News Article/Event Archives From August 2016

Student Spotlight: Matthew Tivnan August 29, 2016

Matthew Tivnan, a senior undergraduate in Electrical Engineering and Physics at Northeastern University, is our first undergraduate student to participate in the ALERT DHS HS-STEM (Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Science and Engineering Workforce Development Program (SEWDP). The Science and Engineering Workforce Development Program was previously known as the Career Development Program (CDP), […]

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ALERT REUs Present Summer Research August 29, 2016

This summer, ALERT hosted three undergraduate students to participate in a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The ALERT REU program is partnered with other REU programs in Northeastern University’s College of Engineering…The presentation addresses the project’s overall mission and endeavors, the REU’s specific contributions to the project, as well as what knowledge and skills they gained through the process. This year’s students worked on projects related to ALERT’s Bulk Sensors & Sensor Systems research.

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ALERT Featured in DHS Science & Technology Newsroom August 29, 2016

This month, ALERT was featured in the DHS S&T’s Responder Newsroom highlighting its improvement of explosives training solutions for first responders. The feature showcases ALERT’s work with K-9 explosive detection training aids (TEAS).

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ALERT Featured in DHS Science & Technology Newsroom August 19, 2016

2016 DHS Summer Research Team Program

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Rapiscan receives DHS SAFETY Act Designation & Certification August 19, 2016

Congratulations to ALERT industry member Rapiscan on their DHS SAFETY Act Designation and Certification.

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ADSA15: Save the Date! August 19, 2016

The Fifteenth Advanced Development for Security Applications Workshop (ADSA15) will be held on November 15th and 16th at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The title of the workshop will be “Next Generation Screening Technologies and processes for the Checkpoint.”

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