2024 URF Scholars Recipients

Thirty-six engineering students received 2024 URF Scholars Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. URF Scholars are students who are graduating this year and who have earned a PEAK Experience Award, applied for a distinguished fellowship, or participated in our graduate school advising.

Emin Abrahamian E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship recipient What’s Next: Graduate School. IE University, School of Science and Technology; Business Analytics and Big Data; Masters Mentors: Anand Asthagiri, Northeastern University; Billy Crotty, Neumora Therapeutics; Michael Jaeggli, Northeastern University; Tim Lannin, Northeastern University

Lina Abu-Absi E’24, Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: PPG Fellowship graduate award recipient; NSF GRFP Honorable Mention; PEAK Summit awardee; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; PhD Mentors: Ryan Koppes, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Aditi Jhaveri, Repertoire Immune Medicines; Selina Banerjee, Northeastern University

Abigail Bemis E’24, Mechanical Engineering Accomplishments: Dean’s Fellowship graduate award recipient; AJC Merit Research Scholar; PEAK Ascent awardee; NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Boston University; Materials Science and Engineering; PhD Mentors: Sandra Shefelbine, Northeastern University; Ruobing Bai, Northeastern University; Kris Dorsey, Northeastern University

Olivia Buraks E’24, Chemical Engineering Accomplishments: Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. University of Colorado Boulder Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology PhD Mentors: Ming Su, Northeastern University; Aiswarya Krishnamohan, Dyno Therapeutics; Emilio Flano, Ensoma; Cristina Santoriello, Ensoma

Joshua Cheng E’24, Computer Engineering/Computer Science Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Post-graduation job. Software Engineer, Guardian Agriculture. I will be writing flight critical software for a large agricultural drone. Mentors: Tom Consi, Northeastern University; Mike Soroka,

Alexander Chiommino E’24, Mechanical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Something else. Looking for a job in the greater Boston area. Mentors: Alireza Ramezani, Northeastern University; Joshua Hertz, Northeastern University; Mohammed Taslim, Northeastern University

Natalie Daly E’24, Electrical Engineering Accomplishments: NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Mentors:

Richard DeCurtis E’24, Bioengineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: PEAK Base Camp awardee; Fulbright Fellowship applicant What’s Next: Mentors:

Luke DeMarco E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit awardee; Fulbright Fellowship applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Weill Cornell Medicine; Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology; PhD Mentors: Dominic Picarella, Catamaran Bio, Inc; Michail Sitkovsky, Northeastern University; Helen Markewich, Saint Anselm College; Brittany Noonan, Northeastern University; Steve Hatfield, Northeastern University

Elizabeth DeToma E’24, Chemical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Something else. I will be taking some time off to travel to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia and spend time with my family when I return. Afterwards, I hope to apply everything I have learned to work in the battery industry. Mentors: Joshua Gallaway, Northeastern University; Eric Zimmerer, Northeastern University; Bryan Kim, Tesla

Benjamin Field E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship recipient; Making a Graduate School Plan participant What’s Next: Something else. I will be going to Bydgoszcz poland (pronounced bid-gaash) to teach english to undergraduate and graduate students at the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology. After I get back to the US, I plan on returning to graduate school, pursuing a degree in bioengineering or immunology. Mentors: Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University; Larry Leng, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Michael Jaeggli, Northeastern University; Elise Lambalot, Tessera Therapeutics; Patricia Lin, Northeastern University

Kelsey Hanle E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Ascent, Summit recipient What’s Next: Post-graduation job. Interviewing for positions in biotech. Mentors: Jeffrey Ruberti, Northeastern University; Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University; Robert Haines, Synolo Therapeutics; Courtney Hulme, Pfizer

Jessica Healey E’24, Mechanical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Base Camp awardee; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next:  University of California San Diego; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department; PhD Mentors: Nathaniel Hanson, Northeastern University; Kris Dorsey, Northeastern University; Taskin Padir, Northeastern University

Zachary Hoglund E’24, Bioengineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: PEAK Summit, Shout-It-Out recipient What’s Next: Graduate School. Mentors:

Nethra Iyer E’24, Chemical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Base Camp, Ascent, Shout-It-Out awardee; Knight-Hennessy applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Columbia University; Chemical Engineering; PhD Mentors: Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; Paul Brookes, Nano-C, Inc.; John Sangster, University of Vermont

Tobias Jonson E’24, Bioengineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: What’s Next: Mentors:

Aidan Kenny E’24, Mechanical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Ascent, Summit awardee; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Something else. Backpacking through Asia, then applying to graduate school in the fall for ocean robotics, the getting a contract job for the year until grad school. Mentors: Andrew Gillen, Northeastern University; Kris Dorsey, Northeastern University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University; Dan Vogt, Harvard University

Hannah Kim E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: ; NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next:  Something else. Mentors: Sari Altschuler, Northeastern University; Chiara Bellini, Northeastern University; Nicole Aljoe, Northeastern University; Sandra Shefelbine, Northeastern University

