Less of a shock
Two scientists at Washington University have developed a low-energy defibrillation
scheme that significantly reduces the energy needed to re-establish a
normal rhythm in the heart’s main chambers. They hope this
electrotherapy will be much less painful than the existing electrotherapy, making treatment with a defibrillator much more acceptable to patients.
Jun to use novel process to study nanoparticle formation
Sunscreen contains nanoparticles to protect our skin by
reflecting hazardous ultraviolet radiation from the sun. But what
happens to those nanoparticles when you wash the sunscreen away? Young-Shin Jun, PhD, has received a three-year,
$382,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to determine the
physical and chemical evolution of environmental and engineered
nanoparticles in natural and engineered aquatic systems, such as
wastewater treatment plants.
A+ in outreach: Neuroscience students share enthusiasm about brain science
Some students enrolled in the
Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) pathway, are sharing their love of science and improving communication skills through community outreach. CCSN is a
specialization for graduate students in psychology, neuroscience and
biomedical engineering. The students are coaching low-income area teens for an international competition called the Brain Bee, and participating in many events, including the Nov. 10 Amazing Brain Carnival held at the St. Louis Science Center. The free event introduces the public to brain science research in St. Louis.
Founders Day event honors alumni
At the annual Founders Day gala Saturday, Nov. 3, six outstanding alumni and two exceptional supporters will be honored for their dedication to Washington University.
Founders Day celebration features former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates
The university will celebrate its 1853 founding during the Founders Day gala Nov. 3 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. The keynote speaker is Robert Gates, former U.S. defense secretary. At the event, WUSTL will honor distinguished faculty, alumni and Robert S. Brookings award recipients.
More than 200 undergrads to showcase research
Undergraduate research opportunities at Washington University have come a long way in a few short years. When the first symposium to showcase undergraduates’ research was held in spring 2005, there were just 15 participants. This weekend, 210 undergraduates will showcase their research projects through poster presentations and visual and oral presentations during the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
Clinton Global Initiative University application workshops begin Nov. 1
A series of application workshops will be held for
students interested in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)
to be held at Washington University in St. Louis April 5-7, 2013. The
workshops will focus on application criteria and developing the
required Commitment to Action. A Commitment to Action is a concrete plan
that addresses a pressing challenge in one of CGI U’s five focus areas:
education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, or public health. The first workshop will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in Brown Hall, Room 118.
Guérin named chair of Computer Science & Engineering
Roch Guérin, PhD, has been named chair of the Computer Science & Engineering department effective July 1, 2013. Guérin is the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunications Networks and professor of electrical and systems engineering and computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been on the faculty since 1998.
A complex logic circuit made from bacterial genes
Engineer Tae Seok Moon has made the most complex logic circuit ever assembled in a single bacterium. The logic circuit, in which genes and the molecules that turn the genes on or off function as logic gates, the simple devices that form the basis for electronic circuits, is one step in an effort to make programmable bacteria that can make biofuels, degrade pollutants, or attack cancer or infections.
Provost offering interdisciplinary teaching grants; workshop for prospective applicants Oct. 23
Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration is fast becoming a hallmark of Washington University in St. Louis. To help support interdisciplinary teaching, the Office of the Provost announces the second round of the Interdisciplinary Teaching Grant Program. The application deadline for the teaching grants is December 1. In order to assist prospective applicants in putting together proposals, the Provost will hold a workshop from 3:30-5 p.m. in DUC 234 on October 23 facilitated by faculty who were successful in the previous round. Please RSVP for the workshop to Marion G. Crain, JD, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law and vice provost at WUSTL, at mgcrain@wulaw.wustl.edu.
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