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    AI and physics
    “The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.

    AI and physics have more in common than you might think.

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    Mark Patterson
    Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.

    Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents

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  • Building an Unconventional Path: Andrea Bedoni’s Biotechnology Journey at Northeastern

    Building an Unconventional Path: Andrea Bedoni’s Biotechnology Journey at Northeastern

    “To be selected as the student speaker for my graduation is an immense honor. It means having the opportunity to share what my time at Northeastern truly looked like: the pivots, the growth, and the moments of doubt that quietly became moments of clarity.”
  • Three Northeastern students named Goldwater Scholars

    Three Northeastern students named Goldwater Scholars

    Maren Ritterbuck, Numair Elahi and Sophia Guerra were named Goldwater Scholars named the prestigious scholarship, which supports students with promise for great careers in science, engineering and mathematics research.
  • Northeastern researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree

    Northeastern researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree

    Assistant professor Chengfei He's findings are reported in the journal Nature Communications.
  • Northeastern CSI Researchers Recognized in $1.6 Million WHOI Sea Grant Award

    Northeastern CSI Researchers Recognized in $1.6 Million WHOI Sea Grant Award

    Professor Jennifer Bowen has received WHOI Sea Grant funding to investigate bacterial contamination threatening Massachusetts soft-shell clam harvests.
  • Professor recognized for a lifetime of mentorship

    Professor recognized for a lifetime of mentorship

    Mary Jo Ondrechen, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, joined the Northeastern faculty in 1980 and has been mentoring students ever since.
  • Can Artemis II’s heat shield withstand the force of reentry?

    Can Artemis II’s heat shield withstand the force of reentry?

    Jacqueline McCleary, an assistant professor of physics, said the odds of the Orion capsule’s heat shield failing are largely uncertain.
  • What is “sardinemaxxing” and should you try it?

    What is “sardinemaxxing” and should you try it?

    According to associate professor Leila Deravi and assistant professor Brie Reid, these canned fish pack a nutritional punch and are the latest online food craze.
  • Try waterproof blush and mess-free face masks at this cosmetics showcase

    Try waterproof blush and mess-free face masks at this cosmetics showcase

    Leila Deravi’s cosmetics chemistry course is holding a showcase of the products they concocted this semester.
  • These Boston neighborhoods have heat and noise problems. This sensor project is helping address it

    These Boston neighborhoods have heat and noise problems. This sensor project is helping address it

    Amy Mueller, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern, says the sensors are measuring heat and noise across neighborhoods.
  • Northeastern graduate wins prestigious NIH Oxford-Cambridge doctoral scholarship

    Northeastern graduate wins prestigious NIH Oxford-Cambridge doctoral scholarship

    Northeastern graduate Laurel Walsh mapped a mosquito’s brain; now she’s headed to Oxford.
  • From co-op to CEO, this grad student aims to speed up climate change solutions

    From co-op to CEO, this grad student aims to speed up climate change solutions

    Northeastern’s Jenna Woods studied the mineral olivine on an undergraduate co-op. Now she heads a company that aims to make it part of the global climate change solution.
  • Quantum computing research earns professor prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award

    Quantum computing research earns professor prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award

    Yizhi You, an assistant physics professor, was named a Cottrell Scholar, which is bestowed on promising early-career academics studying chemistry, physics or astronomy.