Northeastern University Student Staff
Summer 2026 – Students
Kenneth Santizo Carbajal
Student Staff
Kenneth is a Mechanical Engineering major (2030). He first connected with the Center for STEM Education by being apart of the 2024 Young Scholar's Program (YSP) at Northeastern. When he arrived on campus in the Fall 2025, he participated in Center for STEM Education's Uplift program, and is currently working in the Shepherd Lab. Outside of school, Kenneth enjoys going to museums, listening to music, and mentoring for a local robotics team.
Worked @ CfSE: 2 semesters | Last Semester: Summer 2026 | LinkedIn
Sumaya Mohamed
Student Staff
Sumaya is an Environmental Engineering major (2028) at Northeastern University and has become involved with the Center for STEM Education after being introduced by a friend who did research through the department. In the summer of 2024, Sumaya worked as a Project Management intern at the non-profit organization, No Worker Left Behind. Through this internship, she conducted comprehensive market research and in depth competitive research to assess industry positioning and identify/implement strategic opportunities. Her hobbies include reading and binge watching horror movies.
Worked @ CfSE: 3 semesters | Last Semester: Summer 2026
Isabella Longenecker
Student Staff
Isabella is a Civil Engineering major with a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (2028) at Northeastern University who became involved with the Center for STEM Education after hearing about it from Northeastern’s Society of Women Engineers. Before joining Northeastern, Isabella interned at an architecture firm where she built 3D models of current projects and assisted in creating building drawings. Outside of school, Isabella enjoys dancing, playing with her dog, and baking.
Worked @ CfSE: 1 semester | Last Semester: Spring 2025|
Maxi Diaz Franke
Student Staff
Maxi Diaz Franke is a Chemical Engineering student at Northeastern University. She became involved with the Center for STEM Education after volunteering in Friday field trip activities, which led her to join as a Student Staff. She is also part of the UPLIFT Scholars Program, where she conducts research under Richard West, focusing on computational modeling in chemical engineering. Outside of academics, she enjoys going to the gym and exploring different foods.
Worked @ CfSE: 3 semesters | Last Semester: Summer 2026 | LinkedIn
Khoi Nguyen Le
Student Staff
Khoi is a first-year Mechanical Engineering major, Honors Student, and NU PLACE Fellow at Northeastern University. As a work-study student, Khoi is interested in exploring pedagogy and educational policy. Khoi worked as a teaching assistant for the 2023 & 2024 Biggest Winner Math Challenge. There, he taught financial literacy to high-achieving students across Massachusetts, exploring gifted education and the achievement gap. In addition, as part of the UMass Lowell PROPEL Program, Khoi performed optical strain sensor testing under Dr. Wei Guo and conducted pedicle screw research with medical device startup RevBio. In his free time, Khoi enjoys running, listening to music, and playing video games.
Worked @ CfSE: 1 semesters | Last Semester: Fall 2026
Jamie Chiang
Student Staff (on Co-Op)
Jamie is a Chemical Engineering major (2027) at Northeastern University. She became involved with the Center for STEM Education through an engineering club fair her first year. During her time at Northeastern, she has worked in Prof. Joshua Gallaway's Electrochemistry Battery lab focusing on running Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) on various lithium-ion cells to determine a change in resistance before and after cycling. Outside of school, Jamie likes hanging out with friends, trying new foods, and watching movies.
Worked @ CfSE: 2 semesters | Last Semester: Spring 2026 | LinkedIn
Eric Chao
Student Staff (on Co-Op)
Eric is an Electrical Engineering major with a minor in Data Science (2028) at Northeastern University who became involved with the Center for STEM Education following Northeastern's Summer Bridge program. Before joining Northeastern, Eric worked with Commonpoint as an Administrative Assistant, gaining valuable experience in communication and customer experience. Outside of school, Eric enjoys cooking, trying new food, and taking walks.
Worked @ CfSE: 3 semesters | Last Semester: Spring 2026 | LinkedIn
Ahmed Othman
Student Staff
Ahmed is an incoming first-year Biochemistry Major in the John Martinson Honors Program at Northeastern University. He was a student with the Young Scholar Program in 2024, where he worked in PROTECT Director Akram Alshawabkeh's Project 4 lab, "Portable and Self-Cleaning Advanced Electro-Oxidation Systems for Distributed and Point-of-Use Water Treatment". In addition, he was the YSP Coordinator for 2025 and will be the 2026 coordinator as well. In his free time, Ahmed enjoys volunteering with nonprofits, enjoying new food, playing tennis, and wrestling.
Worked @ CfSE: 4 semesters | Last Semester: Summer 2026 | LinkedIn
