Science & Technology

Five researchers from the School of Medicine and one from the McKelvey School of Engineering have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors.

Tae Seok Moon at the McKelvey School of Engineering has taken a big step forward in his quest to design a modular, genetically engineered kill switch that integrates into any genetically engineered microbe, causing it to self-destruct under certain defined conditions. 

Engineering senior Vaishali Shah has been awarded the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship, which supports those interested in a career in the aerospace industry.

Research from the lab of Ulugbek Kamilov at the McKelvey School of Engineering begins to unravel the inner workings of deep learning algorithms used in imaging.

Randall Martin, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, was awarded a three-year NASA grant to analyze fine particulate matter data, work that will help in air quality management.

Lori Setton at the McKelvey School of Engineering was recognized by the Biomedical Engineering Society for excellence in leadership and service to the cell and molecular bioengineering community.

Shantanu Chakrabartty has been named vice dean for research and graduate education at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

Using a mouse model, researchers in the lab of Jessica Wagenseil have modeled the behavior of the aorta to understand how it develops and how it responds to mechanical stressors.

Zhen (Jason) He has been named editor in chief of the Journal of Hazardous Materials, which focuses on the health and environmental risks that some materials pose.

For the first time, researchers can infer levels of nitrogen dioxide on scales as small as a square kilometer thanks to a new method developed in the lab of Randall Martin.