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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
Christina Kosmowski, Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen Honored with IEMS Distinguished Alumni Award
Kosmowski and Shen were recognized during an October 18 ceremony that included remarks from University President Michael Schill.Oct 25, 2024
Nelson Wins 2024 Saul Gass Expository Writing Award
The award honors a researcher whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard.Oct 24, 2024
Finding Common Ground in a Divided World
An author, lawyer, and First Amendment scholar, John Inazu spoke about the art of respectful disagreement at an October 8 event sponsored by the Personal Development StudioLab.Oct 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Hani Mahmassani Named 2024 INFORMS Fellow
Mahmassani was recognized for contributions to transportation science and leadership in the field.Oct 1, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern to Lead $20 Million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
With Professor Aggelos Katsaggelos as co-principal investigator, the SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.Sep 18, 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
Northwestern IEMS Earns High Rankings from US News
Established in 1958, the IEMS department collaborates with 25 other departments.Sep 4, 2024
Yian Yin Reflects on “Profoundly Influential” Time at Northwestern
Yin earned his PhD in 2022 and was recently named in Forbes’ 2024 ’30 Under 30’ in the science category for his work developing tools to understand technological advancement.Sep 3, 2024
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
Noshir Contractor Named Executive Director of Web Science Trust
Contractor, an expert in web science, network science, and computational social science, will help lead the UK-based charity’s efforts to promote understanding, through education and research, of how the Web shapes society and how society, in turn, shapes the Web.Jun 20, 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
Grad Spotlight: How Julia Azevedo and SWE Benefited From Each Other
Graduating with a degree in industrial engineering and management sciences, Azevedo was a key part of Northwestern’s undergraduate chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.Jun 6, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Industrial Engineering Welcomes Minshuo Chen as Assistant Professor
Chen, who earned his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology, will join IEMS in the fall.May 8, 2024