News
Jan 08, 2026
Predicting the Next Move with the RHYTHM AI Tool for Disaster Response
CEE Associate Professor Qi “Ryan” Wang and his team developed RHYTHM, an AI tool that leverages large language models to accurately forecast human movement for urban planning and disaster response.
Jan 08, 2026
Patent for Automated Assessment of Cracks Using LIDAR and Camera Data
CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerry Hajjar was awarded a patent for “Automated assessment of cracks using LIDAR and camera data.”
Dec 17, 2025
New Multi-Purpose Athletics and Recreation Complex has Positive Environmental Impact
CEE Professor Matthew Eckelman talks about the new multi-purpose athletics and recreation complex at Northeastern University and how the building aims to make strides in sustainability.
Nov 07, 2025
CEE Student Nominated for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Emily Zakrewski, E’24, civil engineering, was nominated for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships by Northeastern University.
Oct 31, 2025
Plastics Threaten Ocean’s Critical Role in Carbon Uptake
MES/COS/CEE Professor Aron Stubbins published his research on “Plastics in the marine carbon cycle” in Pollution Impacts.
Oct 19, 2025
In ARPA-E Project, CEE faculty Push Frontier of Sustainable Structural Engineering
An ongoing multi-institutional research project led by CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor Jerry Hajjar and funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy (ARPA-E) is laying the groundwork at the forefront of structural engineering. The grant, titled “4C2B: Century-Scale Carbon-Sequestration in Cross-Laminated Timber Composite Bolted-Steel Buildings,” remains underway, but is already bearing fruit in the development of a new system for building design and construction, with multiple papers published with findings from the promising research.
Oct 17, 2025
Two Northeastern Professors Recognized as Massachusetts AI Innovators
CEE/MES Professor Qin Jim Chen and DMSB/MIE Associate Professor Tucker Marion both won the Massachusetts AI Hub’s AI Models Innovation Challenge.
Oct 10, 2025
COE Climate-Health Scorecard Gains National Attention
Research from CEE Professor Matthew Eckelman’s group on climate change and the American healthcare system, which was presented during NYC Climate Week, was featured on Good Morning America and several public radio stations and newspapers.