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Once Again, Student Team Selected for NASA BIG Idea Challenge
The Northwestern proposal to explore expandable technology for lunar structures received $146,420.85 in funding.Mar 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Student Makes History in Space
As a software engineering intern for Intuitive Machines, Benjamin Coveler contributed to the first US moon mission in 50 years.Mar 8, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2024 Career Day for Girls
Around 180 Chicago-area middle school and high school students signed up to visit campus as part of the February 24 event.Feb 27, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
SES Renames Engineering Science Medal in Honor of Yonggang Huang
The Yonggang Huang Engineering Science Medal will recognize a singularly important contribution to engineering science.Jan 19, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Finnigan, Ankeny Named to MS Leadership Positions
Shelley Finnigan will serve as associate dean for master’s and professional education, while Casey Ankeny has been appointed assistant dean for TGS master’s programs.Jan 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Accelerating the Accessibility and Safety of Power Wheelchairs
A multidisciplinary team of academic, industry, and non-profit partners led by Professor Brenna Argall aims to enhance safety and facilitate independent wheelchair operation.Dec 21, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Yonggang Huang Wins the Hill Prize for 2024
Awarded once every four years, the prize is awarded to a single scientist for outstanding research in solid mechanics over the previous decade.Dec 20, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Unstable ‘Fluttering’ Predicts Aortic Aneurysm
With 98 percent accuracy, a new metric developed by Professor Neelesh Patankar predicted the development of an aneurysm on average three years prior to occurrence.Dec 15, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megan Greenfield Urges Graduates to Keep Growing, Give Back, and Aim High
Greenfield spoke at the December 9 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, reciting how three principles have guided her career.Dec 11, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Meet the New Director of Engineering Career Development
Erik J. Friedman joined McCormick in September after seven years as associate dean of career development and industry relations at Columbia College following a 15-year run at DePaul University.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megan Greenfield to Address Graduates at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Greenfield, a partner at McKinsey & Company, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 9 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Team Wins NASA Prize
The group won the Systems Engineering Award at the NASA Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Challenge finals held in November at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.Nov 29, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2023
The list identifies researchers who showed significant influence by publishing highly cited papers.Nov 15, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
AI Creates a Squishy Purple Blob That Uses Air to Walk
Gizmodo wrote about the recent work done by Professor Sam Kriegman, which resulted in the first AI capable of intelligently designing new robots that work in the real worldOct 13, 2023|from Gizmodo
Ian McCue, Ryan Truby Receive DARPA Young Faculty Awards
Both McCue and Truby will receive a two-year award of $500,000 as part of the program, which aims to identify and engage standout researchers in junior faculty positions.Oct 10, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News