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Aug 13, 2013
Students explore Brazil’s renewable energy sector
Generating renewable energy from natural resources such as wind, sunlight, and geothermal heat could save us from an impending energy crisis, according to Arturo Avila, a second-year student studying civil and environmental engineering. “The smartest thing to do is to start thinking about alternatives to fossil fuels so we can have other options to power the […]
Aug 12, 2013
Professor Matthew Eckelman wins 2013 Laudise Young Researcher Prize
Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Matthew Eckelman was selected to receive the 2013 Laudise Young Researcher Prize by the International Society for Industrial Ecology. This prestigious international award is given for outstanding achievements in industrial ecology by a young researcher. Prof. Eckelman is recognized for his significant research in the areas of life-cycle assessment of materials, […]
Aug 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: Mark R. Patterson
Mark R. Patterson joins the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a joint appointment in Marine and Environmental Sciences in the College of Science, during Fall 2013 as Professor. Dr. Patterson directs the Field Robotics Laboratory at the Marine Science Center in Nahant. He develops Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (free-swimming robots) and methods to use […]
Aug 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: Loretta A. Fernandez
Loretta A. Fernandez joins the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the College of Science in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences as an assistant professor in Fall 2013. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University before pursuing S.M. and Ph.D. degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her graduate […]
Aug 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: David Fannon
David Fannon is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, joining the university in Fall 2013.. David is an architect and building scientist whose work integrates research, analysis, and design to develop new strategies for buildings and cities. His expertise includes design, […]
Aug 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: Edward Beighley
Edward Beighley joins the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Fall 2013 semester as an Associate Professor. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland, where he focused on quantifying the hydrologic […]
Aug 01, 2013
Harnessing Wind Energy
Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Andrew Myers was awarded a $200K National Science Foundation grant to develop a reliability-based design for constructing advanced wind turbines. Dr. Myers is the Principal Investigator at the Northeastern University Sustainable Structures Group. His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Jul 26, 2013
Young scholars get a taste for science in the summer
Twenty-four high school students listened intently as civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Matthew Eckelman presented his research on modeling the energy inputs and outputs of commercial products and processes. At the end of the lecture, Eckelman revealed a surprising fact. “Seventeen years ago I was where you are now,” he told the students, who gathered in […]