Darin Zullo

Hi, thanks for checking out my portfolio! I'm an incoming third-year student at Northeastern University pursuing a BA in journalism and English with a minor in photojournalism. I have experience in written and photographic journalism, and I currently serve as the deputy lifestyle editor for the Huntington News. I can be reached by email at zullo.d@northeastern.edu.

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Researching Kinesiology and Using Biomechanics to Help Soldiers

Co-ops at Insulet and the U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center helped Elizabeth Klemm, E’23, bioengineering and biomedical engineering, determined her career path. She plans to continue at the Soldier Center focusing on helmet mass research and how the distribution of that mass may impact soldier performance.Elizabeth Klemm, E’23, bioengineering and biomedical engineering, used co-op as an opportunity to explore different roles throughout the industry. Her first co-op was at Insulet as a Design Verif...
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Industrial Engineering Capstone Team Wins Fourth Place at International Conference for US Open Officiating Project

An undergraduate industrial engineering Capstone team was recognized for their US Open Tennis Championships Electronic Officiating Quality Control project at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference. The team worked with the United States Tennis Association to help automate and standardize the electronic officiating process for the acclaimed tennis event.An undergraduate Capstone team of four industrial engineering students was recognized at the international Institute of Ind...
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Industrial Engineering Capstone Team Modernizes Parachute Inspection for U.S. Army

Four industrial engineering students received several awards, including the Capstone Day Judges Award, for their Parachute Quality Assurance Modernization Capstone Design project presented at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference in Montréal. The students, who worked with the U.S. Army Personnel Airdrop Systems team, digitized a paper-based system for recording parachute component measurements.A team of four industrial engineering students presented their Parachute Quality...
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How This 2024 NSF Fellowship Recipient’s Co-op Blossomed Into a Full-Time Career

AlumniJonathan Gray, E’16, mechanical engineering, is the recipient of the 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which will contribute to his PhD in aerospace engineering at UCLA. Since 2016, he has worked as a project engineer at ATA Engineering, where he completed his first co-op.Jonathan Gray, E’16, mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the prestigious 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, an achievement that was a long time coming. Since 2016, he has worked a...
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Adapting to a Civil Engineering Work Environment as an International Student

Jennifer Dueñas López, MS’23, civil engineering, completed a bachelor’s degree in transportation and highway engineering in her home country of Colombia before moving to the Boston area. After graduating from Northeastern with a master’s degree in 2023, she returned to her co-op at HDR to work full-time.For Jennifer Dueñas López, MS’23, civil engineering, Northeastern’s co-op program was a defining experience as an international student. In her home country of Colombia, she completed a bachelor’...
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Goldwater Scholar Shares Her Research Experiences

Kaitlyn Ramesh, E’25, bioengineering, has recently been awarded the prestigious 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship for her undergraduate research in the Lu Lab and the Prigozhin Lab. Aside from her research, she has been involved with groups such as the Women’s Research Engagement Network and received other awards such as the AJC Merit Research Scholarship.Kaitlyn Ramesh, E’25, bioengineering, sought out on-campus research opportunities right from the start. In her first year, she was selected for...
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Celebrating Affinity Student Groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners were recognized for their commitments to several COE affinity student groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. The groups represented included SHPE, SWE, BESS, SASE, and DICE.Students and staff from several student groups gathered April 20 at the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute for the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. Representatives from the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers, or SHPE, the Society of...
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Developing Professional Goals Through Co-op and Community

Franklin Ollivierre, E’26, civil engineering, has been deeply invested in the College of Engineering’s programs ever since he joined the Young Scholars’ Program as a high school student. Now in his third year and on his second co-op, he has embraced a community that he is eager to give back to.Franklin Ollivierre, E’26, civil engineering, was familiar with Northeastern long before he applied. He grew up in the Boston area, and his high school offered field trips to engage with on-campus activiti...
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Aiding Communities of All Sizes With Clean Water and Renewable Energy

Three unique co-ops helped Rotem Leshed, E’24, environmental engineering, see the endless possibilities as an environmental engineer in a changing, climate-focused world. They also gave her the chance to make an impact on local communities.Right from the start of her first co-op at Environmental Partners, Rotem Leshed, E’24, environmental engineering, saw the way her work benefited local communities. She started at Northeastern as an environmental science major but switched to environmental engi...
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Using Co-op as a Stepping Stone Towards a Full-Time Career

Magdalene Sexton Dwyer, E’23, civil engineering and architectural studies, found that her civil engineering ambitions were influenced by her architectural work on co-op and her service-based extracurriculars. By combining her academics with her personal goals, she decided to focus on affordable and sustainable housing.Even before her first co-op, Magdalene Sexton Dwyer, E’23, civil engineering and architectural studies, was already getting real experience in the workforce through a summer intern...
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‘Usual Girls’ doesn’t hold back, addresses brutal realities head-on

“Usual Girls” is by no means a typical feel-good, light-hearted play about womanhood. At times, it’s a comedy, but with every laugh it delivers, a harsh reality follows.

