NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Success on the court. Success in the classroom. 🎾📚

Congratulations to four Huskie tennis and engineering standouts who gained Academic All-MAC accolades recently:

🎾 Isabella Righi (Biomedical Engineering) – three-time Academic All-MAC selection

🎾 Nataly Ninova (Manufacturing Engineering Technology) – two-time Academic All-MAC honoree

🎾 Iker Gaztambide Arrastia (Industrial Management and Technology) – MAC Player of the Year and Academic All-MAC selection

🎾 Pratyaksh (Industrial & Systems Engineering) – Academic All-MAC honoree and recipient of CEET's Outstanding Sophomore Award for Academic Achievement

Join us in celebrating these Huskies for demonstrating the same commitment to excellence in the classroom that they bring to competition.

From conducting autism screening research to landing an engineering internship after her freshman year, Angelica Sanyal is already making the most of her NIU experience.

The Industrial and Systems Engineering major and Honors student is contributing to the AI-LEADS Early Autism Screening and Diagnosis Project, where she helps analyze data, recruit participants and automate processes that support affordable autism screening for children.

She also secured a project management internship at Systems in Motion through Huskies Get Hired, gaining hands-on experience managing automation projects and collaborating with industry professionals.

Read more about Angelica's journey in her Huskie Spotlight profile.

Angelica Sanyal Angelica Sanyal is a industrial and systems engineering major from DeKalb, IL

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kyu Taek Cho from our mechanical engineering department and Dr. Shun Takai from our engineering technology department on their promotions to Full Professor! 🎉

This distinction reflects years of excellence in teaching, research and service — and the tremendous impact both faculty members continue to make within CEET and beyond.

We’re grateful for their leadership, dedication and commitment to student success. Congratulations, gentlemen, on this outstanding achievement!

Five years after graduating, biomedical engineering alumna Natalia Knutsen is finding new ways to give back to the next generation of Huskies. 🐾

Whether she’s mentoring students, serving on the Engineering and Technology Alumni Society board, helping with Senior Design Showcase or returning to campus events, Knutsen continues to stay deeply connected to the college that helped shape her journey.

Read more at the CEET news blog:

From finding her footing to lifting others: '21 CEET grad Natalia Knutsen gives back - College of Engineering and Engineering Technology NIU biomedical engineering graduate Natalia Knutsen, a Medline associate quality manager, is on a mission to serve as a strong role model.

Grateful on this Memorial Day for all of those who've made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

NIU is closed Mon., May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. Today, and every day, we honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

We're all about bringing real-world insight from the frontlines into the classroom.

From last month alone, one example was Dave West, examinations director for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, speaking to students in our Engineering Hazard Controls for Industrial Operations course.

West explored the growing importance of systems thinking in Environmental Health & Safety, with engaging case studies that sparked strong discussion and student participation throughout the session. 🦺⚙️🐾

A remarkable moment for NIU research — and a great example of CEET’s impact on world-class scientific collaboration.

Congratulations to mechanical engineering Professor Nicholas Pohlman and the other NIU faculty and alumni who shared in the prestigious 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their work on the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

The story spotlights how hands-on engineering experience connects directly to groundbreaking scientific discovery. Under Pohlman’s leadership, then-CEET mechanical engineering students — now alumni — Greg Luo and Andrew Behnke played important roles in the collaboration while gaining real-world research experience as students.

Plus, each gets a $7,500 share of the $3 million prize!

Read more from the NIU Newsroom:

NIU physics and engineering professors, alumni share in $3M Breakthrough Prize | NIU Newsroom NIU professors, alumni from physics and engineering share in $3 million Breakthrough Prize

What does it take to compete at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas?

This CEET News feature goes beyond the final results to tell the full story of NIU Supermileage’s journey — through the voices of a cross-section of students and faculty advisor Eric M. Lee who lived it.

From design challenges and technical inspections to teamwork, leadership and lessons learned, the story captures the persistence and collaboration that power one of CEET’s signature student experiences.

This is one truly super group of Huskie engineers!

NIU Supermileage Success at Shell Eco-marathon: Persistence fuels performance - College of Engineering and Engineering Technology NIU's Supermileage Team turned ambitious plans into reality with dedication and skill last month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

From engineering classrooms and hands-on projects to long hours with the NIU Supermileage Team, electrical engineering graduate Aditi Venkatesh made the most of her Huskie experience.

Aditi was featured during Saturday’s undergraduate commencement ceremony in a video spotlighting graduating students and the journeys that shaped them along the way.

Take a look at how research, teamwork and real-world problem-solving helped prepare her for what’s next.

Meet NIU Class of 2026 Grad Aditi Venkatesh Learn how Aditi Venkatesh’s experiences in the classroom as an Electrical Engineering Major and outside the classroom with NIU’s Super Mileage Team shaped he...

From Friday’s graduate commencement to today’s undergraduate ceremony at the Convocation Center, it’s been an unforgettable weekend celebrating our newest Huskie engineering alumni. 🎓🐾

After crossing the stage, more than 100 grads gathered at the Engineering Building for our Challenge Coin ceremony — a special CEET tradition welcoming them into the next chapter of the Huskie engineering family.

Big thanks to the Engineering and Technology Alumni Society (ETAS) for helping make the celebration so memorable! ❤️🖤

Once a Huskie, always a Huskie.