Departments College of Engineering

Hanumant Singh,
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, works on a drone in the ISEC building on Sept. 28, 2020. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

He's building the next generation of autonomous robots

After going into lockdown, Hanumant Singh, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, is finally back with the robots in his lab. It may not be the same, he says, but he and his team are ready to pick up where they left off and continue building the drones of the future.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa October 12, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

He’s launching his research into space

By studying the way the microscopic particles in gels respond to microgravity on the International Space Station, Safa Jamali, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, wants to better understand complex fluids—and eventually help make better consumer goods and materials.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa September 16, 2020

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Safa Jamali

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

‘We want to make sure kids are getting health education’

Arunika Makam, a fifth-year mechanical engineering student, heads an organization that helps high schoolers make good choices about sexual health, mental health, and substance use.

by Ian Thomsen September 9, 2020

What does 6G technology hold in store? Think remote surgery, shared virtual spaces, and robots that search for dirty bombs.

This is the world that the sixth-generation wireless network can unlock, says Tommaso Melodia, William Lincoln Smith chair professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern. In October, his Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things will host a two-day virtual conference that will convene leaders from industry, academia, and government develop a roadmap for research and development for the successor to the 5G mobile network.

by Khalida Sarwari September 3, 2020

The Huntington Testing Center, located in the former pop-up space on Huntington Avenue, is outfitted to be the “gold standard” of indoor, symptomatic testing. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Here’s how Northeastern will test students who show symptoms of COVID-19

In order to promote the safety of the Northeastern community, the university has created a separate testing facility on Huntington Avenue for students who exhibit symptoms of the illness. The Huntington Testing Center is where all symptomatic students—including those on co-op—will be tested, upon referral by a medical professional.

by Molly Callahan September 2, 2020

He’ll donate the face shields he’ll make in his dorm

After the pandemic forced him to leave campus in March, mechanical engineering student Max Seidel joined with a friend to produce and donate 4,250 shields to hospitals, police departments, schools, and other organizations. Seidel returned to campus over the weekend with plans to continue production using a 3D printer from his single room in International Village.

by Ian Thomsen September 2, 2020

Hurricane Laura is the strongest storm to hit Louisiana in 160 years. How can communities defend themselves against it?

As state and local officials brace for Hurricane Laura’s impact, they rely on numerical weather prediction models developed by researchers like Qin Jim Chen, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern, to help them make decisions about road closures, flood monitoring, and evacuation orders, along with other life-and-death matters.

by Khalida Sarwari August 28, 2020

Graduate student Suzanne Stasiak is part of a team of researchers studying how smooth muscle cells in the human airway behave to trigger asthma. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Cells in your airway talk to each other. For some, what they say can trigger an asthma attack.

Conventional asthma research has largely focused on diseased cells in human airways. But now, researchers at Northeastern have found that asthma attacks are not only the result of diseased cells acting up—healthy cells get caught up in the mix, too.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa August 24, 2020

She was already trying to help Lebanon. Then there was an explosion in Beirut.

Karen Fayad, a Northeastern engineering student, is working with the charity Jobs for Lebanon to raise money for food and reconstruction efforts to help her country recover from the Port of Beirut explosion.

by Ian Thomsen August 13, 2020