Subsurface science solving real-world problems - “If you’re going to solve real-world problems, you need to work in the real world,” said Professor Michael Silevitch, director of Northeastern University’s NSF-funded Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS). Read Article...

Critical Population Density Triggers Rapid Formation of Vast Oceanic Fish Shoals - Similarities in the behavior of diverse animal species that form large groups have motivated attempts to establish general principles governing animal group behavior. Read Article...

Northeastern Wins Multi-million Dollar Grant to Develop Critical Infrastructure Sensing Technology - Northeastern University has been awarded a $9 million federal research grant to develop new multi-sensor technology systems for cars and trucks that will allow for real-time assessment of road and bridge infrastructure across the country. Read Article...

Engineering Professor Wins Prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers - Electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Purnima Ratilal was selected by the Department of Defense as a winner of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation's most esteemed prize honoring cutting-edge independent scientific research conducted by young faculty members. Read Article...

Defense department picks Northeastern research for $200K award - A Northeastern University researcher is among 15 winners of Presidential Early Career Awards from the U.S. Department of Defense. Read Article...

Bahaa E. A. Saleh To Edit New OSA Review Journal, Advances in Optics and Photonics - The Optical Society of America (OSA) is pleased to announce that Bahaa E. A. Saleh will serve as the first editor of the society's newest publication, Advances in Optics and Photonics (AOP), an online quarterly journal of invited reviews and tutorials. The inaugural issue of AOP is to be published in January 2009. Read Article...

Purnima Ratilal Receives Presidential Award - The White House announced today the recipients of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the Nation’s highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent scientific research careers. Read Article...

Dr. Nayda Santiago's achievements during the last five years are numerous - Her accolades come from the University, the community and her students. She is not only an outstanding and innovative Engineer but an advocate, mentor and above all a passionate educator. Read Article...

ECE Students Win "Best Poster" Awards at Gordon-CenSSIS Conference - Three ECE graduate students were chosen as winners of "Best Student Poster" awards at the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS) Research and Industrial Collaboration Conference (RICC) on October 29-30, 2008. Read Article...

Geologists Discover Signs of Volcanoes Blowing their Tops in the Deep Ocean - A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep beneath the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. Read Article...

New image analysis method improves assessment of coral reefs - Using hyperspectral remote sensing data, a new processing technique extracts multiple layers of environmental information about a coral reef ecosystem. Read Article...

NUCAR/NSF Reduce Diagnostic Time for Breast Cancer Detection - Researchers at the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Research Lab (NUCAR) and the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS) are teaming with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) on a promising new breast cancer detection technology that improves breast cancer screening accuracy. Read Article...

Northeastern University recieves $20 million dollar grant - A $20 million gift from the Gordon Foundation which will be used to advance the university's engineering programs. Read Article...

Northeastern University and Mass General Hospital Increase the Accuracy, While Reducing the Diagnosis Time, for Breast Cancer Detection. Read Article...

Dr. Bahaa Saleh of Boston Universities Centre for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Sytstems is awarded with the Kuwait Prize. - Professor Saleh is an internationally renowned scientist who has made major contributions in the field of quantum optics, especially in the field of squeezed and entangled states of light, and their applications, and the determination in general of the optical correlation function of special states of light. Read Article...

Visionary Work: Biomedical Imaging at Rensselaer - Rensselaer researchers are helping to advance the field of biomedical imaging, with the goal of earlier, faster, and better diagnosis.Read Article...

SeaBED AUV Engineering Trials: Puerto Rico Shelf Edge Habitat Characterization: Department of Marine Sciences News - CenSSIS SeaBED AUV featured on UPRM's Department of Marine Science Website. Read Article...