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Mar 28, 2024

How Congestion Pricing is Shaping the Future of Transportation

CEE Professor Peter Furth explains the benefits of congestion pricing following the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s approval of New York City’s final proposal.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Xufeng Zhang

Mar 27, 2024

Exploring Dissipation Engineering in Hybrid Magnonic Systems

ECE Assistant Professor Xufeng Zhang, in collaboration with Boston University, was awarded a $420,000 NSF grant for “Harnessing Magnonic Nonreciprocity Through Dissipation Engineering.” This project will investigate the principals of energy dissipation in magnonic systems and engineering approaches for manipulating dissipations.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mar 27, 2024

Potential Causes of Baltimore Bridge Collapse from a Structural Engineering Perspective

CEE Professor Jerome Hajjar explains the potential causes of the catastrophic Baltimore bridge collapse in which several people died, and the risks posed by older bridges and large commercial shipping vessels.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Rebecca Willits

Mar 26, 2024

Willits Elected to AIMBE Board of Directors

ChE Professor and Chair Rebecca Willits was elected to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer on the board of directors for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for 2024-2026. Willits is also a Fellow of AMBIE and the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Chemical Engineering

Mar 25, 2024

Three Northeastern Faculty Selected as AIMBE Fellows

Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji, ChE/BioE Associate Professor Eno Ebong, and ECE/Khoury Professor Yun Raymond Fu were selected as Class of 2024 Fellows for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mar 21, 2024

Field Experts Discuss the Monitoring of Microplastics in the Massachusetts Bay

At a full-day workshop, CEE professor Loretta Fernandez, and members of research organizations, academia, and industry discussed microplastics in local water systems and proposed solutions to prevent potential health impacts as the plastics degrade. 

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Mar 20, 2024

Securing Health Care Infrastructure Against Potentially Devastating Cyberattacks

ECE/Khoury Professor Kevin Fu advises the health care industry to more effectively protect its infrastructure from hackers who can infiltrate medical devices such as cancer radiation therapy machines.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mar 20, 2024

“Emerging Investigators” Are Studying Flow of Soft Materials through Tiny Spaces

Barrett Smith, PhD’24, chemical engineering, and ChE Assistant Professor Sara Hashmi were recognized for their work focusing on soft materials flowing through small spaces in the “Emerging Investigators” series of Soft Matter, which published their paper, “In Situ Polymer Gelation in Confined Flow Controls Intermittent Dynamics.”

Chemical Engineering