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Christopher Schuh Named Dean of McCormick School of Engineering
A renowned researcher, entrepreneur, educator, and alumnus, Schuh will join Northwestern from MIT.Jun 6, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Book Introduces the AI Technologies Leading to Transformational Scientific Discovery
The collection of chapters by leading scientists aims to inspire and benefit professionals, researchers, and students in all fields of science and engineering.May 23, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
ECE Welcomes New Tenure-Track Faculty Members
New core faculty members include Nivedita Arora, Mahdi Hosseini, Igor Kadota, and Stephen Xia.May 19, 2023
Leveraging Collective Strengths to Advance Research in Wireless Communication and Microelectronics
The Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering hosted two recent workshops to identify collaborative research opportunities in the strategic priority areas of advanced wireless communications and microelectronics.May 18, 2023
David Krasowska and Kirill Nagaitsev Awarded DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowships
The four-year DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowships is awarded to doctoral students solving complex science and engineering problems using high-performance computing.May 18, 2023
Doctoral Student Julian Gamboa González Receives Presidential Fellowship
Seven Northwestern University graduate students earned the highly competitive, prestigious fellowship.May 10, 2023
New Catalyst Transforms Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Byproduct
The carbon capture method developed in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent works by using carbon to make acetic acid.May 3, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Multi-University Team Building Actuators for Next-Gen Bio-Bots
A group including Professor Jonathan Rivnay received a $6.25 million MURI grant from the Department of Defense.Apr 11, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christina Kosmowski, Rodney D. Priestley to Address 2023 McCormick Graduates
On June 11, Kosmowski and Priestley will speak at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 6, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Ingredients for a New Kind of Materials Sandwich
Professors Robert Chang and Matthew Grayson developed a superlattice that could lead to more material combinations, including new materials to advance flat-panel display technologies.Apr 3, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Computer Engineering Graduate Stacy Devino Named in Women Who Code’s “100 Technologists to Watch” List
Representing various technical backgrounds and professions, honorees were recognized for excellence, innovation, and leadership in the industry.Apr 3, 2023
Presenting Science and Technology Through the Arts
Northwestern Engineering’s ETOPiA initiative brought a group of 135 Northwestern students, faculty, and staff to attend an opera on the life and contested death of acclaimed British computer scientist Alan Turing.Mar 31, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
What Is Quantum Memory And What Is It Good For?
Professor Prem Kumar presented during the "Quantum Information and Optical Communication Networks: Emerging Research Areas, Challenges and Opportunities" symposium at the OFC 2023 conference and exhibition.Mar 29, 2023|from Forbes
Building a Coding Curriculum for Students in Sierra Leone
Through the Clinton Global Initiative University, computer engineering student Pattan Sandy Bockarie aims to develop a coding curriculum in Krio for senior secondary students in Sierra Leone.Mar 23, 2023
Nobel-winning experiment enables Fermilab-led quantum network
The Illinois‐Express Quantum Network (IEQNET) — led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in partnership with Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory, and Caltech — is a metropolitan-scale quantum network testbed.Feb 8, 2023|from Fermilab