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Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time
The new observations from a team with Professors Tobin Marks and Michael Bedzyk could lead to more efficient catalysts for green hydrogen production.Apr 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Carbon Capture Could Become Practical with Scalable, Affordable Materials
A team led by Professor Vinayak Dravid demonstrated how researchers can pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity, now with materials at a fraction of the cost.Apr 3, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Two Faculty Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Professors Joshua Leonard and Jonathan Rivnay are part of AIMBE’s College of Fellows Class of 2025, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.Mar 31, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Concrete Plans to Transform Cement Production’s CO2 Waste Into New Building Materials
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a radio segment on recent work by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez that shows they can use CO2 to boost the process to produce carbon-negative materials that could be used in materials like plaster, cement and as a replacement for sand in concrete.Mar 27, 2025|from CBC
Lucks, Rondinelli Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Julius Lucks and James Rondinelli are part of a Fellows class that includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.Mar 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, carbon-trapping materials.Mar 19, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.Mar 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Contamination Detection Tool Enables Highly Sensitive Water Testing
A product of multi-disciplinary Northwestern Engineering research, the cantilever-based test detects harmful chemicals in water at concentrations down to parts per billion.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
Mangan, Seitz, Wang Named Sloan Research Fellows
The honor for Professors Niall Mangan, Linsey Seitz, and Xiao Wang highlights the creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments of early-career researchers.Feb 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Jamboree Sparks New Vision for University-Wide Water Research
Organized by Northwestern Engineering’s Aaron Packman and Jennifer Dunn and Weinberg’s Sera Young, the interdisciplinary event united faculty to tackle water challenges and sustainability.Jan 31, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Scientists ‘Mimic Real Biological Processes’ Using Synthetic Neurons
The advance from a team with Professor Tobin Marks and research assistant professor Yao Yao could enable perceptual capabilities in robotics.Jan 29, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
ML-Guided Enzyme Engineering Advances Green Chemistry
A new high-throughput, cell-free platform developed by Professor Ashty Karim and adjunct professor Michael Jewett combines machine learning and synthetic biology to create versatile biocatalysts for sustainable chemistry.Jan 21, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
A ‘Volume Dial’ for Missed Signals Produced by Our Bodies
The system developed by Professor Julius Lucks that monitors contaminants in drinking water is now sensitive enough to detect tiny nucleic acids.Jan 13, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Human Genome Operates Like A “Dynamic Computer”
New research from the Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering uncovers how 3D genome structures generate cellular memories, paving the way for advances in medicine and longevity through cellular reprogramming.Jan 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News