Energy efficiency analysis goes high-tech in I-CARES project
A team of researchers, led by Arye Nehorai, PhD, the
Eugene and Martha Lohman Professor of Electrical Engineering and chair
of the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems
Engineering, has received a one-year grant from Washington University’s
International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy & Sustainability
(I-CARES) to take an interdisciplinary, “human-centered” approach to
making buildings more energy efficient.
Anastasio named interim chair of biomedical engineering
Mark Anastasio, PhD, has been named interim chair of
the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering
& Applied Science effective July 15. Anastasio, professor of
biomedical engineering, succeeds Frank Yin, MD, PhD, the Stephen F. and
Camilla T. Brauer Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, who
stepped down as chair in May after leading the department for more than 15 years.
Engineering’s Williams to study climate trends in St. Louis and southeastern U.S.
Brent Williams, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis,
has received a nearly $300,000 Early Career grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to bring his expertise in
measuring particles in the atmosphere to a national study of the climate
trend in the southeastern United States as well as the St. Louis
area.
Improving undergraduate STEM education is focus of new national initiative
Washington University in St. Louis is one of eight Association of American Universities (AAU) member campuses selected to serve as project sites for the association’s five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its member institutions, AAU officials announced today.
Master’s degree in cyber security management launches
Each year, about 431 million adults worldwide are
victims of cybercrime, costing $388 billion based on time and monetary
loss. The problem is so severe that President Barack Obama recently
said, “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national
security challenges we face as a nation.” To address this growing
need, the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering &
Applied Science, partnering with WUSTL’s Olin Business School, is
launching a master’s degree in cyber security management in Fall 2013 to
provide area professionals and full-time students with the skills
needed to prepare for and stop cyber attacks in their workplace.
High school students gets hands-on view of engineering
More than 30 local high school juniors and seniors were on campus June 6 for the third annual Explore Engineering day, sponsored by the School of Engineering & Applied Science. The community outreach event allows students to work with WUSTL engineering faculty and students and get hands-on experience in engineering projects to promote critical thinking.
Peters to receive Spirit of St. Louis Medal
David A. Peters, PhD, McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been selected to receive the 2013 Spirit of St. Louis Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his service in the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics.
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.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Explore Engineering to give high school students a taste of the field
Explore Engineering, a daylong community outreach event sponsored by Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science, allows students to work with Washington University Engineering faculty and students and get hands-on experience in engineering projects to promote critical thinking.
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.
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