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2024 Young Scholars Program

Northeastern University

Professor Najme Ebrahimi joined us for lunch on Wednesday, where she gave an insightful presentation on the “Next Generation of Smart Wireless Worlds and the Role of CHIP Act.”

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REU-PATHWAYS 2024

Northeastern University

This included presentations on key items such as lab safety from Northeasterns’s Office of Academic and Research Safety (OARS) and Research Learning Contracts (RLC’s) from Professor Patricia Mabrouk. While some of the students have a computer science background, others are brand-new to coding! Thank you to our presenters!

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Using adsorbents to help society

Futurum

Yamil and the team use data science, statistical mechanics, powerful computational modelling tools and machine learning (ML) tools to learn more about adsorption and discover and design new porous materials. How does the team do this research? It is an exciting time to consider a chemical and biomolecular engineering career!

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer

Futurum

In recent years, BCIs have moved from science fiction to something that could have real potential. At the University of Technology , Sydney, Australia, Professor Chin-Teng Lin is on the frontline of pioneering the development of such systems. Professor Chin-Teng (CT) Lin works at the University of Technology Sydney.

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Farming on permafrost

Futurum

A range of subjects could lead to a career in natural resource economics , including mathematics, economics, data science, ecology, policy and conservation science. I was inspired to become a scientist by a children’s TV show, Kratts’ Creatures, so I initially pursued biology. I became a geomorphologist by accident!

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

Futurum

Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. 1322820 and 2031884.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

Futurum

Funders : Wellcome Trust, The Royal Society, European Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Adam asked his professor how different types of touch on the skin result in different signals being sent to the brain. We don’t completely know,” was the professor’s reply. ABOUT NEUROSCIENCE.