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2024 Young Scholars Program

Northeastern University

They worked in larger groups to construct unique contraptions in an egg drop activity and were hosted by CoE’s Civil and Environmental Engineering to participate in an Earthquake Lab. The scholars continued to grow closer over lunch, bonding over their favorite spots to eat in Boston and sharing the progress made in their labs.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

Futurum

This could be by-products from steel manufacturing or mineral mining, or even the reprocessing of old cement from construction or demolition sites. It would be most beneficial if the generated minerals could be reused in the construction or mining industries, to avoid the storage of large amounts of material.”

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The engineering behind Evolutor

Futurum

We have come a long way since Darwin published his concepts, and engineers and scientists have borrowed the concept of ‘survival of the fittest’ and applied it to engineering biological systems for industrial applications. How these factories are designed and constructed is still a puzzle to engineers and scientists,” explains Tuck.

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Building Bridges – Fall 2023

Northeastern University

Jornet/Basagni/Polese: NextGen Wireless Networks Vasu Chandar: Constructing Nature's Ultimate LEGO Prof. Javier Apfeld : Strategic Thinking by Worms: How do they Deal with Harmful Chemicals in the Environment? – also 100% of attendees recommend this to a friend!). Yongmin Liu: Illusion Optics Prof. MIE) Echo St.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

STEM Sport

Anthropologist The Role: Physical anthropologists study human evolution and variation, often working in the field to uncover how our ancestors adapted to environmental challenges. Biophysicist The Role: Biophysicists study the principles of physics that underlie all living things. Average Annual Salary: $61,570 4.

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A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

Building on an earlier interest in space and spacecraft , I’d gotten very interested in physics, and was trying to read everything I could about it. There were several shelves of physics books at the local bookstore. The other books I’d read had all basically said “physics works like this”. The lambda hyperon.

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Decoding STEM: What Does the E in STEM Stand For?

STEM Education Shopping

Engineering encompasses numerous disciplines that cater to different areas of specialization. Some of the main engineering disciplines include: Civil Engineering: Focuses on designing and constructing infrastructure such as roads, bridges, buildings, and water supply systems.

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