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Nov 21 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Dr. Kevin Dorfman at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Dec 5 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Dr. Ling Fei at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Clockwise from top left: Alfaro, Barnett, Cher, Xue and Cox

Five McKelvey Engineering graduate students selected for Olin-Chancellor’s Fellowships

Program recognizes second-year doctoral students with exceptional academic and research accomplishments.

11.18.2025

Pictured (l – r): Ehrhard, Ramani, Wyckoff

Three McKelvey faculty honored with 2025 Emerson teaching awards

Ray Ehrhard, Vijay Ramani and Kristen Wyckoff recently received 2025 Emerson teaching awards.

11.14.2025

Clockwise from top left: Jiao, Martin, Pappu, Yang, Wu

Five researchers from McKelvey Engineering among the world’s most cited

The faculty rank in the top 1% by citations for their field in the past decade.

11.13.2025

How WashU scientists are helping a Metro East town battle a public health crisis

An interdisciplinary team of WashU researchers are using anthropology, microbiology, hydrology, data science, and environmental engineering to address the health impacts of chronic flooding in Cahokia Heights, Illinois.

11.07.2025

Pictured (l – r): Jason He, Grace Duong, Alexa Wienhoff, Lindsey Feeley, Naomika Raveendran, WEF vice president Paul Schuler

WashU teams win second, third place at WEFTEC student design contest

Students presented their projects at nation’s largest wastewater conference.

11.05.2025

Feng Jiao’s lab created a diaphragm-based carbon monoxide electrolyzer design using a gas-diffusion electrode with copper nanoparticles as a cathode and nickel-iron oxide as an anode. The results show that diaphragms can be a scalable and durable solution for carbon monoxide conversion, making the process cheaper and more compatible with renewable energy sources. (Credit: Jiao lab)

Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compounds

Feng Jiao’s lab provide alternative to boost compatibility with renewable energy.

10.30.2025

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, led by Rajan Chakrabarty, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, are leading one of the three technical areas on a contract for up to $40 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to a multi-institutional research team led by researchers at Virginia Tech.

WashU to lead bioaerosol sensor development on up to $40 million federal contract to revolutionize clean indoor air

WashU researchers to contribute to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health-funded research to create a “smoke alarm” for airborne contaminants that could cut respiratory illnesses by 25%, defend against next pandemic.

10.16.2025

(From left) Marcus Foston, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, with Zhenqin “Jerry” Wang, in Foston's Bioproducts Engineering Lab. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim)

Strengthening soy for better bioplastics

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis using surface chemistry to improve the strength of soy and cellulose-based biomaterials.

09.19.2025

Dan Giammar and colleagues will be examining water filters and contaminants as part of the next phase of Trusted Tap. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU) Dan Giammar (from right to left), Ph.D. students Zehua Wang, Qi Yang and Yihang Yuan work outside Giammar’s lab. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU).

WashU’s Trusted Tap will empower households to monitor water quality

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are undertaking an ambitious project to improve how households monitor their tap water.

09.17.2025