![Refining Remote](../images/spring-2021/refining-remote/refining-remote-tn.jpg)
Refining Remote
Northwestern Engineering professors find their groove creating new learning tools and emphasizing mentorship.
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A Future Played without Batteries
Northwestern Engineering’s Josiah Hester is bringing attention to climate change through the power of video games. Battery-free power, that is.
![No Stranger to Change](../images/spring-2021/no-stranger-to-change/no-stranger-to-change-tn.jpg)
No Stranger to Change
While Northwestern feels different—emptier and with courses held remotely—another period of notable change posed a totally different set of challenges.
![Hayes Ferguson](../images/spring-2021/elevating-entrepreneurship-education/elevating-entrepreneurship-tn.jpg)
Elevating Entrepreneurship Education
Hayes Ferguson sets sights on the future with a new vision for the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
![To Save the Environment, Use Nature's Code](../images/spring-2021/saving-environment-using-natures-code/to-save-environment-tn.jpg)
To Save the Environment, Use Nature's Code
Engineers in the Center for Synthetic Biology reprogram cellular machinery to tackle big environmental problems.
![Human-machine Collaboration Visualizes Music](../images/spring-2021/human-machine-collaboration-visualizes-music/human-machine-tn.jpg)
Human-Machine Collaboration Visualizes Music
PhD student Andrew Paley blends his two passions—artificial intelligence and music—to add a unique dimension to his compositions and performances.
![The Optimizer](../images/spring-2021/the-optimizer/organizer-tn.jpg)
The Optimizer
Optimization and machine learning expert Jorge Nocedal believes that human connections are integral to learning and discovery.
![Willard Evans](../images/spring-2021/driven-to-succeed/driven-to-succeed-tn.jpg)
Driven to Succeed
Unstoppable Willard Evans Jr. can't say no to service even after a long and productive career focused on doing good.
![Getting Smarter about the Pandemic](../images/spring-2021/getting-smarter-about-the-pandemic/getting-smarter-about-tn.jpg)
Getting Smarter about the Pandemic
Dorothea Koh helps speed and ease physician access to up-to-the-minute resources for diagnosing and treating COVID-19 patients.
![Michael Mapes](../images/spring-2021/finding-ones-own-measure-of-success/finding-ones-own-tn.jpg)
Finding One’s Own Measure of Success
He worked hard, played hard, and studied hard. Now Michael Mapes lives his dream as CEO of a company that does well by doing good.
![Rediscovering Connection](../images/spring-2021/rediscovering-connection/rediscovering-connection-tn.jpg)
Rediscovering Connection
Vlada Bortnik brings closeness and authenticity to digital communication through her company, Marco Polo.
![Twisted Tower](../images/spring-2021/twisted-tower/twisted-tower-tn.jpg)
Twisted Tower
A new technique developed by Professor Cheng Sun uses light to make 3D printing faster and more precise.