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John A. “Mac” McQuown, Northwestern Alumni Medalist and Benefactor, Dies at 90
An entrepreneur, financial innovator, and philanthropist, McQuown made an impact on sustainability, environmentalism and engineering research.Oct 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Broadbelt to Deliver Prestigious Danckwerts Lecture
Professor Linda Broadbelt will speak on October 28 at the 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting on the topic of kinetic modeling and data science.Oct 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Obesity, Diabetes Implant Receives up to $34 Million to Fast-Track Development
Professors Jonathan Rivnay and Josh Leonard are part of a multi-institutional team of researchers working to create a minimally invasive implant that will eliminate the need for injections and deliver medicine on demand.Oct 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2024 Cole-Higgins Awards
Greg Holderfield, Yonggang Huang, David O’Neill, Michael Saubert, and Jennifer Cole received the school’s annual awards for outstanding teaching and advising.Sep 24, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Synthetic Biology Empowers Farmers with Cutting-Edge Crop Diagnostics
During a trip to Kenya, Professor Julius Lucks tested a device that leverages advances in in vitro synthetic biology to diagnose disease in crops before the symptoms are visible.Sep 24, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Two McCormick Alumni Named University Trustees
Jack Kang (’90) and Rodney Priestley (’05 MS, ’08 PhD) are two of three additions to the University’s Board of Trustees.Sep 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Faculty Awarded $20 Million Grant from National Science Foundation
The Kellogg-McCormick research program will work on measuring, understanding, predicting, and accelerating technology innovations.Aug 1, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
A New Way to Stabilize Perovskite Solar Cells
Northwestern Engineering researchers used stable materials to alleviate the issue of cations moving within a material in devices that convert light into electrical energy.Jul 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Jennifer L. Cole Honored for Service to Chemical Engineering Education
Cole directs NCEER and was cited by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for her dedication to enhancing engineering education.Jul 17, 2024
Transporting Precious Cargo Using the Body’s Own Delivery System
The advances produced by Professors Neha Kamat and Josh Leonard “get us one step closer to the ultimate goal of targeted biological drug delivery.”Jul 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Researchers Move Closer to Green Hydrogen via Water Electrolysis
A study by Northwestern Engineering's Linsey Seitz reveals a new understanding of iridium’s surface using novel microscopy methods.Jul 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Researchers Propose a New, Holistic Way to Teach Synthetic Biology
The approach presented by Professor Julius Lucks and Research Assistant Professor Ashty Karim promises to bridge scientists across disciplines to solve society’s biggest challenges.Jun 27, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Chad Mirkin Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
The Northwestern scientist was recognized for his discovery of spherical nucleic acids.Jun 12, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sheila Gujrathi Tells Her Story to Graduating Seniors
Gujrathi, a biotechnology entrepreneur and executive, healthcare investor, and drug developer with more than 25 years of experience, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2024 Undergraduate Convocation on June 10.Jun 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Grace Wang Tells Graduates to Think Big, Value Others, and Themselves
Wang, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2024 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony on June 10.Jun 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News