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Janie Brennan (center) talks with students Hikari Inaoka (left) and Urban Michaels, both summer research assistants at WashU, at a poster presentation Aug. 1 in Whitaker Hall. Brennan leads the Washington University Summer Engineering Fellowship, which places talented first-generation and limited-income college students in WashU research labs. (Photo: Joe Angeles/WashU)

Washington People: Janie Brennan

Working to remove barriers to engineering careers.

09.04.2024

Image: Aimee Felter/Washington University

Engineering transformation with Christine Dearmont

McKelvey’s Engineering the Future podcast kicks off a new season focused on women in engineering with guest Christine Dearmont.

09.04.2024

Researchers studied dark brown carbon deposition from wildfires which can accelerate the snow melting process of midlatitude glaciers like those of the Tibetan Plateau.

WashU scientists uncover hidden source of snow melt: dark brown carbon

Chakrabarty lab research estimates effect of light absorbing organic carbon on snow melt.

09.03.2024

A team of researchers from Israel, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States have been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program to study cell-to-cell communication through vibrations. (Image credit: Lesman lab)

Researchers take cue from vibes of elephants, spiders

International collaboration to uncover how cells communicate through vibrations.

08.26.2024

McKelvey Engineering introduces EDI grants initiative

Students, faculty and staff eligible for funding up to $25,000.

08.22.2024

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

Chenguang Wang plans to work with Google DeepMind researchers to improve the grounding ability of large language models with Google Research Scholar Award. (Image created by OpenAI DALL·E)

Consistency, trustworthiness in large language models goal of new research

Chenguang Wang plans to improve grounding ability with Google Research Scholar award.

08.15.2024

When molecules move and rotate, they don’t always do so symmetrically. Rather, they can wobble more in certain directions, represented here by elliptical cones of different sizes in cyan. A new theoretical framework developed by Matthew Lew is set to shake up how scientists measure and interpret wobbly molecular motion. (Image courtesy of Matthew Lew)

Wobbly molecules get a closer look

Matthew Lew introduced a detailed theoretical framework that allows scientists to describe and measure how biomolecules move more accurately.

08.09.2024

Deko Devins, BS '17, leads St. Lous-based Azimuth Energy. (Photo: Joe Angeles)

Competitive energy

Alumnus Deko Devins is on a mission to make solar power more widespread, affordable and accessible.

08.07.2024

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CWI Water Innovation Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis

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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

Bae recognized by Falling Walls Foundation for breakthroughs in high-density energy storage

Sang-Hoon Bae named one of 10 winners worldwide of Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of 2024 in Energy and Technology.

08.26.2024

Radiopharmaceuticals can target specific organs, tissues or cells, including cancer (iStock)

Imaging method shows promise for personalized cancer treatment

Abhinav Jha and collaborators conduct a computer-based trial of a novel technique to reliably estimate dose of radiopharmaceutical therapy.

06.13.2024

Low-dose (second from left) SPECT images that have been denoised using the proposed DEMIST method (right). Normal-dose images are on the left for reference. The image is less noisy and the defect became more detectable and visually clearer with DEMIST. (Credit: Abhinav Jha)

DEMIST artificial intelligence tool may enhance usability of medical images

A deep-learning-based image denoising method developed by Abhinav Jha may improve detection of myocardial defects in low-count SPECT scans.

06.04.2024

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