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Northwestern Launches Pioneering Medical Research Institute with Gift from Kimberly Querrey
Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University, directed by Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo Ameer.Apr 21, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Researchers Develop the World’s Smallest Pacemaker, and It Could Be Revolutionary for Newborn Babies With Heart Defects
Smithsonian wrote about the new device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang that is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, eliminating the risks of an extraction surgery.Apr 14, 2025|from Smithsonian Magazine
Lueptow Receives Honorary Doctorate from French University
The honorary doctorate was awarded to Professor Richard Lueptow for overall research excellence as well as collaboration with researchers at Aix-Marseille University.Apr 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Your Skin Is Breathing. This New Wearable Device Can Measure It.
Professors John Rogers, Guillermo Ameer, and Yonggang Huang developed the first wearable device that gauges health by sensing gases coming from and going into the skin.Apr 9, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
World’s Smallest Pacemaker Is Activated by Light
The tiny device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang can be inserted with a syringe, and then dissolve after it’s no longer needed.Apr 2, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Feeling the Future: New Wearable Device Mimics Complexity of Human Touch
The device developed by Professors John Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and J. Edward Colgate goes beyond the buzz to create a sophisticated variety of haptic sensations.Mar 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Characterizing Esophageal Mechanics for Better Disease Treatment
A new study from Professors Horacio Espinosa and Neelesh Patankar enhances the understanding of the esophagus' muscle behavior, potentially paving the way for better treatments and surgical outcomes.Mar 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Stretching Spider Silk Makes It Stronger
A new study from Professor Sinan Keten found that the amount of stretching determines the fibers’ properties.Mar 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Elizabeth Gerber Inducted into ACM SIGCHI Academy
The 10 members of the SIGCHI Academy Class of 2025 are honored for remarkable contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.Mar 5, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
What AI Means for the Future of Work
On February 18, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design hosted a thought leader panel to discuss the National Academies of Sciences’s "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" report.Mar 4, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Inaugural Recipients of Crown/IIP-Seed Awards Announced
New seed funding will advance science and engineering research collaborations between Northwestern and five Israeli institutions.Feb 28, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Murphey Named Director of Transformative Research
Professor Todd Murphey will focus on expanding opportunities for Northwestern faculty to conduct federally funded and secure research initiatives on campus and in collaboration with external partners such as national laboratories.Feb 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2025 Career Day for Girls
The 54th annual event, hosted by the Northwestern undergraduate student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, welcomed Chicago-area middle school and high school students for labs tours and hands-on engineering activities.Feb 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rogers and Huang Honored with Namesake Medal for Collaborative Research at Texas A&M
The annual award, commemorating the prolific collaboration between Rogers and Huang, will recognize outstanding research by fellows at the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study and Texas A&M students.Feb 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Redesigning Electroadhesive Clutches for Robotics and Wearable Devices
A new study by Professor J. Edward Colgate and postdoctoral researcher Bekir Aksoy explores how improved electroadhesive clutches could enhance robotics, wearables, and rehabilitation.Feb 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News