Researchers one step closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts Researchers showed how they were able to hijack a locust’s olfactory system to both detect and discriminate between different explosive scents — another step in the direction toward bomb-sniffing locusts.
Three McKelvey faculty honored with 2020 Emerson teaching awards ShiNung Ching, Matthew Lew and Patricia Weisensee were recently given 2020 Emerson teaching awards 11.20.2020
Wagenseil named vice dean for faculty advancement in McKelvey School of Engineering The new role will help fulfill the strategic plan’s faculty advancement goals and address diversity challenges. 11.16.2020
Flores named interim chair of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Katharine Flores, professor of mechanical engineering & materials science, will become interim chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering effective Nov. 1. 10.12.2020
Wagenseil to look at elastin’s role in aortic stenosis development Jessica Wagenseil is taking a closer look at the role of the protein elastin in this condition to provide new information that may reveal the cause and help treat the disease in the future. 10.02.2020
‘Education, Engineering & Race’ seminar series yields feedback, action items A summer seminar series on 'Education, Engineering & Race' yielded feedback and input from attendees on social injustice, racism and inequities. 09.22.2020
Alumna Tuleja receives 2020 Ralph S. Quatrano Prize in Engineering Taylor Tuleja, an alumna of the Dual Degree Program, has been awarded the Ralph S. Quatrano Prize. 09.17.2020
Protein’s role in immune system after heart attack to get a closer look Matthew Bersi plans to investigate the role of a protein in potential immunotherapeutic treatment strategies for inflammatory cardiovascular disorders. 09.17.2020
Getting to the root of tough tissues through mechanobiology Guy Genin and collaborators will use NIH funding to develop comprehensive models and conduct experiments to study the causes of the transition to a fibrous interface at the bone and tendon. 08.28.2020
Reach for the stars Alumnus Col. Bob Behnken sends a welcome message to incoming McKelvey Engineering students from the International Space Station. 08.26.2020
