New technology focuses diffuse light inside living tissue
Details: By Beth Miller Lihong Wang, PhD, continues to build on his groundbreaking technology that allows light deep inside living tissue during imaging and therapy. In the Jan. 5 issue of Nature...
View ArticleFive Engineering faculty win URSA grants
Details: Five faculty members from the School of Engineering & Applied Science have won University Research Strategic Alliance (URSA) grants from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research....
View ArticleEngineering launches new undergraduate summer research program
Details: By Beth Miller Undergraduate students majoring in engineering, math and the physical and life sciences have a new summer research opportunity at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of...
View ArticleAgarwal receives 2015 Reed Aeronautics Award
Details: By Beth Miller Ramesh K. Agarwal, PhD, the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, has received the 2015...
View ArticleEngineering alumni, faculty among top 35 innovators in St. Louis
Details: ALIVE Magazine Engineering alumni and faculty are among ALIVE Magazine's list of top STL Innovators of 2015. The list includes: Samuel Achilefu, professor of radiology and of biomedical...
View ArticleFortner receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation
Details: By Beth Miller John D. Fortner, PhD, the I-CARES Career Development Assistant Professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, will study new composite materials for advanced...
View ArticleAnastasio joins College of Fellows of American Institute for Medical and...
Details: By Beth Miller Mark Anastasio, PhD, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows in recognition of his important contributions to...
View ArticlePathak receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation
Details: By Beth Miller The movement of cells, both alone and in groups, controls how our bodies function in health and diseases such as cancer. While this movement is a complex process, there are...
View ArticlePeat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
Details: By Beth Miller Wildfires, which send hot flames and smoke high into the air, create black carbon emissions associated with climate change and risk to human health. Carbon emissions from...
View ArticleEngineering students blog about life at Wash U
Details: Mariah Cushman and Dera Ikeme, both Engineering undergraduate students, are among six Washington University students who write blogs for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The blog posts...
View ArticleDemissie credits Dual Degree program, internships, for success
Details: By Beth Miller As an undergraduate, Mahlet “Mahi” Demissie always knew she wanted to be an engineer, but wasn’t sure what kind. A summer internship with a general contractor led to her passion...
View ArticleNanotechnology changes behavior of materials, new research finds
Details: By Beth Miller One of the reasons solar cells are not used more widely is cost — the materials used to make them most efficient are expensive. Engineers are exploring ways to print solar...
View ArticleNew technique improves imaging technologies in biological tissue
Details: In their efforts to improve imaging technologies into biological tissue, Lihong Wang, PhD, and his team at Washington University in St. Louis have introduced a new technique that boosts...
View ArticleNigerian-born Wash U engineer wins annual St. Louis Award for his...
Details: By Michele Munz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch As head of the Washington University optical radiology laboratory — where researchers study how to use light to improve diagnosis and treatment of...
View ArticleResearch opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac...
Details: By Beth Miller In an orchestra, each instrument plays an important role in creating a beautiful piece of music. If just one instrument falls out of rhythm, a world-class symphony could sound...
View ArticleQuatrano to receive Science Leadership Award
Details: Ralph S. Quatrano, PhD, dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, will receive the Science Leadership Award from the Academy of Science St. Louis April 9, 2015. The Science...
View ArticleBenassi named to St. Louis Business Journal's '40 Under 40'
Details: By Vince Brennan, St. Louis Business Journal More than 750 nominations came through my inbox this year for our 40 Under 40 Awards, far and away the most anyone at the St. Louis Business...
View ArticleAlum Cox receives 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year Award
Details: Alexander Cox, a graduate of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, was named the 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year at a Dec. 5 ceremony at The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He is the...
View ArticleNew Ultrafast Camera Invented At Washington University Could Help Turn...
Details: By Veronique LeCapra, St. Louis Public Radio What if we could design a camera that could take a hundred billion pictures in a second ― enough to record the fastest phenomena in the universe....
View ArticleNew technology focuses diffuse light inside living tissue
Details: By Beth Miller Lihong Wang, PhD, continues to build on his groundbreaking technology that allows light deep inside living tissue during imaging and therapy. In the Jan. 5 issue of Nature...
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