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Neel Shah, is enrolled in the five-year BS/MS Electrical
Engineering program. He entered NU
College of Engineering in the Fall of
2010. He participated in a 2011
Summer REU at Northeastern
University under the supervision of Dr.
David Kaeli in NUCAR (Northeastern
University's Computer Architecture
Lab). His project was to analyze the
Speeded-Up Robust Feature (SURF) algorithm and add an
image comparison feature for object recognition applications.
He will be going on his first co-op assignment in January
2012. He is planning on attending graduate school in the
future. Neel was a participant in the 2010 LSAMP Diversity
Summer Bridge Program as an incoming freshman.
Sade Ruffin was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts in
the neighborhood of Mattapan. From a
young age her family instilled the
importance of education and academic
achievement. This eventually led to her
attending Northeastern University where Ms.
Ruffin would receive a BSChE in 2009.
Immediately following graduation, Sade
decided to continue her education and obtained an M.S. in
Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in New
York.. Today, Sade is attending the Polytechnic Institute of
NYU pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Sade Ruffin
serves as the National Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) of
the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
Stephanie Fernandez is an undergraduate
and graduate alumna of Northeastern
University. She was working on her Ph.D, as
a GEM Fellow, in the Department of
Chemical Engineering in the Center for
Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing
lab (CAMMP, NASA-Sponsored lab). In 2002, she came to
Boston, MA to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Chemical
Engineering from Northeastern University as a Connections
and Legacy scholar, which she achieved in May of 2007.
Stephanie chose to complete her MS degree in Chemical
Engineering and pursue a position in industry. She was
recently hired by the Raytheon Company in Massachusetts at
the beginning of 2011. Stephanie was a participant in the first
2002 LSAMP Diversity Summer Bridge Program as an
incoming freshman.
Jason Lee, entered Northeastern University as a Freshman in
2010 and is a member of the graduating
class of 2015. He is pursuing a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in
Technological Entrepreneurship. He
performed a 2011 Summer REU at Texas
Tech in Lubbock, Tx. His research was to
include Explosives Characterization, but actually ended up
doing product design for the testing equipment. Jason was a
participant in the 2010 LSAMP Diversity Summer Bridge
Program as an incoming freshman.
Corey Ashby is currently at Johns Hopkins University
Neuroscience Department, as a GEM Fellow and Henrietta
Jenkins Fellow, pursuing his Ph.D.
working on the design and development
of robotic prosthetics. Corey graduated
from NU in 2008 with a BS in
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Corey; he participated in an REU at the
Northeastern University Center for
Subsurface Sensing and Imaging
Systems, Boston, MA from Spring 2004 –Dec. 2004. He
assisted with the design, implementation and testing of
algorithms developed for subsurface sensing and classification
of unexploded ordinances and he worked as part of a team to
design and implement a graphical user interface for the
project. Corey was a participant in the 2003 LSAMP
Diversity Summer Bridge Program as an incoming freshman.
Michelle McNeilly, is scheduled to graduate in 2012 with a
BS in Chemical Engineering and a
Business Minor. She has participated in a
total of 3 co-ops. Michelle’s co-ops were:
(1) EMD Serono, Inc. (Billerica, MA): as
a Protein Purification Co-Op; (2) EMD
Serono Inc. (Billerica, MA): as a Quality
control and microbiology co-op; and (3)
PowerAdvocate, Inc. (Boston, MA): as a Spend Data Analyst
for Energy Industry. Michelle wants to attend graduate school
and pursue an MBA. Michelle was a participant in the 2007
LSAMP Diversity Summer Bridge Program as an incoming
freshman.
Rafael “Raffi” Perez, graduated from
Northeastern University in May 2011 with a
B.S. in Electrical Engineerng. He
participated in 3 co-op assignments: (1) Intel
in Hudson MA as an Implementation co-op;
(2) Vicor in Andover MA as a test engineer;
and (3) HNTB in Chelmsford MA as a
Signals Engineer, where he is also currently employed. He
plans to attend Graduate School. Raffi was a participant in the
2006 LSAMP Diversity Summer Bridge Program as an
incoming freshman.
Lia Calise, is a sophomore pursuing a
B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a
minor in Biochemistry as a member of
the graduating class of 2015. She will
be starting her first in January 2012.
Lia worked for Prof. Carrier during the
spring 2011 semester on Multiple Particle Tracking through
Mucus. Lia stated the following: “it was a huge time
commitment but definitely opened my eyes to the world of
medical research. I now know that I want to go into
biomedical/pharmaceutical engineering and am pursuing a coop
position in this area.” Lia was a participant in the 2010
LSAMP Diversity Summer Bridge Program as an incoming
freshman.
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