Understanding the mechanics of regeneration
Duygu Özpolat, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, co-authored a study in Nature Communications about the early steps of regeneration in the annelid worm Platynereis.
Zhang, collaborators win distinguished paper award
Computer engineers at Washington University recently won a distinguished paper award from USENIX, a leader in computing systems research.
A high-tech way to track an age-old problem
When the Meramec River flooded, students in the “Geospatial Field Methods” course in Arts & Sciences had an opportunity to study a significant regional event in real time. Bring on the “big drone.”
Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives
Joshua Yuan at Washington University in St. Louis and Susie Dai at the University of Missouri, along with colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M, created biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion.
Beyond visual data
Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.
Yuan named Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor
Joshua S. Yuan, chair of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, was installed as the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor Oct. 17.
Communication within large-scale network system focus of new research model
Xudong Chen, a researcher at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a federal grant to develop a framework that would predict how fundamental system properties of large-scale networks behave in uncertain environments.
How plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions
WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought stress.
3D modeling made easier
Tao Ju, a researcher at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will develop algorithms for 3D surface modeling with a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Byrne featured in ‘Volcano Worlds’
Paul Byrne, an associate professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at WashU, was featured in “Volcano Worlds,” a PBS Nova documentary about the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
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