Alumni News
Sep 05, 2025
A 37-Year Career at Mobil Oil Fueled by Northeastern’s Co-op Program
Richard “Dick” Moynihan, E’58, chemical engineering, built a 37-year career with Mobil Oil that took him across the United States and abroad. His time at Northeastern, especially his co-ops, gave him both the technical foundation and life lessons that carried him through an adventurous and rewarding professional and personal journey.
Apr 08, 2025
Supporting Future Generations of Chemical Engineers
After their own accomplished engineering careers and having raised two children who are now making their mark in the chemical engineering and chemistry fields, Bill and Deb Koppes decided it was time to help future students experience similar success.
Apr 07, 2025
Announcing Hongfei Lin as the Arthur W. Zafiropoulo Professor of Chemical Engineering
Hongfei Lin, who has dedicated his professional career to advancing sustainable energy systems, is joining Northeastern in July 2025 as the Arthur W. Zafiropoulo professor of chemical engineering.
Apr 03, 2025
Affinity Student Groups 20th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners were recognized for their commitments to engineering affinity student groups at the 20th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. The participating groups included SHPE, SWE, BESS, and SASE.
Feb 25, 2025
Young Alumni Impact Award Winners Share Their Career Journeys
As part of Engineers Week, Gregory Abowd, dean of the College of Engineering, presented the college’s inaugural Young Alumni Impact Awards to six recent graduates who are transforming industries and inspiring the next generation. The award recipients shared their career journeys and how they turned their experiential education into impactful careers. View the video recap and photo gallery.
Jan 31, 2025
Inaugural College of Engineering Young Alumni Impact Award Recipients
The College of Engineering announces its inaugural Young Alumni Impact Award recipients. These six leaders in their fields were carefully selected from a pool of faculty nominations. With only one awardee for each engineering discipline, this is an elite achievement. The awards ceremony and “Career Paths to Impact” fireside chat hosted by Dean Gregory Abowd is Feb. 18, 2025 in Boston and virtual.
Jan 07, 2025
Northeastern and Co-op Help Alumnus Find a Healthy Balance
Joe Davis, E’65, chemical engineering, built an impressive and varied career at Gillette that spanned 31 years. His Northeastern experiences, including two formative co-ops, taught him to balance his responsibilities at a young age and guided him to his ideal career.
Nov 19, 2024
Alumni Panelists Offer Insightful Discussion on Career Development in Chemical Engineering
The Northeastern University Department of Chemical Engineering would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Drs. Christopher Cogswell, Brian Plouffe, and Noreen Rizvi for their virtual visit as panelists for “Navigating the […]