McCormick School of Engineering

Supported by a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) INCITE Award, Professor Chris Wolverton will collaborate with Argonne National Laboratory to perform high-throughput calculations of thousands of materials properties at finite temperature. The project will leverage Wolverton's Open Quantum Materials Database, which supports new materials design by identifying candidate materials for applications like alternative energies and sustainability. https://lnkd.in/gXxkZPEx

Fifteen Northwestern Engineering faculty members were named in the #HighlyCited2024 list by Clarivate. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University | Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department |

A team with Northwestern Engineering students took the highest honor at NASA’s 2024 annual BIG Idea Challenge forum, winning the prestigious Artemis Award. Congrats! Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University https://spr.ly/6040sqa1r

A new study from Professor Jennifer Dunn shows that desalination is a valuable tool in the fight against water scarcity, but it should be just one of many methods used.

Interested in a GEM Fellowship to support your graduate studies at Northwestern Engineering? Join us on November 20 for a virtual info session dedicated to?GEM?applicants. The session will include an overview of graduate degree options, application timelines, resources for graduate students, and general information about the GEM?student experience. All attendees will receive a fee-waiver code for their Northwestern application. RSVP to the info session: https://lnkd.in/gfz2y9rJ

Using machine learning, Professor Kimberly Gray is working to make sure urban green infrastructure is designed to be ecologically restorative. “The idea is to bridge the gap between green infrastructure and natural ecosystems.” https://spr.ly/6048sJENu

Professors John Rogers and Yonggang Huang developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates skin to deliver various complex sensations, providing more realistic and immersive sensory experiences. Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department Northwestern University Materials Science and Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University

Professor Nathan Gianneschi was part of a team that developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington’s disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain. Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department | Northwestern University Materials Science and Engineering Department https://spr.ly/6045Se3et

Farewell frost! A new surface developed by Professor Kyoo-Chul Kenneth Park prevents 100 percent of frost formation on flat areas for a week. Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University https://spr.ly/6040SP0kG

Aiming to improve occupational health among manufacturing workers, Professors Ping Guo and Qi Zhu led a team of multidisciplinary researchers in the development of a wearable multimodal sensor system that leverages ML to enable near-real-time fatigue prediction on the factory floor. https://spr.ly/6049SPT3T