NASA
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Northeastern alumnus the genius behind life-saving EpiPen
Sheldon Kaplan “always wanted to be an engineer and to go to Northeastern,” recalls his son, Michael. Kaplan lived out those dreams, and the world-famous EpiPen he invented has saved countless lives. Kaplan, who died in 2009, was inducted this year into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Here’s his story.
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Researchers mine ‘a tsunami of free data’ from space
Geospatial intelligence is a rapidly growing field that harnesses the power of today’s “tsunami of free data” and has a range of applications, from national security to humanitarian relief work to disaster response. Northeastern is home to one of just 17 U.S. Centers of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences and is a benchmark for online learning in this very technical field.
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Student climbing his way through American Ninja Warrior
Northeastern student and champion climber Josh Levin zipped through the opening round of American Ninja Warrior. Tonight, he’ll be on campus for a viewing party with the Northeastern community as NBC airs the show’s Los Angeles finals, in which Levin competed. Here, Levin, who’s won nearly 20 climbing national championships, describes how he aced the first American Ninja Warrior course.
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Valkyrie has landed
On Wednesday, a NASA team assembled Valkyrie, the 6-foot-2-inch, 275-pound humanoid robot on which an interdisciplinary team of Northeastern students and faculty will perform advanced research and development work.
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NASA selects Northeastern for humanoid robot research
Northeastern and MIT are the only universities in the country chosen by NASA to perform advanced research and development work on humanoid robots—robots that could play a role in NASA’s plan to send astronauts to Mars.
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What we can learn from NASA’s mission to Pluto
For Andrew Gouldstone, associate professor in the College of Engineering, the New Horizons’ spacecraft’s historic flyby of Pluto is an exciting lesson in both curiosity and attention to detail.
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NASA experience launches student’s career aspirations into stratosphere
Working with whip-smart astronauts at NASA has inspired Melanie Whiting to pursue a terminal degree and design her own dream job.
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One giant leap for aerospace club
Northeastern’s student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is in the midst of a six-month rocket construction challenge that will culminate at NASA’s prestigious Student Launch competition in April.
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Guest Post: Inside the NASA Langley Research Center
This is a guest blog post by Craig Schmidt, a fourth-year undergraduate student in the College of Engineering and recipient of the prestigious Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship. This summer he’s participating in a unique internship program at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Preparing a military helicopter for a crash test…
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Next stop: space
Rachael Tompa wants to be an astronaut. The senior chose Northeastern because of its co-op program, which led to her experiential learning opportunity at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Her next stop? Probably the International Space Station.
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Seniors honored for their outstanding co-ops
Northeastern recognized a group of extraordinary seniors at the 2014 Cooperative Education Awards, an annual ceremony highlighting students who've demonstrated outstanding accomplishments on their co-op experiences across the globe.
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A better motor for the Mars Rover
Northeastern researchers are developing the world’s smallest actuator for use in advanced NASA technologies as well as everyday household robotics.