Gordon Scholars Research Opportunities

Gordon-CenSSIS research includes opportunities for undergraduate students to allow them to work on cutting-edge projects with faculty members. By attending Gordon-CenSSIS research meetings, Gordon Scholars become familiar with the faculty research programs on campus and have opportunities to become involved in the research themselves. Undergraduates have worked in Gordon-CenSSIS, ALERT, PROTECT and other laboratories in summer programs, as co-op placements, and as participants in Undergraduate Research Opportunities during the school year. Connections with Gordon-CenSSIS faculty can also lead to independent study and Capstone Design projects.

Gordon Scholars are asked to complete twenty hours of work related to either research or K-12 Outreach activities during their spring semester.

Research Opportunities for upperclass Gordon and ITEL Scholars

We encourage upper-class students who are working with Gordon-CenSSIS, ALERT and PROTECT faculty to apply for funding to support their efforts. Limited funding is usually available to support selected students to work 5-10 hours per week for up to 10 weeks in a semester.

There are no funding opportunities currently available. Please check back again for Fall 2012.

Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Programs:


REU programs are offered to provide real-world research experience for undergraduates at hosting sites, including universities, labs, and hospitals. REUs typically occur in the summer and provide students with a combination of a stipend, housing, and/or travel expenses, as well as the opportunity to meet new people, including students, professors, and other professionals. Below you will find several links to REUs offered at Northeastern University and throughout the country.

National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency whose goal is to promote the progress of science through research related to national health and welfare, as well as securing national defense. NSF funds many REU programs on its own and also through its affiliated institutions and centers, such as Gordon-CenSSIS. To find out what engineering and sceience related REUs are being offered through NSF please visit
NSF REUs.

Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) is a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that researches challenges like ultra-reliable screening, explosives detection at a distance, and unequivocal pre- and post-blast mitigation. Northeastern University and the University of Rhode Island are the co-leaders of ALERT who are also joined by ten other core institutions, some of which include the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Texas Tech University, and Missouri University of Science & Technology. At Northeastern, ALERT provides an opportunity for engineering students to get involved with the research they conduct; this is through their Summer REU Programs that undergraduate students can apply to. For more information on what research professors at Northeastern are involved with through ALERT please visit ALERT at Northeastern.

BIOSENSE is a Gordon-CenSSIS related engineering research center program that allows students to conduct research that involves the use of subsurface sensing and imaging techniques for real-world biomedical applications. BIOSENSE research is conducted at Gordon-CenSSIS laboratories and affiliate institution, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The main goal for the research is to introduce its participants to the hospital clinical environment where they are able to witness the impact that their work has on the lives of others. At Northeastern, BIOSENSE provides an opportunity for engineering students to get involved with the research they conduct; this is through their summer REU Programs that undergraduate students can apply to. For more information on what research is being conducted at Northeastern and MGH through BIOSENSE, please visit BIOSENSE at Northeastern.

Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) is a NSF funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center that is comprised of several institutions, one of which is Northeastern. The research that CHN is involved in falls into three categories: large scale directed assembly & transfer, environmental health & safety, and regulatory & ethical issues. CHN is also involved in education and outreach programs that also offer Summer REUs for undergraduate students to get involved in. REU projects that CHN offers focus on robust, high-rate, environmentally benign nanomanufacturing techniques that allow the transfer of nanomanufacturing discoveries for industry. For more information on the CHN REUs please visit CHN at Northeastern.

Center activities are designed to be interesting and accessible to all Gordon-CenSSIS students, including first-year undergraduates.

Participants

• Gordon Scholars 2012/2013
  - Jacob Barlow, Chemical Engineering - Billy Blanco, Chemical Engineering
  - Izaak Branch, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  - Jake Burrell, Chemical Engineering
  - Lauren Cosenza, Electrical Engineering
  - Jenna Czeck, Computer Engineering
  - Nathan Dunn, Mechanical Engineering
  - Kristen Kelly, Chemical Engineering
  - Ze'ev Klapow, Mechanical Engineering
  - Emily Korot, Civil Engineering
  - Joshua Levin, Mechanical Engineering
  - Robyn McInnis, Mechanical Engineering
  - Leah Okrainsky, Engineering Undecided
  - Sara Rauwolf, Engineering Undecided
  - Navid Seyedmahmoud, Computer Engineering
  - Rachel Shaffer, Engineering Undecided
  - Janna Shaftan, Chemical and Computer Engineering
  - Benjamin Soper, Computer Engineering
  - Matthew Tivnan, Electrical Engineering
  - Alyssa Travitz, Chemical Engineering
  - Yufeng Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  - Mitchel White, Engineering Undecided

• Gordon Mentors 2012/2013
  - Paula Arambel, Mechanical Engineering
  - Patrick Clerkin, Mechanical Engineering
  - Meghan Debski, Civil Engineering
  - Nicholas Esposito, Mechanical Engineering
  - Bea van den Heuvel, Industrial Engineering
  - Lisa Hofgesang, Civil Engineering
  - Jacob Holstein, Mechanical Engineering
  - Logan Jackson, Environmental and Civil Engineering
  - Erica Lawson, Chemical Engineering
  - Sienna Magee, Mechanical Engineering
  - Joseph Robinson, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  - Ashley Tokarz, Industrial Engineering
  - Neel Shah, Computer Engineering
  - Ashley Tokarz, Industrial Engineering
  - Rachel Tompa, Mechanical Engineering