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What are the Equitable Guardrails of Fare-Free Transit?
In their newest paper, Professor Marco Nie and Ph.D. students examine fare-free transit through the lens of distributive justice.Jun 27, 2024
Zdeněk Bažant Elected As ARMA Fellow
Professor Zdeněk Bažant has been elected as a Fellow of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) after only ten years of membership.Jun 21, 2024
CEE Celebrates the Class of 2024
Eleven seniors were recognized for their achievements with six departmental awards.Jun 17, 2024
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
Soil Bacteria Respire More CO2 after Eating Non-sugar Organic Matter
A new study led by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde helps disentangle the role of microbes in the global carbon cycle.Jun 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Three McCormick Faculty Participating in Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Erica Hartmann, Emma Alexander, and Ryan Truby are three of 100 outstanding early career engineers who will meet for an intensive 2 1/2-day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas.Jun 5, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Solar Decathlon Team Finalists in DOE Design Competition
This year's solar decathlon team made it to the finals for the 2024 DOE Solar Decathlon Design Challenge at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.May 31, 2024
Mining Seawater
Alessandro Rotta Loria and team have published a new paper in Advanced Sustainable Systems that spotlights a potential alternative and sustainable practice to source aggregates: electrodeposition of minerals from seawater.May 24, 2024
Why People are a Key to a Transport Conglomerate
J.B. Hunt president and incoming CEO Shelley Simpson spoke at the Northwestern University Transportation Center’s Patterson Lecture, stressing how the company has grown thanks to trusting its employees to innovate.May 21, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Architect Gregory Klosowski Showcases his Artistic Sketches
Klosowski spoke on May 9 during an event presented by the Architectural Engineering and Design program.May 14, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Clean Water Is Our Moonshot Moment for Midwest Climate Leadership
In a Chicago Tribune editorial, Gov. J.B. Pritzker discusses ReNEW, a new center with Professor George Wells as the University’s principal investigator and Professor Aaron Packman a key member of the leadership team.May 8, 2024|from Chicago Tribune
Alum Michael Aronson Expands His Horizons
Michael Aronson graduated with both a B.S. and M.S. from Northwestern University. He feels that Northwestern and the Civil & Environmental Engineering program's emphasis on interdisciplinary study has helped him excel in the professional world.May 3, 2024
Sheila Gujrathi, Grace Wang to Address 2024 Northwestern Engineering Graduates
On June 10, Gujrathi and Wang will speak at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 23, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sinan Keten Receives 2024 ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award
Sinan Keten has received the 2024 ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award.Apr 19, 2024