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Sep 5 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Sep 12 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Sep 19 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Dr. Sanat K. Kumar at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

The electrochemical system developed by WashU researchers helps water treatment facilities mitigate membrane fouling issues without added chemicals, supporting more sustainable wastewater reuse. (Credit: Pexels)

Electrochemical innovation offers chemical-free solution to assist in wastewater reuse

Kaichao Yang and Zhen He developed an electrochemical process that softens water, disinfects pathogens and benefits reverse osmosis systems used for advanced water treatment.

05.02.2025

Floral hydromagnesite particles mixed with white nickel-sulfide particles formed after two hours of carbonation and sulfidation, as seen under a scanning electron microscope. (Credit: Young-Shin Jun)

New nucleation to advance climate resilience and clean energy technologies

Young-Shin Jun and her team explore a sustainable approach to metal extraction and carbon mineralization.

05.01.2025

McKelvey Engineering researchers have found a way to precisely control contaminants in nanopores that would ultimately benefit desalination techniques, carbon dioxide storage and porous catalysts. (Credit: Young-Shin Jun)

The mysterious chemical world inside nanopores

Young-Shin Jun, Srikanth Singamaneni’s labs look at contaminants in nanopores.

04.30.2025

Class Acts: Joshin Kumar

Engineer is working to protect us from the next pandemic.

04.29.2025

From left, members of team WashU Water Warriors: team leader Michelle Kane, Dillon Colbert, Karina Ravipati, Frannie Katz, Erin Reardon and Wes Beamer at the 2025 WERC Environmental Design Contest. (Credit: Kristen Wyckoff)

WashU students win four awards at the 2025 WERC environmental design contest

Twelve seniors competed in the 35th annual WERC Environmental Design Contest as a part of their environmental engineering capstone course.

04.28.2025

McKelvey Engineering student Hayden Carlson works with students from Central Middle School in the Riverview Gardens School District during the "Researcher for a Day" program. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU)

Researcher for a Day: St. Louis children get up-close look at cutting-edge science

Can a middle schooler design a better bouncy ball — and maybe, one day, a better plastic?

04.25.2025

Shifting trends in herbicide formulation and use mean these important agricultural products may now be contributing to harmful byproducts formed during water disinfection. (Photo: Etienne Girardet on Unsplash)

Inactive components in agricultural runoff may be hidden contributors to drinking water hazards

Jean Brownell and Kimberly Parker find that previously overlooked ingredients in herbicides may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water.

04.14.2025

Jiao receives the 2025 American Chemical Society Division of Energy & Fuels Mid-Career Award

Feng Jiao was honored for his innovative research in electrochemical technologies and contributions to energy storage, chemical manufacturing and sustainability.

04.09.2025

A new approach developed by Feng Jiao and collaborators can convert nitric oxide, a harmful waste gas emitted by mining and other industrial processes, into valuable nitric acid, which is used in everyday applications from fertilizer production to metal processing. (Photos: iStock)

Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy

New approach developed by Feng Jiao converts nitrogen waste into valuable chemical product.

04.03.2025