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  • Oct
    6

    Dean's Seminar Series: Distilling Lessons from the Science of Science

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    4:00 PM Hive, 2-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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    The increasing availability of large-scale datasets that trace the entirety of the scientific enterprise has created an unprecedented opportunity to explore scientific production and reward. Parallel developments in data science, network science, and artificial intelligence offer powerful tools and techniques to make sense of these millions of data points. Together, they tell a complex yet insightful story about how scientific careers unfold, how collaborations contribute to discovery, and how scientific progress emerges through a combination of multiple interconnected factors.

    These opportunities—and challenges that come with them—have fueled the emergence of a multidisciplinary community of scientists that are united by their goals of understanding science. These practitioners of the “science of science” use the scientific methods to study themselves, examine projects that work as well as those that fail, quantify the patterns that characterize discovery and invention, and offer lessons to improve science as a whole.

    This talk will highlight some examples of research in this area, hoping to illustrate the promise of the science of science as well as its limitations.

    Dashun Wang

    Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management and (by courtesy) Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

    Wang is the founding director of the Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI). He is best known for his contributions on the science of science, a quest to turn the scientific methods and curiosities upon science itself. Wang’s research has been published in academic journals such as Nature and Science, and has been featured in virtually all major global media outlets. Wang is a recipient of multiple awards for his research and teaching, and his first book "The Science of Science" (Cambridge University Press, 2021) was published in March.

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    TIME Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    LOCATION Hive, 2-350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center    map it

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    CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events    northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Dec
    11

    MLDS Online Information Session

    Master of Science in Machine Learning and Data Science (MLDS)

    10:00 AM

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    TIME Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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    CONTACT Master of Science in Machine Learning and Data Science Program    mlds@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR Master of Science in Machine Learning and Data Science (MLDS)

  • Dec
    13

    Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Recognition Ceremony

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    4:00 PM Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

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    TIME Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Jan
    27

    IEMS Seminar 1/27 Bryon Aragam Winter 2026

    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

    11:00 AM TBD, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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    CONTACT Kendall Minta    kendall.minta@gmail.com EMAIL

    CALENDAR Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

  • Feb
    3

    IEMS Seminar 02/03 Kibaek Kim Winter 2026

    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

    11:00 AM TBD, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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    CONTACT Kendall Minta    kendall.minta@gmail.com EMAIL

    CALENDAR Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

  • Feb
    10

    IEMS Seminar 2/10 Feng Ruan Winter 2026

    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

    11:00 AM TBD, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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    CONTACT Kendall Minta    kendall.minta@gmail.com EMAIL

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  • Mar
    3

    IEMS Seminar 03/03 Shane Henderson Winter 2026

    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

    11:00 AM TBD, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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    CONTACT Kendall Minta    kendall.minta@gmail.com EMAIL

    CALENDAR Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

  • Mar
    10

    IEMS Seminar 3/10 Nabarun Deb Winter 2026

    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)

    11:00 AM TBD, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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    CONTACT Kendall Minta    kendall.minta@gmail.com EMAIL

    CALENDAR Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS)