Spotlight Stories
Jul 24, 2014
Cutting Edge of Technology
Chemical Engineering students get hands on experience at Procter and Gamble.
Jul 24, 2014
Real World Applications
Peter Ries, BS, Chemical Engineering, 2012—As a young chemical engineering student Peter Ries chose to use his co-op’s working at Boston based Procter and Gamble. A total of 18 months of experience at the large corporation landed him a permanent career as a research and development engineer upon his graduation in 2012. Ries was not […]
Jul 24, 2014
Long Days in Oncology Lab
Emma Chory, BS, Chemical Engineering, 2012—When rising freshman ask me to define chemical engineering, I often find it hard to give an explicit answer because chemical engineering is such a diverse and rapidly expanding field. Externally, I think chemical engineering is the broadest of all the sciences. Whether a student is interested in working with […]
Jul 24, 2014
The Chemical Engineering Experience
Jason Crater, BS, Chemical Engineering 2010—When I decided to study chemical engineering at Northeastern University, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting myself into. At first I was slightly apprehensive, considering all the troubling remarks I heard regarding the difficulty of the curriculum and the amount of work involved with studying chemical engineering. My […]
Jul 22, 2014
Using Coop to Combat Cancer
Sean Burns, BS, Chemical Engineering Class of 2013—“Cancer is something that has interested me throughout my life,” said Burns, a 2013 chemical engineering graduate who attended medical school following graduation. “Even though there are so many treatments, incidence and mortality are on the rise.” Burns — an Avon, Conn., native who enjoys cooking, snowboarding and playing guitar […]