News
Sep 23, 2025
2025 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Aug 22, 2025
Advancing Safer, Low-Cost Batteries for Grid Energy Storage
Chemical engineering student Eric Zimmerer, PhD’26, co-authored a paper with Rachana Somaskandan, E’25, Connor Fawcett, PhD’29, Assistant Professor Qing Zhao, and Associate Professor Joshua Gallaway on the “Dynamics of disordered intermediates during the two-electron alkaline MnO₂ conversion reaction for grid-scale batteries,” which was published in Joule
Aug 22, 2025
Strategies for Designing “Green” Plastic Products
ChE Assistant Professor Bryan James, alongside Collin Ward, Yanchen Sun, Brenden Irving, and Kali Pate from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, published their research on “Strategies for designing circular, sustainable, and non-persistent consumer plastic products: a case study of drinking straws” in Environmental Science & Technology.
Aug 18, 2025
Prometheus Initiative Fuels Open Data for Cleaner Combustion Technology
ChE Professor Richard West, in collaboration with Kyle Niemeyer from Oregon State University, was awarded a $599,925 NSF grant for “Disciplinary Improvements: The Prometheus Initiative: FAIR model and data cyberinfrastructure for predictive combustion science.”
Aug 13, 2025
New Research on Liquid Metals Leads to Innovative Developments
ChE Associate Professor Steve Lustig’s new research on liquid metals creates an exciting and innovative pathway for developments in the technology and aerospace industries.
Aug 11, 2025
The Future of mRNA Vaccines
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji, discusses the future of creating mRNA vaccines and the technology behind developing these vaccines.
Jul 17, 2025
Fall 2025 AJC Merit Research Scholars
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s AJC Merit Research Scholarship, which will fund a co-op in the laboratory of a Northeastern University STEM faculty member.
Jul 15, 2025
Modeling Crystal Growth For Advanced Materials And Medicines
ChE Associate Professor Francisco Hung, in collaboration with Erik Santiso from North Carolina State University, was awarded a $590,666 NSF grant for “Molecular Modeling of Solute Precipitate Nucleation in Confinement.”