Engineers to use $6.7 million grant to build power plant of the future McKelvey School of Engineering team refines critical components of new, near-zero-emission power plant.
Aerosol particles naturally form over the open sea New findings about tiny aerosols will greatly improve climate models. 01.22.2021
Alumna honored for her work developing new applications of analysis technique Katherine Peter received the 2021 James J. Morgan Early Career Award from Environmental Science & Technology for her work with high-resolution mass spectrometry. 01.14.2021
Three McKelvey Engineering faculty receive LEAP Awards The awards, given by the Skandalaris Center, help faculty prepare their products for commercialization. 12.17.2020
Center for Water Innovation to showcase, connect WashU water research The Center for Water Innovation will facilitate collaboration among the university’s water resources from various departments to address major water quality and water technology research questions. 12.16.2020
New catalyst resolves hydrogen fuel cell cost, longevity issues The non-platinum catalyst may lead to cheaper, longer-lasting power. 12.03.2020
New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars’ salty water Electrolysis system that doesn’t need pure water may change the game when it comes to exploration. 11.30.2020
Inside the black box of iron oxide formation Young-Shin Jun, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a new use for a high-energy X-ray technique that has allowed her the first glimpse at the formation of iron hydroxides on a quartz surface. The implications are sweeping. 11.24.2020
Three McKelvey Engineering faculty named among ‘highly cited researchers’ worldwide Randall Martin, Rohit Pappu and Lan Yang are recognized for their work by the Institute for Scientific Information. 11.19.2020
Pollution and pandemics: A dangerous mix Research from the lab of Rajan Chakrabarty has found a close relationship between certain pollutants and the spread of COVID-19 through the United States. 11.12.2020