News
Mar 21, 2012
On to Nationals for ChemECar Team
At the 2012 Northeast Regional AIChE ChemECar Competition, the NU ChemECar Team won 1st Place in the race, AND won the poster competition for most creative car.
Mar 14, 2012
Guiding Cell Movement
ChE Associate Professor Anand Asthagiri is developing "traffic patterns" to enhance the directionality and speed of a cell’s movement in the body to promote faster healing.
Mar 14, 2012
One Word: Engineering
"Whether you, your child, or both are financing college, to earn a decent return on that investment your student needs to base academic choices at least in part on employment trends…If your child has the aptitude, he/she should pursue an engineering degree… End of discussion." ~Ali Velshi, chief business correspondent, CNN©
Mar 06, 2012
Reinventing The Magnet
ChE Professor Laura Lewis and ECE Professor Vince Harris have received a $3.5M DOE grant to create a rare-earth-free magnet as part of the Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies (REACT) Program.
Feb 24, 2012
Combining Fields of Study
PhD graduate Brian Plouffe was able to expand on the research interests of ChE Associate Professor Shashi Murthy and Professor Laura Lewis to create a miniaturized version of a magnet-activated cell sorting (MACS) device to detect cancer cells.
Feb 16, 2012
Increasing Cell Motility
ChE Associate Professor Anand Asthagiri is featured in the journal Langmuir for showing how changing the geometry of a cell can enhance the cell’s motility.
Dec 14, 2011
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
The College of Engineering has launched an REU website where undergraduate students may seek out research opportunities to expand their academic, intellectual and personal development, both internally at Northeastern University and externally at other institutions.
Sep 26, 2011
Congratulations Emily Nelson!
Emily Nelson, BSChE 2012, has been selected as one of the recipient's of this year's AIChE Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Award.