UPLIFT: Undergraduate Program for Leaders In Future Transformation

Started in Fall 2021, the UPLIFT program is an academic year research program for Northeastern University first year engineering students. In the fall, students are invited to attend a series of research seminars hosted by faculty. In the spring, selected UPLIFT Students engage directly with CoE/CoS Faculty members to conduct research, ~3-5 hours each week. Participants complete weekly status reports and present out their research at the end of the semester. Students are encouraged to continue research in their labs after the semester ends, as well as to apply for an REU experience in the summer (REU Search | ETAPS REU). Additional support (office hours, monthly networking meetings, and research support) is provided by the Center for STEM Education.

Past Seminars:
All past seminars are available to watch.
11.12.25: Sunil Mittal [ECE]: Topological Quantum Photonics
11.4.25: Francesco Restuccia [ECE]: Toward Resilient, Effective and Efficient AI
10.29.25: Sandra Shefelbine [BioE/MIE]: Musculoskeletal Mechanics and Mechanobiology
10.21.25: Ozan Ozdemir [MIE]: Cold Spray and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
10.15.25: Alireza Ramezani [ECE]: Morphing Robots
10.7.25: Damilola Daramola [ChemE]: Critical Materials from Waste Solids (and Liquids)
10.1.25: Joshua Gallaway [ChemE]: Operando Raman Spectroscopy of Battery Electrodes
9.23.25: Marco Colangelo [ECE]: Superconducting Structures for Quantum Applications

Winter/Spring 2026: 49 students in 29 lab placements:
BioE (5), CEE (1), ChemE (6), MIE (7), Non-COE (4)