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What Can Tree Sap Tell Us about Climate Change?

As part of a Northwestern charge led by Professors Aaron Packman and William Miller, scientists are looking to create a clearer picture of what happens when you combine climate change with urban environments.
Feb 29, 2024|from Northwestern Now

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

Linsey Seitz Wins ACS CATL Early Career Award

This award recognizes and encourage accomplishments and innovation of unusual merit by an individual in early stages of their career.
Feb 13, 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

Jeffrey Lopez Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

The award, worth $623,708 over five years, will back Lopez’s work to design and evaluate new fluorine-free electrolytes.
Jan 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Jennifer Dunn Authors Essay in First Edition of New Nature Journal

Published January 11 in the debut of Nature Chemical Engineering, Dunn’s article outlines the value of chemical engineering as a discipline and challenges the field to continuously strive to make a positive environmental impact.
Jan 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Can We Really Discover New Nanoporous Materials on the Computer?

In a review article, Professor Randall Snurr has surveyed the role of predictive computational modeling for the discovery of MOF adsorbents for separation and storage of energy-relevant molecules such as hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
Jan 9, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Creating Algorithms to Build International Research Teams

An initiative spearheaded by Northwestern’s McCormick Global Initiatives is forging new international research collaborations while prototyping new data science tools for scientific team-building.
Jan 3, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Seeking Sustainable Solutions

Linda Broadbelt tackles one of the world’s most pressing challenges: the global plastics crisis.
Dec 14, 2023|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

Durable Plastic Pollution Easily, Cleanly Degrades with New Catalyst

Fishing nets, carpet, and clothing developed by Professors Tobin Marks and Linda Broadbelt break down without leaving harmful byproducts behind.
Nov 30, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News

Northwestern Engineering Team Wins NASA Prize

The group won the Systems Engineering Award at the NASA Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Challenge finals held in November at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Nov 29, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News

New Platform Solves Key Problems in Targeted Drug Delivery

Mimicking natural processes used by viruses, a flexible new platform developed by Northwestern University synthetic biologists binds to target cells and effectively transfers biological treatments inside.
Nov 27, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
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