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Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2024 Career Day for Girls
Around 180 Chicago-area middle school and high school students signed up to visit campus as part of the February 24 event.Feb 27, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Daniel Lecoanet Named Sloan Research Fellow
The award recognizes Lecoanet as a next-generation leader with standout creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.Feb 20, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Niall Mangan, Linsey Seitz Receive Seed Grant from Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy
In this project, Mangan and Seitz will experimentally validate and theoretically enhance their model of electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide.Jan 23, 2024
Finnigan, Ankeny Named to MS Leadership Positions
Shelley Finnigan will serve as associate dean for master’s and professional education, while Casey Ankeny has been appointed assistant dean for TGS master’s programs.Jan 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megan Greenfield Urges Graduates to Keep Growing, Give Back, and Aim High
Greenfield spoke at the December 9 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, reciting how three principles have guided her career.Dec 11, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Meet the New Director of Engineering Career Development
Erik J. Friedman joined McCormick in September after seven years as associate dean of career development and industry relations at Columbia College following a 15-year run at DePaul University.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megan Greenfield to Address Graduates at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Greenfield, a partner at McKinsey & Company, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 9 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Researchers Identify Brain Center Responsible for Responses to Rapid Temperature Change
A team that enlisted the assistance of Professor William Kath found that similar to the tale of the boiling frog, flies more likely to react to rapid heating.Nov 20, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern to Receive $50 Million to Study Life Sciences Using Mathematics
The new institute, with Professor William Kath serving as deputy director, will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions.Sep 14, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Niall Mangan Receives DOE Early Career Award
Mangan will use the award to advance research in semi-automated methods to characterize energy systems from complex data.Aug 7, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
What Does a ‘Twinkling’ Star Sound Like? Take a Listen.
In a new study, a Northwestern University-led team of researchers developed the first 3D simulations of energy rippling from a massive star’s core to its outer surface.Jul 27, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Establishes Julio M. Ottino Professorship
The professorship recognizes Ottino’s leadership and long-term commitment to the University and the McCormick School of Engineering.Jul 25, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christina Kosmowski Encourages Graduating Seniors to Say Yes
Kosmowski, CEO at LogicMonitor, and Dean Julio M. Ottino spoke at the 2023 Undergraduate Convocation on June 11.Jun 12, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rodney D. Priestley Challenges Graduates to Use Education for Good
Priestley and Dean Julio M. Ottino spoke at the PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony on June 11, part of Northwestern’s 165th Commencement.Jun 12, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christopher Schuh Named Dean of McCormick School of Engineering
A renowned researcher, entrepreneur, educator, and alumnus, Schuh will join Northwestern from MIT.Jun 6, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News