The Plastics Problem McKelvey engineers tackle one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. 04.30.2024
Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies, stacks of peptides like amyloid beta, most notably associated with Alzheimer’s disease. These results stem from a fruitful collaboration between lead author Matthew Lew, associate professor in the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering, and Jai Rudra, associate professor of biomedical engineering, in WashU's McKelvey School of Engineering. 04.25.2024
Smart nanoparticles may be able to deliver drugs to heart after heart attack With a four-year $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jianjun Guan and his team plan to enclose a set of proteins designed to curb inflammation and a peptide to prevent fibrosis inside cleverly disguised drug-delivering smart nanoparticles. These nanoparticles would be delivered intravenously into the blood, which would take them directly to the heart. 04.25.2024
Novel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage In a study published April 18 in Science, Sang-Hoon Bae, assistant professor of mechanical engineering & materials science in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and his collaborators, including Rohan Mishra, associate professor of mechanical engineering & materials science, and Chuan Wang, associate professor of electrical & systems engineering, both at WashU, and Frances Ross, the TDK Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, introduced an approach to control the relaxation time – an internal material property that describes how long it takes for charge to dissipate or decay – of ferroelectric capacitors using 2D materials. 04.18.2024
Flores named ASM Fellow Katharine M. Flores, the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected a Fellow of ASM (American Society for Metals) International for her contributions to the field of materials science and engineering. She will be inducted at the International Materials Applications and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (IMAT) conference in October 2023. 12.23.2023
Chakrabarty to study vertical distribution of aerosol properties Rajan Chakrabarty, the Harold D. Jolley Career Development Associate Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of 13 scientists who recently received funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program. 10.27.2023
Flawed diamonds: Physicists gain quantum insights from imperfect crystals Diamonds are often prized for their flawless shine, but Chong Zu, assistant professor of physics, sees a deeper value in these natural crystals. As reported in Physical Review Letters — one of the most prestigious journals in the field of physics — Zu and his team have taken a major step forward in a quest to turn diamonds into a quantum simulator. 09.27.2023
Engineering team receives $3.6M to combat plastic waste Plastics transformed engineering in the past century, but they also transformed the environment in ways that will take millennia to repair. Washington University in St. Louis is leading a new effort to address the grand challenge of developing the next generation of high-performance, sustainably sourced and biodegradable plastics that advance engineering while also protecting the environment. 05.31.2023
Diao named to ‘AACYF Top 30 under 30’ list Alumnus Yifan Diao was selected by the All-American Chinese Youth Federation for their 2023 “AACYF Top 30 under 30” list 05.26.2023
