Class Acts: Gaelen Clayton
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.
Class Acts: Joshin Kumar
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.
Researcher for a Day: St. Louis children get up-close look at cutting-edge science
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.
Jiao receives American Chemical Society award
Feng Jiao, an engineer at Washington University, will receive a mid-career award from American Chemical Society.
Inactive components in agricultural runoff could contribute to drinking water hazards
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.
Bersi named 2025 Young Innovator by Biomedical Engineering Society
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.
Study to explore influence of estrogen on aortic aneurysm progression
Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering will investigate the effect of estrogen on thoracic aortic aneurysm development and develop patient-specific biomarkers to manage the disease.
Harnessing mechanobiology to combat kidney disease
Researchers at Washington University have received a $4 million grant to study specialized cells that could help treat kidney disease.
Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy
A new approach developed by researchers at Washington University converts nitrogen waste into a valuable chemical product.
In molecular imaging, details matter
Microscopy researchers at Washington University developed a new method to improve precision in molecular imaging.
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