Singamaneni to develop new biosensors with NSF CAREER Award
Biomedical sensors using metal nanoparticles hold great promise for the early detection of disease. But the current class of sensors has little or no shelf life, and creating and using them is expensive. Srikanth Singamaneni, PhD, assistant professor of materials science in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, plans to develop a low-cost biosensor that is more stable, sensitive and specific with funds from a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award he has received from the National Science Foundation.
Focus on renewable energy
PARC and I-CARES recently honored three seniors who completed the Certificate in Renewable Energy and the Environment, which allows students to pursue interdisciplinary energy studies in addition to their academic major.
Creating a more sustainable St. Louis
The Sustainable Land Lab project, a partnership between WUSTL and the City of St. Louis, officially broke ground May 18. The lab will tranform vacant lots in Old North St. Louis into assets to advance sustainability and community involvement. Winning projects include a chess garden and a restaurant made from a surplus cargo container.
Engineering professor gets Gates Foundation grant for work in global health
Tae Seok Moon, PhD, assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Moon will
pursue an innovative global health and development research project
titled “Programmed Killing of Parasite Eggs by Probiotic Organisms.”
Engineering undergrads create game-changing asthma management device
Engineering students Andrew Brimer and Abigail Cohen have created a low-cost, portable spirometer which they hope will revolutionize the way asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases are diagnosed and treated. They credit the entrepreneurial spirit of Washington University with helping to nuture and push their device along.
Washington University teams each win $50,000 Arch Grants in startup competition
Four startup companies with ties to Washington
University in St. Louis have received $50,000 each in the Arch Grants
2013 Global Startup Competition designed to stimulate and support the
early stage entrepreneurial community in St. Louis.
I-CARES announces 2013 funded research projects
The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy
and Sustainability (I-CARES) has announced the award winners for its
2013 Call for Proposals. This year, special emphasis was placed on projects related to
climate change.
Weidenbaum legacy honored with May 20 forum
Renowned economists will gather Monday, May 20, at
the university to pay tribute to Murray Weidenbaum, founder and honorary
chairman of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and
Public Policy, in a forum tailor-made to highlight his life-long
accomplishments. A highly influential economist and policy adviser,
Weidenbaum has a legacy in the academic and governmental realms that
began in the early 1960s.
Carter to lead international education and research in engineering school
Dedric A. Carter, PhD, has been named associate dean
for international education and research and professor of the practice
in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Engineering professor working to help bridges withstand natural disaster
Chenyang Lu, PhD, professor of computer science & engineering in the School of
Engineering & Applied Science, and colleagues, have developed a unique system they call a
Wireless Cyber-Physical Simulator, which can help bridges and other structures survive natural disasters.
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