http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/ The latest news stories from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. marketing@mccormick.northwestern.edu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:32:08 -0600 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/599 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/599 The latest issue of the Materials Research Society bulletin features the theme of atom-probe tomography in honor of David Seidman, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering who was selected as the society’s 2008 Turnbull Lecturer. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/598 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/598 Undergraduate student Drew Mitzelfeld and his peers, eager for other students to find undergraduate research opportunities, have created the McCormick Undergraduate Research Society. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/596 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/596 Eight McCormick professors will participate in a multimillion-dollar interdisciplinary project that will study genes and their role in cancer. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/597 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/597 Noshir Contractor has been named a director of the Web Science Trust, a non-profit company that aims to advance education and research in web science. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/595 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/595 Mankind’s journey to adopting scientific measurements was the subject of the Dean’s Centennial Seminar Series talk given Wednesday, Oct. 21 by Ken Alder, professor of history and the Milton H. Wilson Professor in the Humanities. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/594 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/594 The six-week Finding Nano summer program offered by Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) gives students a chance to earn credits, visit research technology centers, and get a feel for German technological culture. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/593 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/593 A team of Northwestern researchers, using an extremely sensitive tool based on nanotechnology, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/592 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/592 A New York Times blog features recent advances made by students and professors at the Intelligent Information Lab based at McCormick. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/590 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/590 The MMM program and the Master of Product Development program were recently named as two of the “World’s Best Design Schools” by Business Week magazine. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/589 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/589 A research group at has developed a new way for your computer to detect if you’re there, and they’re looking for test subjects to try it out and see just how much power it saves. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/587 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/587 The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Centennial Campus Celebration on Oct. 2, 2009. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/588 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/588 Four McCormick professors are among 49 of the nation’s brightest young engineering researchers and educators who have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) first Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/586 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/586 Two research projects led by faculty at McCormick have each received $2 million from the National Science Foundation’s Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/584 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/584 It’s called P vs. NP, and for computer scientists like Lance Fortnow, it’s the biggest theoretical problem in computer science. Fortnow's article on the subject has garnered significant buzz. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/583 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/583 Matthew Grayson was recently named McCormick Teacher of the Year, while John Rudnicki was named McCormick Adviser of the Year. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/582 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/582 Bill Kath and Nelson Spruston have used the process of evolution to model ion channels -- a key part of neurons. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/581 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/581 College students make strategic choices about where to vote, prefer absentee ballots, and are especially likely to vote absentee if their homes are in swing states, according to a new study directed by Michael Peshkin. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/578 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/578 A $4 million National Science Foundation International Materials Institute for Solar Energy Conversion will be established at McCormick. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/576 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/576 David Dunand has been collaborating on a project focused on a nickel-manganese-gallium alloy that changes shape when exposed to a magnetic field. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/577 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/577 A new study of human behavior led by Luis Amaral has determined that those who wrote letters using pen and paper -- long before electronic mail existed -- did so in a pattern similar to the way people use e-mail today. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/575 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/575 This six-week, non-credit course is designed to provide graduate students and alumni with tools to manage their careers in engineering, technology, and the sciences. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/574 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/574 The free events provide a casual forum to explore and debate the latest in science and technology. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/572 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/572 As McCormick begins a new school year, three departments are under new leadership. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/573 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/573 Harold Kung will be awarded the 2009 Ernest W. Thiele Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chicago Section. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/571 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/571 In a cross-disciplinary collaboration with a visual artist and a composer/sound designer, Professor Malcolm MacIver hopes to bring the black ghost knifefish’s song to the masses. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/570 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/570 A new Northwestern University study provides evidence that supports the “two-layer integration model,” one of several competing models attempting to explain how neurons integrate synaptic inputs. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/567 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/567 Tobin J. Marks, Vladimir N. Ipatieff Research Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering has received the 2009 Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society, the society’s highest award. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/568 http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/568 Every summer, more than a dozen incoming freshman descend on campus to participate in the EXCEL program, an intense initiative that challenges students committed to diversity issues and prepares them for their freshman year. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500