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Truby Team Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship to Advance Robotic Materials Research
The award for Professor Ryan Truby and lab members Alexander Kane and Eric Yang supports development of next-generation soft, flexible batteries through the Robotic Matter Lab.Dec 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christine Schyvinck Urges Graduates to Embrace Creativity, Leadership, and Iteration
The president, CEO, and chairman of Shure Incorporated, Schyvinck spoke at the Dec. 13 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, reciting how three principles have guided her career.Dec 15, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
3D-Printed Scaffolds for New Blood Vessels
Professors Guillermo Ameer and Cheng Sun contributed to work that points to a new approach for heart bypass grafts.Dec 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Christine Schyvinck to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
A longtime Shure executive whose leadership has driven the company’s global expansion, operational excellence, and culture of innovation, Schyvinck will speak at the December 13 ceremony.Dec 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Ten Engineering Students Selected for Apple Next-Gen Innovators Mentorship Program
The Apple Next-Gen Innovators Mentorship Program is designed to inspire and prepare the next generation of engineers through personalized mentorship and immersive learning experiences.Dec 9, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Kim Selected for Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grant
The grants—one of which was received by Professor Junsoo Kim—target university faculty in the beginning of their careers who are engaged in theoretical and applied mechanics research.Dec 4, 2025
This Ultrathin Wearable Lets You ‘Feel’ Textures on a Screen
Fast Company highlighted the device developed by Professors J. Edward Colgate, Michael Peshkin, and Center for Robotics and Biosystems PhD student Sylvia Tan that is the first to achieve ‘human resolution,’ meaning it can begin to match the way your fingertip senses the world.Nov 20, 2025|from Fast Company
Bandage-Like Device Brings Texture to Touchscreens
The soft, stretchable VoxeLite developed by Professors J. Edward Colgate and Michael Peshkin wraps around a fingertip to let users feel the digital world.Nov 19, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Mechanical Engineering Department Marks Major Achievements and Expanding Impact
Faculty honors, student awards, and new academic initiatives highlight the department’s continued momentum.Nov 19, 2025
Kim Earns Scialog Funding
The research award for Professor Junsoo Kim given to interdisciplinary teams of early-career researchers recognizes an innovative proposal in sustainable materials research.Nov 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
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
The ‘Hands Problem’ Holding Back the Humanoid Revolution
The Wall Street Journal highlights the challenges in creating robotic hands equal to the real thing, spotlighting the work being done by Professors J. Edward Colgate and Kevin Lynch and their colleagues at the US National Science Foundation Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity Engineering Research Center (HAND ERC).Oct 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
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
Notestein, Beltran Receive 2025 Meshii Awards
The award, donated by the family of emeritus faculty member Masahiro “Mike” Meshii, honors excellence in design education.Oct 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
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