News
Jul 16, 2012
Northeastern University Hosts the 2012 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference
Northeastern University's College of Engineering hosted the National Science Foundation's 2012 Engineering Research and Innovation Conference for the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) from July 9-12, 2012.
Jul 05, 2012
Protect the water
One of the big ideas in healthcare today is preventative medicine. Treat the causes instead of the symptoms, proponents say, and you’ll keep people healthy and avoid expensive procedures down […]
Jun 28, 2012
Professor Ganguly Discusses Heat Waves and Global Warming
Associate Professor Auroop Ganguly discussed methods used to define heat waves, and explained the connection between heat waves and global warming by clarifying the difference between weather phenomena and climate phenomena.
Jun 22, 2012
Gu Awarded for Reviews
CEE Assistant Professor April Gu is a recipient of the 2012 Environmental Science & Technology Excellence in Review Award for her contributions to the journal over the past year.
Jun 20, 2012
Safe city biking: It can happen
Cycling can have enormous benefits both for our own health and the health of the environment. Urban areas are uniquely primed to allow commuters to drastically reduce their carbon footprint […]
Jun 11, 2012
'Bringing water to your doorstep'
Northeastern University student-researchers have designed a shovel-ready drinking water system that has the potential to produce 100,000 liters of potable water per day for more than 1,100 villagers in Bbanda, Uganda. […]
May 24, 2012
Creating Sustainable Buildings
CEE Chair & Professor, Jerome Hajjar, has received a $250K NSF grant to develop a "Design for Deconstruction" method for building construction by creating sustainable steel structures.
May 23, 2012
Induced Partial Saturation Being Field Tested
CEE Professors Mishac Yegian and Akram Alshawabkeh were featured in ASCE Civil Engineering magazine for their upcoming field tests using Induced Partial Saturation (IPS) to prevent soil liquefaction during earthquakes.