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Dan Giammar and colleagues will be examining water filters and contaminants as part of the next phase of Trusted Tap. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU) Dan Giammar (from right to left), Ph.D. students Zehua Wang, Qi Yang and Yihang Yuan work outside Giammar’s lab. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU).

WashU’s Trusted Tap will empower households to monitor water quality

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are undertaking an ambitious project to improve how households monitor their tap water.

09.17.2025

The GRAND ARM 2 microscope, located on the lower level of Scott Rudolph Hall, will allow researchers to visualize materials at the atomic scale.

Institute for Materials Science and Engineering adds state-of-the-art electron microscope

Danforth Shared Instrumentation Facilities Expo set for Oct. 7 to feature GRAND ARM 2, other highlights.

09.22.2025

Pictured (l – r): Apley, Berkland, Kendall

WashU team to develop novel Type 1 diabetes treatment

Kyle Apley; Cory Berkland; Peggy Kendall, MD, receive accelerator grant.

09.18.2025

2025 Commencement

Please refer to our McKelvey commencement webpage for information regarding:

PhD Hooding Ceremony & Reception on May 9
Bachelor & Masters Ceremony & Celebrations on May 10

Further information about the University-wide Commencement & Festival on May 12 is on the WashU Commencement page.

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Dec 1 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar: "Exploring Diverse Animal Muscle-derived Materials Using Synthetic Biology" Fuzhong Zhang, EECE WashU at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Dec 2 8:00 am

Current Master's Student Panel Virtual Information Session Hosted by Graduate Admissions

Dec 3 7:00 am

Electrical & Systems Engineering Master's Virtual Information Session

Momentum Magazine

Read about Hong Chen’s work in focused ultrasound, alum Kahan Chavda’s innovative approach to managing invasive species with a twist of fashion, and celebrate the remarkable career (so far) of Phil Bayly.

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Faculty Spotlight

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Studies how robots can more efficiently interact with objects

Aaron Bobick

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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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