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The Other Side of O2
Guillermo Ameer's innovative antioxidant biomaterial helps mitigate the inflammatory response to implants and grafts.
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Patents, Piracy, & Predictions
Engineering and law professors collaborate on legal analytics software to predict patent disputes.
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Trading the Beach for the Research Lab
Three McCormick undergraduates share their summer research experiences.
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World's Largest Materials Database Now Open
Open quantum materials database offers unlimited access to analyses of nearly 300,000 compounds
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Evolution and Innovation by Design
After nearly two decades, engineering first and the legacy of design thinking continue to transform the McCormick experience.
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Taking a Stand on Transportation
As an active member of the Transportation Research Board, Joseph Schofer is helping to shape the future of the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
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An Engineering Solution to a Humanitarian Problem
Carolyn Duran and Intel Corporation are manufacturing conflict-free microprocessors to help solve a global problem.
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Taphandles
Taphandles founder Paul Fichter (BS ’94, MMM ’97) mixes beer with branding, artistry, and engineering.
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Nimble in Healthcare
In an ever-shifting healthcare landscape, Cindy Kent ('91) leans on her McCormick experience to bring innovative pharmaceutical solutions to market.
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Round Trip
Robert Peskin (MS '75, PhD '77) plans to donate 1,700 books about public transportation systems, transit and railroad architecture, vintage posters, and graphic design to Northwestern’s Transportation Library.
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Taking Flight
Five former McCormick students team up to create Titan Aerospace, a start-up that designs and builds solar-powered, unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Keeping it Green in the Peace Corps
Natalie Lake ('12) is helping educate communities in Peru about renewable energy through interactive environmental projects.