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Jun 25, 2025
Hajjar Receives 2025 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award
CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerome Hajjar was selected to receive the 2025 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award for his exceptional “leadership in advancing civil engineering education, computational analysis, experimental testing, field investigation, and design of resilient and sustainable steel and composite steel/concrete buildings, bridges, and infrastructure systems; regional simulation; structural stability; and earthquake engineering.”
Jun 24, 2025
Newly Founded Plastics Center Strives for Innovative Solutions to Plastic Waste
MES/COS/CEE Professor Aron Stubbins will co-direct the new Plastics Center at Northeastern University. The center’s goal is to bring together plastic researchers and expand knowledge about plastics and public policy.
Jun 13, 2025
Summit Explores Complex Risk Science
A one-day invitation-only summit event titled “Boston-Area Complex Risk Science: Exploring new Frontiers and a New Community for Understanding Risk,” was held on June 9, 2025, at Northeastern University. Summit sponsors included CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly, who leads Northeastern University’s Sustainability and Data Sciences (SDS) Lab, as well as the Institute for Experiential AI, AI for Climate and Sustainability (AI4CaS), and Ryan McGranaghan, research scientist and data scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Jun 12, 2025
SDS Lab Research Featured at Congressional Testimony
A written statement on research conducted by the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University (SDS Lab) led by Auroop Ganguly, CEE distinguished professor, was featured at the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs, as part of a Congressional testimony presented on June 10, 2025.
Jun 04, 2025
Addressing the Dangers of Potentially Above Average Atlantic Hurricanes
CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly and CEE Professor Qin Chen voice opposing views on whether a new categorical system for hurricanes is necessary, as they grow stronger and intensify quicker. They also offer insight into how to prepare for a more intense and severe Atlantic hurricane season.
May 27, 2025
Hajjar Receives 2025 BSCES College Educator Award
CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerome Hajjar was selected to receive the 2025 BSCES College Educator Award from the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for inspiring and encouraging civil engineering students through exceptional teaching and mentorship.
May 20, 2025
Patent for Robotic Aquaculture System
BioE/ECE Affiliated Faculty Joseph Ayers, MES/CEE Professor Mark Patterson, CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerome Hajjar, ECE Professor Milica Stojanovic, and CEE/MES Associate Professor Amy Mueller were awarded a patent for “Robotic aquaculture system and methods.”
May 14, 2025
CEE Hosts Annual Cochrane Fellows Luncheon
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted its annual Cochrane Fellows Luncheon to honor founder Jack Cochrane and highlight the research of current PhD students in environmental engineering supported by the prestigious fellowship.