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A team that included Chongzie Zhang from McKelvey Engineering developed a method that allows robots to teach other robots with different features to perform the same task. In the image on the left, the robots’ task was to monitor the blue box, and in the image on the right, their task was to monitor the red box. (Credit: Zhang)

Robots learn by imitating other robots

Chongjie Zhang, collaborators find a solution to train a team of robots.

03.18.2026

SWARM members Christena Berry (left) and Harrison Felipe work on their modular robots. The team is composed of electrical, mechanical and software engineering students. (Photo: Sid Hastings/WashU)

SWARM student engineers on the cutting edge of modular robotics

SWARM, one of seven WashU Robotics teams, is designing robots that can cooperate.

03.16.2026

In this image, two agents are viewing an identical object from different perspectives. The redundant information they share is the existence of the object. The unique information they have is the shape and color which is uniquely visible from their own vantage point. The 3D shape of the object, however, can only be understood via cooperation, called synergistic information. The research was led by doctoral student Aobo Lyu, co-advised by Netanel Raviv and Andrew Clark, assistant professors. (Credit: Aobo Lyu)

An inside look at drone swarm behavior

Method developed in labs of Netanel Raviv, Andrew Clark.

03.12.2026

Dala and Jorge Rosado (left and second from left), help their son, Mateo, 4, get fitted for a wearable waterproof speaker vest at the McKelvey School of Engineering Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace. The device will help Mateo simultaneously enjoy two things he loves: music and water. Brooke Anderson (right), a second-year occupational therapy graduate student at WashU Medicine, worked with three engineering students to design, test and build the product during the 2026 WashU Assistive Tech Make-a-Thon. (Credit: Matt Miller / WashU Medicine)

Students’ cross-disciplinary collaboration addresses real-life needs

Assistive Tech Make-a-Thon at WashU brings together OT and engineering students to enhance the lives of St. Louisans who have disabilities.

03.11.2026

All systems go

How Walter Evans, BSEE ’41, left a lasting mark on control systems engineering — and everyday electronic systems in use today — with the creation of a method called root locus.

03.10.2026

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed vulnerability maps highlighting regions across the United States with varying levels of socio-economic vulnerability to influenza-like Illness. (Credit: iStock photo)

Index provides flu risk for each state

New model can better equip public health officials to address outbreak risks unique to their region.

03.06.2026

He receives the 2026 Ralph and Joe Bales Graber Science Award

Zhen (Jason) He was honored by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

03.05.2026

Song Hu and his collaborators have developed super-resolution functional photoacoustic microscopy (SR-fPAM), which allows researchers to image blood flow and oxygenation at single-cell resolution in the mouse brain. It bridges a critical gap in functional microvascular imaging and could provide new insight into microvascular health and disease, such as stroke, vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. (Credit: Song Hu, created with Manus)

Functional photoacoustic microscopy reaches super-resolution by tracking red blood cells

New tool developed in Song Hu’s lab may advance understanding of cerebral small vessel disease.

03.03.2026

A stack of lithium-ion mobile telephone batteries. Fully charging the battery to 100 percent can contribute to plating that may damage the battery. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A clear view to better batteries

Engineers at WashU detail how to improve performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries.

03.03.2026

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Mar 20 11:00 am

EECE Seminar ~ Dr. Jim Smith at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Mar 20 5:00 pm

HackWashU AI Build Challenge at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Mar 23 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar: "Ferroic Materials: Designed and Probed Using Electrons" at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Engineering management online program ranked No. 15 nationwide

The part-time online program, offered through the Sever Institute, was recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

01.28.2026

Mbatai wins Dean James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize

Sophomore Izzy Mbatai has been awarded the Dean James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize from the College of Arts & Sciences and the College Writing Program.

10.17.2025