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James Friend and collaborators from University of California, San Diego; University of Central Florida and University of Florida, plan to integrate artificial intelligence and physics-based simulation to help design better fuel injectors for advanced aircraft and engines with intricately designed engines with a $4.25 million grant from DARPA. (Credit: iStock photo)

WashU-led team wins $4.25 million DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design

Research led by James Friend aims to crack the code of atomization for future aircraft engines.

09.28.2026

Kita Gandhi and her husband, fellow WashU alum Salil Gandhi, visited Antarctica in 2025.

Alumna Gandhi uses engineering experience to pursue a new purpose

As founder of Young Engineers Chicago, Kita Gandhi is building kids’ interest in STEM.

09.22.2026

Researchers, led by Chi Li, in energy, environmental & chemical engineering plan to fine-tune a tool that will be trained to understand how weather and atmospheric conditions evolve over time with a two-year, $496,121 grant from NASA. (Credit: iStock photo)

WashU study could help manage air quality near power plants

Chi Li to use NASA grant to retrain tool to provide air quality data.

09.25.2026

McKelvey School of Engineering dean search

Washington University in St. Louis seeks an eminent, energetic, strategic, driven, and collaborative leader to serve as the Dean of the McKelvey School of Engineering.

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Nov 2 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar: "From the Source to the Tap: Predicting, Controlling, and Monitoring Drinking Water Quality" at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Nov 3 8:00 am

Information Systems Management Full-Time Master's Virtual Information Session Hosted by the Sever Institute

Nov 4 5:00 pm

PhD Virtual Information Session Hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Our faculty push the boundaries

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Faculty Spotlight

Works on algorithms for integrated learning & reasoning in artificial intelligence

Brendan Juba

Associate Professor

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Common study space in Jubel Hall
A glimpse of a biomedical engineering lab in Whitaker Hall.
McKelvey Hall is the new home to the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and support Washington University’s data science efforts.

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The complex for the McKelvey School of Engineering sits on the northeast corner of WashU's Danforth Campus. This area includes five academic buildings with research laboratories and specialized facilities that support the school's intellectual vision and plans.

Since 2000, more than $275 million has been invested in new and renovated engineering space.

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Engineering by the numbers

_No. 12

Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranking in U.S. News (2026)

$70.1 ^million

in research awards (FY24)

32^%

of first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible

Support for PhD students

PhD students in McKelvey Engineering are fully-funded, including full tuition support and health insurance.

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