First-year College of Engineering students have the opportunity to engage with research via Undergraduate Program for Leaders In Future Transformation (UPLIFT). In the fall semester, this engagement takes the form of biweekly seminars presented by faculty members across various engineering disciplines.
Current UPLIFT participant and Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) first-year, Eric Chao, says of the program: “As a CoE student, I find the UPLIFT program to be an incredible opportunity for me, a student without prior engineering or research experience, to dive into research as a freshmen. Additionally, I love seeing how various engineering disciplines are applied in the real world, displaying Northeastern’s commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. I am very excited for the chance to participate in research in the spring under many of these amazing faculty that are participating in this program.”
This would not be possible without the generous support of the following faculty who have hosted or will host seminars this semester:
- Professor Francisco Hung (ChemE) on “Computational development of liposomes with tailored mechanical properties”
- Professor Ozan Özdemir (MIE) on “Cold Spray and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Research”
- Professor Damilola Daramola (ChemE) on “Critical Materials from Solid Wastes”
- Professor Loretta Fernandez (CEE) on “Chemical pollutants in the environment: Sources, transport, and assessing remedies”
- Professor Paul Stevenson (CoS, Physics) on “Quantum sensing with defective diamond”
- Professor Carol Livermore (MIE) on “MEMS-enabled actuator systems”
We are also very grateful to the following faculty who have recorded seminars to make this opportunity more accessible to all students: Professor Sandra Shefelbine (MIE/BioE), Professor Joshua Gallaway (MIE), Professor Siddhartha Ghosh (ECE), Professor Francesco Restuccia (ECE), Professor Ruobing Bai (ECE), and Professor Juner Zhu (MIE).
If you are interesting in learning more about UPLIFT, visit our website here.