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Even the most advanced aircraft remain subject to the long-established principles of aerodynamics, which are still not fully understood by theorists. Luckily, the planes keep flying anyway. (Image: PxHere)

Just keep flying

David Peters reaffirms century-old modern theory of lift, rests competing theory.

12.09.2024

Li named IEEE Fellow

Jr-Shin Li, professor of electrical & systems engineering, joins prestigious group.

12.09.2024

McKelvey Engineering researchers plan to engineer the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 2973 to create food, nutraceuticals and biopolymers from human waste generated in space. They will test this process in simulated micro- and low-gravity conditions and integrate the biological systems from anaerobic digestion to their newly developed photo-biorefineries, for example, engineering cyanobacteria and synthetic lichens, as shown in this photo. (Courtesy photo)

Researchers aim to develop space biomanufacturing from carbon dioxide, astronaut wastes

WashU-led consortium to facilitate integrative research and education for space biology.

11.25.2024

Momentum Magazine

Read about WashU's new $26 million decarbonization initiative, Chao Zhou's picture-perfect career and the art of science communication in the Fall 2024 issue of Engineering Momentum

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Jan 17 11:00 am

EECE Seminar - Dr. Yi Tang at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Jan 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes)

Jan 21 8:00 am

Master's Application Tips Virtual Information Session Hosted by GSS

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Faculty Spotlight

View the faculty bio for Dennis Barbour

Applies novel machine learning tools to quantify function and dysfunction of the nervous system for individualizing interventions

Dennis Barbour

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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 new 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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The best things happen at the intersection of disciplines

At McKelvey Engineering students have the freedom to follow their passion and make a difference in the world. What's your path?

Undergraduate Graduate

Engineering by the numbers

_No. 12

Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranking in U.S. News

$57 ^million

in research awards (FY23)

28^%

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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