA
Jonah Saunders, E’24, electrical engineering, completed a co-op at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, gaining valuable experience and contributing to their ongoing projects in space exploration.
May 01, 2023
Discovering a Passion for Robotics Through Research
Serena Lin, computer engineering, participated in the UPLIFT (Undergraduate Program for Leaders in Future Transformation Program) where she started research in her first semester as an undergraduate. With a variety of hands-on research experiences, including an NSF REU and working at the Institute for Experiential Robotics, Lin found her passion in robotics.
Mar 10, 2023
Shaping the Future of Education in Africa
ECE Alum Mohamed Kante, E’12, founded iNERDE is to inspire and empower African youth to learn the skills they will need to make discoveries, think critically, and prosper in an evolving world.
Mar 07, 2023
Pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern’s Roux Institute
Chinemeremma Collins Okara is pursuing an MS in electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, with a goal to become an embedded systems engineer working in the internet of things.
Dec 20, 2022
Rover Team Prepares for Next Competition
After competing at the global Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge earlier this year, the Northeastern Mars Rover Team, advised by MIE Assistant Professor Peter Whitney, is gearing up for next year’s competition.
Oct 26, 2022
Seeing Code in Real Life: A Co-op Journey Into Robotics
Joseph Berman, E’24, computer engineering, has taken advantage of Northeastern’s experiential learning opportunities. After completing a co-op at Amazon Robotics, he worked in the robotics lab of Associate Professor Taskin Padir, who is also director of the Institute of Experiential Robotics. He is now on co-op in Japan working at Mujin, a startup based in Tokyo with additional branches in Georgia and China.