Spotlight Stories
Aug 21, 2025
Making Positive Changes in the Environmental Field
Chaz Garraway, MS’26, climate science and engineering, grew up in The Bahamas, experiencing firsthand how climate change impacts the environment and the people who inhabit it. He always knew the importance of environmental work and wanted to contribute to making a positive change.
Jun 30, 2025
Flexible, Interdisciplinary, and Industry-Aligned Sustainable Building Systems Program
Jose Velazquez, MS’24, sustainable building systems, worked full time while completing his master’s degree at Northeastern. Velazquez applied the knowledge he gained in class directly to his position at C&W Services.
Jun 10, 2025
PhD Spotlight: John Moody, PhD’25, Civil and Environmental Engineering
John Moody, PhD’25, civil and environmental engineering, focused his research on improving the maintenance of urban rail systems, designing strategies to increase available time for maintenance activities and frameworks to quantify and act on the trade-offs between maintenance and revenue of passenger-carrying service.
Jun 10, 2025
PhD Spotlight: Joseph Rodriguez, PhD’25, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Joseph Rodriguez, PhD’25, civil and environmental engineering, conducted research funded by the Department of Energy on developing AI-based control strategies to improve transit reliability and efficiency. The proposed strategies and technologies have the potential to transform how frontline transit staff deliver service.
Jun 10, 2025
PhD Spotlight: Kyla Drewry, PhD’25, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kyla Drewry, PhD’25, civil and environmental engineering, researched access to safe drinking water supplied by private wells. She presented at various conferences, was published in Environmental Science and Technology, and is starting a full time position in fall 2025 as a water resources engineer.
Jun 05, 2025
Architecture Graduate Finds Sustainable Career Path
Sowdamini Ponnada, MS’25, sustainable building systems, leveraged Northeastern’s experiential learning opportunities and comprehensive curriculum to transform her passion for sustainability into a technical skill she could utilize in her architecture career. Upon graduation, she is joining her co-op employer full time as an early career sustainability consultant.
May 12, 2025
Pivoting From Biology to Sustainable Design With an MS in Sustainable Building Systems
Dane Brimmeier, MS’ 24, sustainable building systems, switched his career path from biology to sustainable design through academics, involvement in a professional student club, and co-op which led to a contracted full-time position.
Oct 28, 2024
Co-ops Help Alumnus Discover Interest in Structural Engineering
Richard Horowitz, E’74, civil engineering, led an impressive career in the structural engineering industry, including co-founding an engineering company that is still thriving today. He credits his co-ops for helping him discover his career interests and understand interoffice politics.