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Artificial Metabolism Turns Waste CO2 Into Useful Chemicals
Engineered enzymes developed by Professor Ashty Karim and adjunct professor Michael Jewett perform metabolic reactions that do not exist in nature.Dec 22, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christine Schyvinck Urges Graduates to Embrace Creativity, Leadership, and Iteration
The president, CEO, and chairman of Shure Incorporated, Schyvinck spoke at the Dec. 13 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, reciting how three principles have guided her career.Dec 15, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bažant, Farha Named to National Academy of Inventors
Professors Zdeněk Bažant and Omar Farha are among the 169 new fellows elected to the 2025 class.Dec 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christine Schyvinck to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
A longtime Shure executive whose leadership has driven the company’s global expansion, operational excellence, and culture of innovation, Schyvinck will speak at the December 13 ceremony.Dec 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Ten Engineering Students Selected for Apple Next-Gen Innovators Mentorship Program
The Apple Next-Gen Innovators Mentorship Program is designed to inspire and prepare the next generation of engineers through personalized mentorship and immersive learning experiences.Dec 9, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Snurr Receives Humboldt Research Award
The award won by Professor Randall Snurr honors internationally recognized researchers for their record of academic achievements.Dec 5, 2025
Mirkin Awarded Prestigious International Harvey Prize
Professor Chad Mirkin was selected for his pioneering discoveries in nanoscience.Nov 25, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Ottino Receives Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award
The award honors Professor Julio M. Ottino’s outstanding achievement in mechanical engineering.Nov 20, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sixteen McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2025
The list identifies researchers who showed significant influence by publishing highly cited papers.Nov 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
DOE’s ARPA-E Program Awards $2.7 Million to Northwestern Engineers for Microbial Wastewater Resource Recovery Technology
Professors George Wells, Keith Tyo, and Jennifer Dunn will develop microbial technology to recover nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater as marketable products.Nov 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Nanomedicine Wipes Out Leukemia in Animal Study
By restructuring a common chemo drug, Professor Chad Mirkin boosted the treatment’s power by 10,000-fold.Oct 29, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Understanding the Climate Cost of Cleaning Our Water
An analysis by Professor Jennifer Dunn of more than 15,000 US treatment plants offers a roadmap to cutting their emissions.Oct 8, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Notestein, Beltran Receive 2025 Meshii Awards
The award, donated by the family of emeritus faculty member Masahiro “Mike” Meshii, honors excellence in design education.Oct 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Order from Disordered Proteins
A team with Professor Krishna Shrinivas designed a computational framework using machine learning algorithms to design intrinsically disordered protein sequences with desired behaviors or properties that directly inverts over physics-based models.Oct 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
CRISPR’s Efficiency Triples with Spherical Nucleic Acid Delivery System
The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.Sep 5, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News