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Joint Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science MS Program

Joint Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science MS Program

The new master’s program will offer a curriculum that combines the strengths of the two departments, enhancing graduates’ career opportunities in industry and research.Read more

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Sun’s Magnetic Field Originates Close to Surface

An international team of researchers including Northwestern Engineering’s Daniel Lecoanet is getting closer to solving a 400-year-old solar mystery that stumped even famed astronomer Galileo Galilei.Read more

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Random Robots Are More Reliable

A new AI algorithm for robots developed by Professor Todd Murphey and PhD candidates Thomas Berrueta and Allison Pinosky consistently outperforms state-of-the-art systems.Read more

Carbon capture

Northwestern to Lead Midwestern Carbon-Capture Hub

With Professor Jennifer Dunn as the principal investigator and Professor Ted Sargent as a co-PI, the project has received nearly $4 million to test the feasibility of direct air capture technologies.Read more

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