McCormick Announces the Winners of the 2009 Frey Prize
The winners of the 2009 Margaret and Muir Frey Memorial Prize were announced at the McCormick Convocation. The prize is awarded each year for innovation and creativity in senior capstone work.
Zdenek Bazant to Receive Timoshenko Medal
Zdenek P. Bazant will be awarded the prestigious Timoshenko Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Professor Creates New Theories to Determine Lifetime of Materials
Zdenek Bazant and his group have developed a theory to determine the probability distribution of the strength of materials and now have extended the same theory to determine the probability distribution of the material and structural lifetime.
Northwestern Teams Win DiabetesMine.com Design Competition
Two Northwestern University teams took home the top two prizes awarded in the DiabetesMine.com competition, which challenged teams to create new tools for improving life with diabetes.
Professor Publishes New Theory Concerning the Earth’s Magnetic Field
It’s one of the oldest mysteries of science: Where does the Earth’s magnetic field come from? Research from Northwestern University offers a new take on an old problem.
Libraries, Food Banks Benefit from Transportation Modeling
For industrial engineering professor Karen Smilowitz, the best part of her job is finding new ways to apply her specialty — transportation modeling — to problems that benefit humanity.
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