Blowing snow contributes to Arctic warming Atmospheric scientists led by Jian Wang discovered abundant fine sea salt aerosol production from wind-blown snow in the central Arctic, increasing seasonal surface warming
Engineering customizable bio-adhesives for personalized medical repair Researchers working with Fuzhong Zhang have genetically engineered a protein-based bio-adhesive with programmable material properties. 12.04.2023
Environmental engineers honored by NASA with Group Achievement Award Rajan Chakrabarty and three former students were recognized for their contributions to NASA’s FIREX-AQ mission. 11.09.2023
Chakrabarty to study vertical distribution of aerosol properties The research project by Rajan Chakrabarty and collaborators Rohan Mishra and Alexander Laskin is supported by the DOE’s FICUS program. 10.27.2023
Grant funds green fertilizer research at WashU DOE awards $5 million to develop technology to convert atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizer. 10.23.2023
Engineering a safer future against infectious disease Quick detection of the COVID-19 virus — in the air and in one’s breath — offers hope in the nearly four-year struggle against the disease and its variants. A collaboration of WashU scientists is leading the way. 10.17.2023
Foundations award McKelvey Engineering $5 million for food production initiative Feng Jiao to lead the work designed to address food insecurity in low- and middle-income countries. 10.10.2023
WashU students contribute to biomanufacturing in space WashU engineers visited Kennedy Space Center to report research progress and understand testing capabilities for alternative feedstocks in biomanufacturing. 10.02.2023
Unveiling the hidden world of gene regulation Researchers led by Fuzhong Zhang developed a synthetic biology tool to comprehensively reveal gene regulatory networks in E. coli. 09.18.2023
$3M grant funds training to harness power of AI for social, environmental challenges National Science Foundation research traineeship led by William Yeoh will prepare investigators at the convergence of computational, environmental and social sciences. 09.13.2023
