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An expert in the mechanics of solids and structures, Professor Zdeněk P. Ba?ant is one of 104 fellows elected to this year’s class of Royal Society of Canada fellows.

Bestowed by the Heart Rhythm Society, the Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award earned by Professor Igor Efimov honors individuals who have made a significant and unique contribution in clinical electrophysiology. Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department

Professor Wendy Murray has won the Jean Landa Pytel Award. Bestowed by the American Society of Biomechanics, the award honors diversity mentorship in biomechanics. Congrats, Wendy!!! Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department

Professor Luís Amaral and his lab have developed a series of apps and software programs to assist scientific research. “It's really, really an amazing feeling to know people are using these apps,” Amaral said. Northwestern University Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

We're just three weeks away from the start of a new academic year. ?? We can't wait to have our engineers back on campus.

"Through multidisciplinary efforts, we can push the field forward," Professor Kate Smith said. Hosted by Mahdi Hosseini, additional speakers at the Quantum Summer School included Prem Kumar, Jens Koch, and The Quantum Age's Erica Carlson. https://spr.ly/6047mm3bd

David C. Hinton, CFA (’95) acknowledges that his 22-year career in the investment field with Boston Partners represents an odd turn for a chemical engineering major. Dig deeper into his backstory, however, and his move from studying thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy transfer to making buy, sell, or hold recommendations isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem. https://spr.ly/6044miPFA

"It’s a testament to Paul Allen that he put this [collection] together,” says Professor Randall Berry, who spoke with Nature Magazine about the estate auction of the Microsoft co-founder. “You could tell he was really trying to capture something that he lived partly through, for posterity." Read more about Paul Allen's prized collection of artifacts: https://spr.ly/6044mj4Fn

New research from a team with Professor Alessandro Rotta Loria has systematically proven that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations — greatly reducing the threat of erosion in the face of climate change and rising sea levels. In the new study, researchers took inspiration from clams, mussels and other shell-dwelling sea life, which use dissolved minerals in seawater to build their shells.

Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity will develop dexterous robot hands with the ability to assist humans with manufacturing, caregiving, handling precious or dangerous materials, and more. The NSF grant marks the first time Northwestern has led an Engineering Research Center. Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University