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Northwestern University Researchers Develop Rapid Test for Lead in Water
CBS Chicago profiled the work of Tyler Lucci, a PhD student in chemical engineering and member of the Center for Synthetic Biology, that resulted in a rapid at-home test for lead in water.Jun 4, 2025|from CBS Chicago
A Faster Way to Innovate Materials
Professors Jeffrey Richards and Jeffrey Lopez embrace concurrent materials design to improve sustainability in manufacturing and battery design.May 30, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Harnessing Hot Electrons for Clean Chemicals
Professor Dayne Swearer was named to the “Talented 12” by Chemical & Engineering News.May 23, 2025|from Chemical & Engineering News
Seitz Receives Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Professor Linsey Seitz will use the unrestricted $100,000 grant to advance her sustainable electrocatalytic research.May 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
In a perspective, Northwestern Engineering’s Chad Mirkin and Milan Mrksich argue that structural precision drives therapeutic innovation, ultimately benefiting patients.Apr 25, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Matthew Skaruppa, Ameet Mallik to Speak at 2025 Graduation Ceremonies
On June 16, Skaruppa and Mallik will address graduates at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 22, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time
The new observations from a team with Professors Tobin Marks and Michael Bedzyk could lead to more efficient catalysts for green hydrogen production.Apr 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Carbon Capture Could Become Practical with Scalable, Affordable Materials
A team led by Professor Vinayak Dravid demonstrated how researchers can pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity, now with materials at a fraction of the cost.Apr 3, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Two Faculty Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Professors Joshua Leonard and Jonathan Rivnay are part of AIMBE’s College of Fellows Class of 2025, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.Mar 31, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Concrete Plans to Transform Cement Production’s CO2 Waste Into New Building Materials
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a radio segment on recent work by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez that shows they can use CO2 to boost the process to produce carbon-negative materials that could be used in materials like plaster, cement and as a replacement for sand in concrete.Mar 27, 2025|from CBC
Lucks, Rondinelli Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Julius Lucks and James Rondinelli are part of a Fellows class that includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.Mar 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, carbon-trapping materials.Mar 19, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.Mar 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Contamination Detection Tool Enables Highly Sensitive Water Testing
A product of multi-disciplinary Northwestern Engineering research, the cantilever-based test detects harmful chemicals in water at concentrations down to parts per billion.Feb 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2025 Career Day for Girls
The 54th annual event, hosted by the Northwestern undergraduate student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, welcomed Chicago-area middle school and high school students for labs tours and hands-on engineering activities.Feb 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News