Playwright Ming Peiffer describes it as “a show about the joys and horrors of growing up being a woman — the extreme joys and the extreme horrors,” and to that end, it succeeds. Samantha Richert Boehm, an assistant teaching professor in the theatre department, directed Northeastern’s March 28-April 7 production of “Usual Girls,
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Expanding a Structural Engineering Co-op Into a Full-Time Position

Terenia Hankewycz, civil engineering, E’22, was able to go more in-depth with each co-op in the civil engineering industry. With a particular focus on structural engineering, she returned to one of her co-ops full-time after graduation.Main photo: Terenia Hankewycz is second from the left.Terenia Hankewycz, civil engineering, E’22, was unsure about majoring in civil engineering at first. She started her Northeastern journey as an undeclared engineer and eventually chose civil engineering, but sh...
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Taking Advantage of a Long-Awaited Co-op Abroad

StudentAfter two co-ops locally, Reem Gawish, E’24, civil engineering, had her third and final co-op at F-1 in Singapore working at the F-1 racetrack helping the team prepare for the year’s Singapore Grand Prix.Reem Gawish, E’24, civil engineering, was, like many prospective students, attracted to Northeastern’s co-op program, but she was especially interested in having the chance to go abroad. At the time she applied to Northeastern, she was living in Qatar. She would eventually get the chance...
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PAX East forges bonds within gaming communities

Cosplayers, influencers and indie developers alike came from all across the East Coast to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for PAX East 2024. Spanning from March 21 to March 24, each day overflowed with competitions, panels and meetups for gamers to enjoy.

Although the PAX gaming convention began in 2004, the first PAX East took place in 2010. Since then, interest in the convention has only grown, becoming a place for gamers to forge communities with each other.

Themed events spanne
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Developing a Sustainability Career From a Mechanical Engineering Foundation

A master’s degree from Northeastern and a co-op at BR + A helped Tammy Ngo, MS’23, sustainable building systems, change her career trajectory from mechanical engineering to sustainable building design.Tammy Ngo, MS’23, sustainable building systems, was on the fence between three different schools as she decided where to pursue her master’s degree. She ultimately chose Northeastern because it offered her a chance to explore the professional world while simultaneously learning about sustainable bu...
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How This Gordon Institute Fellow Stays Determined To Follow His Dream

After 13 years in the industry, Raymond Tay, MS’24, is gaining new insights on the telecommunications industry as he simultaneously pursues a master’s in telecommunications networks from the College of Engineering, and a graduate certificate in engineering leadership from the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership.Raymond Tay, MS’24, telecommunication networks, was looking for a middle ground between a technical degree and leadership education. He found it at Northeastern by pursuing his mas...
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Working for an Environmental Engineering Opportunity Worth Having

Between two co-ops both abroad and in Boston, Charlotte Andrews, E’24, environmental engineering, MS’25, engineering and public policy, has figured out what role she wants to play in the environmental engineering field.Charlotte Andrews, E’24, environmental engineering, MS’25, engineering and public policy, wasted no time engaging in Northeastern’s global co-op opportunities. Her first co-op was at GEYSER HPC in Leioa, Spain. It provided plenty of hands-on work right away, primarily remediating...
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Applying Previous Experience in the Workforce to a Civil Engineering Co-op

Paulo Torres Salazar, MS’23, civil engineering, had engineering experience in the workforce even before his time at Northeastern. During his time on co-op at Suffolk Construction, the skills he had built between his work and his courses proved to be a huge boost.Paulo Torres Salazar, MS’23, civil engineering, had already been in the workforce during his undergraduate years before pursuing a master’s degree at Northeastern. He previously held a position as a resident engineer at Visato Constructo...
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COE Research Expo Displays Promising Work of PhD Students

The College of Engineering held a research expo to highlight the work of PhD students. Participants presented their research to a panel of judges and gained critical presentation and communication skills. They also displayed their research during the poster showcase and students were recognized with awards.The College of Engineering hosted its sixth annual COE Research Expo Feb. 26 in the Curry Student Center Ballroom to give PhD students the opportunity to showcase their dedication to their res...
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Sharing the Power of Networking in Software Engineering Systems

StudentSimiao Wang, MS’24, software engineering systems, has mastered the art of the interview, helping her secure a competitive co-op at Costco and an internship offer from Goldman Sachs. On the Seattle campus, she has been provided many resources to connect with industry experts.Simiao Wang, MS’24, software engineering systems, has been able to fully take part in the traditional Northeastern experience even while living on the Seattle campus.“I have plenty of resources to connect with industry...
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Using Civil Engineering To Make Boston a Better City for All

Emily Urbanski, E’24, civil engineering, knew from the start that Boston was the right place to be as a civil engineer. After two co-ops and plenty of on-campus involvement, her hope is to change the city’s transit system for the better.Emily Urbanski, E’24, civil engineering, recognized the importance of being based in a city right from her first tour of Northeastern.“I thought it was great to be in the city where I would be able to do this engineering work and find a lot of jobs after graduati...
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‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ showcases unique portrayal of loneliness, human bonds

“Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight” subverts expectations at every turn. The play doesn’t rely on conventions; it rejects them. It’s as tragic as it is comedic, and it’s this level of nuance that makes this performance both impossible to categorize and a deeply impactful experience.

“Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight,” or “Stand Up,” began its run at The Huntington Theatre Jan. 20 after premiering at the Circle X Theatre in Los Angeles and the Harbor Stage Company in Wellfleet, Massachusetts three
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Exploring a Wealth of Options To Pursue Unique Educational Paths

Julia Treese, E’24, chemical engineering, started her Northeastern journey in the Explore program. After three co-ops and a variety of extracurriculars, she has found that biotech is her calling.Julia Treese, E’24, chemical engineering, wanted options when she chose Northeastern, and she knew it could offer the opportunities she was looking for.“I actually came in completely undecided in the Explore program, and I enjoyed going to the engineering open houses and learning more about different thi...
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Developing a Career in Renewable Energy on Co-op and in the Lab

StudentAfter two co-ops, working in an on-campus lab, and their time with AerospaceNU, CJ Huey, E’24, mechanical engineering and physics, feels that they have made the most of their Northeastern experience. The secret to their success was not being afraid to take charge of important work.CJ Huey, E’24, mechanical engineering, is deeply motivated by important work. Co-op was the main reason why they, like most students, felt that Northeastern was the right choice for them. Even compared to their...
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