Engineering @ Northeastern 2011

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Faculty Researchers Lead the Way members of the northeastern college of engineering faculty

pursue a broad range of basic and applied interdisciplinary research, with particular exploration of three of the major challenges of the 21st century: healthcare, sustainability, and security. Whether it is discovering new knowledge or revising accepted theories or seeking practical applications to solve real-life problems, Northeastern researchers are leading the way. Here are some highlights of their current work.

Professor Dagmar Sternad, with postdoctoral student C. J. Hasson, was awarded a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how humans acquire and control sensorimotor skills. 6 Engineering @ Northeastern


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