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Airplane and Hospital Air Is Cleaner than You Might Think
Professor Erica Hartmann conducted the first study to use worn face masks as a passive tool to monitor indoor air.Dec 4, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Buscarnera Team Wins Geotechnical Research Medal for Study on Crushable Soils
The award given to Professor Giuseppe Buscarnera recognizes grain-scale insights that could improve design and reliability of engineered materials.Dec 1, 2025
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
How Bacteria Use Enzymes to Direct Carbon Traffic for Energy and Useful Chemicals
A new study by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde and her team shows how soil microbes steer carbon flow to adapt and create precursors to valuable byproducts.Nov 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
During Moses Lecture, Hornbeck Challenges Traditional Estimates of Transportation Infrastructure Value
The University of Chicago’s Richard Hornbeck spoke at Northwestern’s 2025 Leon N. Moses Distinguished Lecture in Transportation, illustrating how economists have long underestimated the broad effects of major infrastructure projects.Nov 13, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rotta Loria Co-Leads New Journal Theme Issue on Urban Heat Above and Below Ground
Professor Alessandro Rotta Loria co-led “Urban Heat Spreading Above and Below Ground” that appeared in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.Nov 13, 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
Ciardo Wins NSF Grant to Study Supershear Earthquakes
The award for Professor Federico Ciardo supports theoretical and computational research to uncover how rare, high-speed ruptures evolve and release extreme seismic energy.Nov 4, 2025
Your Toothbrush Is Bristling with Bacteria - Is It Time to Change It?
Professor Erica Hartmann spoke with the BBC, emphasizing that while toothbrushes and showerheads harbor a rich diversity of bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—there's no need for heightened concern or excessive cleaning.Oct 22, 2025|from BBC
A Conversation with New Chair Marco Nie
In a Q&A, Nie outlines his vision to strengthen CEE’s identity, expand interdisciplinary collaborations, and prepare engineers to tackle society’s most pressing challenges.Oct 16, 2025
The Best Inventions of 2025: Northwestern University Millimeter Pacemaker
Time magazine highlighted the heart-helper for infants developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang.Oct 9, 2025|from Time
Huang Elected International Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor Yonggang Huang is one of 74 fellows elected this year, and one of nine international fellows picked.Sep 24, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bažant Wins Royal Society of Canada’s Paidoussis Medal
The honor for Professor Zdeněk P. Bažant recognizes his outstanding contributions to research, education, and leadership in applied mechanics.Sep 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bacteria Rewire Digestive Systems to Turn Plant Waste Into Power
A new study from Professor Ludmilla Aristilde shows how bacteria juggle energy needs while digesting complex carbons.Sep 2, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
How Organic Matter Traps Water in Soil — Even in the Driest Conditions
A study from Professor Ludmilla Aristilde found that water molecules form bridges between mineral and carbohydrates to lock in moisture.Aug 12, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News