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Chad Mirkin Receives American Chemical Society’s Top Honor
Mirkin is being honored for his pioneering contributions to nanochemistry and dedication to the field.Jul 17, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Spinning Drone Hides in Plain Sight
By exploiting the quirks of human vision, Professors Michael Rubenstein, Emma Alexander, and Sam Kriegman designed a drone that nearly disappears right before the eyes.Jul 16, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Aaron W. Saak Offers Four Directionally Correct Principles for PhD and Master’s Graduates
Saak, president and CEO of Crane NXT, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the June 15 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony.Jun 16, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Antonio Daniels Shares Seven Pieces of Advice with Graduates
Daniels, chief information officer at Comcast Business, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2026 Undergraduate Convocation on June 15.Jun 16, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Launches the Thriving Planet Institute
Led by Professor Jennifer Dunn, researchers, students, and external partners will work to address the intertwined water, land, and air challenges that impact human health.Jun 10, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Danielle Tullman-Ercek Named New Chair of Northwestern Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tullman-Ercek will succeed Justin Notestein, effective September 1, 2026.Jun 9, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Researchers Pitch Ideas with Environmental and Health Impact
At an event led by Professor Jennifer Dunn, interdisciplinary teams competed for $200,000 in seed funding; a group headed by Professor Giorgia Chinazzo will receive $71,000, and another with Pablo Durango-Cohen, Amanda Stathopoulos, Niall Mangan, Daniel Horton, and Bret Johnson will also receive $71,000.Jun 1, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Water Scarcity Could Undercut US Lithium Mining
Professor Jennifer Dunn found that climate-driven water shortages in already arid western US regions could significantly constrain proposed domestic lithium mining projects needed to support clean energy technologies.May 28, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rethinking Disaster Recovery
A new report, coauthored by Northwestern University faculty including Professors Emeritus Stephen Carr and William Miller, Professor Jennifer Dunn, and Adjunct Professor Andreas Waechter, urges immediate reforms in post-disaster reconstruction.May 26, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megalibraries in Pole Position for Autonomous Discovery over Self-Driving Labs
Professor Chad Mirkin demonstrated that a high-speed materials platform could generate massive data to fuel AI-driven discovery.May 26, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Hidden Cost of AI: Organizations That Agree Too Fast
Julio M. Ottino, Walter P. Murphy Professor and former dean, writes in Fast Company that as AI removes friction from decision-making, organizations risk losing the productive disagreement that drives innovation.May 21, 2026|from Fast Company
Omar Farha Receives Inaugural Reticular Science Prize
The honor is for major advances in the design, discovery, and application of molecularly defined materials.May 20, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Jeffrey Richards Wins Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award
The recognition highlights Richards’ work to advance soft materials for next-generation energy technologies.May 19, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Antonio Daniels, Aaron W. Saak to Speak at 2026 Graduation Ceremonies
On June 15, the two respected alumni will address graduates at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 30, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bottled Lightning Makes a Cleaner Fuel
Professor Dayne Swearer found that bursts of plasma convert methane into methanol without high heat and pressures.Apr 15, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News