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A powerhouse collaboration of universities and industry, led by the McKelvey School of Engineering, is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide ultimately into environmentally friendly chemicals and products. (Image: Aimee Felter)

WashU to lead $26 million decarbonization initiative

National Science Foundation grant is largest in McKelvey Engineering history.

08.21.2024

Wash U researchers studied how serotonin alters a locust’s sense of smell.

Studying how serotonin alters locust’s sense of smell

Raman lab studies how sensory neural networks process olfactory cues to support different behaviors.

08.06.2024

WashU researchers have found humans adjust their own behavior to be more fair when training AI.

Humans change their own behavior when training AI

McKelvey’s Chien-Ju Ho working with Art & Sciences’ Wouter Kool, DCDS PhD student Lauren Treiman to understand how human behavior changes in training AI.

08.07.2024

Momentum Magazine

Read about the plastics problem, our first-generation undergraduate students and Professor Dan Giammar in the Spring 2024 issue of Engineering Momentum.

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Sep 9 8:30 am

CWI Water Innovation Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis

Sep 9 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar "Of Soot, Graphene and Sunflowers" at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Sep 12 10:00 am

BME Seminar: Trevor GrandPre, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

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Faculty Spotlight

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Explores how we can control objects with our minds

Daniel Moran

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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.

Tour our buildings

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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