Tanishka Kucheria E’24, Chemical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Ascent awardee; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chemical Engineering; PhD Mentors: Magda barecka, Northeastern University; Behrooz Satvat, Northeastern University; Tracy Cater, Northeastern University

Benjamin Lanava E’24, Environmental Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit awardee; Knight-Hennessy nominee; NSF GRFP applicant; Rhodes, Marshall Scholarship nominee; Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Public Health; PhD Mentors: Annalisa Onnis-Hayden, Northeastern University; Jessica Ormsby, Northeastern University; Julia Varshavsky, Northeastern University; Rebecca Riccio, Northeastern University

Hyun Lee E’24, Environmental Engineering/Health Sciences Accomplishments: What’s Next: Mentors:

Der Chi Lin E’24, Mechanical Engineering/Design Accomplishments: PEAK Ascent recipient What’s Next: Something else. Currently interviewing for a variety of product design engineering positions. Still conducting research on architected materials independently. Mentors: Tom Consi, Northeastern University; Jonah Jaffe, Northeastern University; James Chang-Davidson, Northeastern University

Ashka Patel E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program awardee; PEAK Summit awardee; NDSEG applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Stanford University; Mechanical Engineering; PhD Mentors: Vivian Feig, Stanford University; Giovanni Traverso, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University; Mihai Lomora, University of Galway

Miti Patel E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit awardee; Luce Scholarship applicant What’s Next: Post-graduation job. Mentors: Alison Hirukawa, DropGenie; Hugo Sinha, DropGenie; Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University

Smeet Patel E’24, Mechanical Engineering/Physics Accomplishments: NDSEG, NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Mentors:

Leah Ragosta E’24, Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: What’s Next: Mentors:

Priya Raval E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Post-graduation job. Mentors: Shiaoming Shi, Northeastern University; Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University; Miguel Mireles Nunez, Northeastern University

Victoria Rivera E’24, Bioengineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: PEAK Base Camp recipient What’s Next: Post-graduation job. Research Technician, Massachusetts General Hospital. I will be working in the Thoracic Surgery Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital for my gap year while applying to medical school. Mentors: Leanne Chukoskie, Northeastern University; Yolonda Colson, Massachusetts General Hospital; Paul Furlow, Massachusetts General Hospital; Indraneil Mukherjee, Staten Island University Hospital

Justin Roffman E’24, Mechanical Engineering/Design Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Something else. I’m moving to Rome to pursue a career as a chef – working in a culinary apprenticeship starting in June. Mentors: Mark Sivak, Northeastern University; Theo Johnson, Northeastern University; Craig Kenny, Pax Labs

Melissa Scanlon E’24, Bioengineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: Making a Graduate School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. University of Connecticut Health; Biomedical Sciences; PhD Mentors: Meni Wanunu, Northeastern University; Sara Rouhanifard, Northeastern University; Lee Makowski, Northeastern University; Jake Walker, Northeastern University; Kevin Bardon, Northeastern University

Alex Storrer E’24, Mechanical Engineering/Physics Accomplishments: PEAK Shout-It-Out awardee; Knight-Hennessy nominee; NDSEG,NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Stanford University; Mechanical Engineering; PhD Mentors: Xiaoyu Tang, Northeastern University; Jack Mohajer, SpaceX; Anne-Marie Schreyer, RWTH Aachen University; Mehdi Abedi, Northeastern University; Deepak Ramaswamy, RWTH Aachen University

David Tingley E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit recipient What’s Next: Graduate School. Northeastern University; Bioengineering; Masters Mentors: Shiaoming Shi, Northeastern University; Timothy Lannin, Northeastern University; Miguel Mireles Nunez, Northeastern University

Shayla Tran E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Ascent recipient What’s Next: Graduate School. Northeastern University; Bioengineering; Masters Mentors: Hui Yan Kuang, Northeastern University; Monica Perrone, Lyra Therapeutics; Michael Jaeggli, Northeastern University; Lan Pham, Lyra Therapeutics

Julia Treese E’24, Chemical Engineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit, Shout-It-Out awardee; Critical Language Scholarship applicant; NSF GRFP applicant; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. MIT; Chemical Engineering; PhD Mentors: Needa Brown, Northeastern University; Noelle Colant, Flagship Pioneering; Adam Charlton, Sana Biotechnology; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Srinivas Sridhar, Northeastern University

Aida Wen E’24, Bioengineering Accomplishments: PEAK Summit awardee; Making a Grad School Plan participant What’s Next: Graduate School. Columbia University; Biomedical Engineering; MS/PhD Mentors: Peter Yang, Stanford University; Kevin Kang, Florida Atlantic University; Jeff Bossert, RTI Surgical; Theo Johnson, Northeastern University

Catherine Zhou E’24, Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry Accomplishments: PEAK Base Camp awardee; Fulbright Fellowship applicant What’s Next: Something else. Applying to medical schools and working as a research technician. Mentors: Mona Minkara, Northeastern University; Psyche Loui, Northeastern University; Barry Satvat, Northeastern University

Related Faculty: Luke Landherr

Related Departments:Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering