Science & Technology

The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has announced its recipients for the 2025 alumni awards.

Biomedical engineering researchers at Washington University have developed a brain wave decoder that can help people with spinal cord injuries.

A computer scientist at Washington University has developed a problem-solving architecture modeled on neurobiology that leverages quantum mechanical behavior to guarantee optimal solutions to complex problems.

Gaelen Clayton has spent a large part of her four years at WashU thinking about goals — setting them academically and scoring them as a midfielder for the women’s soccer team, which just won the Division III national championship. 

Graduate student Joshin Kumar is set to complete his PhD. He then will continue his engineering work at WashU, designing sensors that can detect pathogens.

WashU engineer Marcus Foston regularly hosts middle school students to learn about cutting-edge science. It’s part of WashU’s immersive “Researcher for a Day” program.

Feng Jiao, an engineer at Washington University, will receive a mid-career award from American Chemical Society.

A new study from researchers at Washington University reveals the impact of what may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water, formed during water disinfection.

Matthew Bersi, a biomedical engineer at Washington University, has been named a 2025 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering by the Biomedical Engineering Society.

WashU Medicine’s Eric C. Leuthardt, MD, and Robi Mitra, PhD, have been named fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.