Former Ph.D. student Daniel Braconnier has developed a new lightweight plastic that conducts heat more efficiently than stainless steel in the Egan Research Center on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
From vibrant campus murals to groundbreaking engineering research, this week at Northeastern offered a vivid look at lifelong learning in full swing. Students made their way across a blooming summer campus in Boston, stopping to cool off beneath climate justice misters near Snell Library.
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited Northeastern’s campus in Burlington to speak about the region’s growing role in science and technology. In the labs on the Boston campus, professors and graduates pushed the boundaries of materials science with work that could reshape the future of heat transfer.
07/07/25 – Boston, MA – A member of the Northeastern community walk through the Boston campus on Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/07/25 – Boston, MA – Members of the Northeastern community walk through the Boston campus on Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/07/25 – Boston, MA – A member of the Northeastern community walks by the fountain outside the Egan Research Center on Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/07/25 – Boston, MA – Flowers bloom in the Koi Pond on the Boston campus on Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/07/25 – Boston, MA – A bee pollinates flowers in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/08/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk beneath misters between Ruggles and Snell Library on July 8, 2025. The misters are part of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub’s Cool Spot Pop-Up to help the community beat the city heat in the summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/08/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk beneath misters between Ruggles and Snell Library on July 8, 2025. The misters are part of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub’s Cool Spot Pop-Up to help the community beat the city heat in the summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/08/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk beneath misters between Ruggles and Snell Library on July 8, 2025. The misters are part of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub’s Cool Spot Pop-Up to help the community beat the city heat in the summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/08/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk beneath misters between Ruggles and Snell Library on July 8, 2025. The misters are part of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub’s Cool Spot Pop-Up to help the community beat the city heat in the summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/08/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk beneath misters between Ruggles and Snell Library on July 8, 2025. The misters are part of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub’s Cool Spot Pop-Up to help the community beat the city heat in the summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/10/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Former Ph.D. student Daniel Braconnier, now a post-doc at MIT, poses for photos in the Egan Research Center on July 10, 2025. Braconnier developed a new lightweight plastic that conducts heat better than stainless steel. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/10/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Randall Erb, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, works on research in the Egan Research Center on July 10, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/10/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Former Ph.D. student Daniel Braconnier, now a post-doc at MIT, and Randall Erb, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, poses for photos in the Egan Research Center on July 10, 2025. Braconnier developed a new lightweight plastic that conducts heat better than stainless steel. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/10/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Randall Erb, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, works on research in the Egan Research Center on July 10, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/10/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Randall Erb, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, works on research in the Egan Research Center on July 10, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University07/07/25 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Ken Gordon, Massachusetts State Representative speak during an event on the Innovation Campus at Burlington on July 7, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/07/25 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts speaks during an event on the Innovation Campus at Burlington on July 7, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/07/25 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts speaks during an event on the Innovation Campus at Burlington on July 7, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/09/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduate Sai Panindra Santosh Kumar Majji, poses for a portrait in the EXP building on July 9, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University07/09/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduate Sai Panindra Santosh Kumar Majji, poses for photos in the EXP building on July 9, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
