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Five McKelvey faculty awarded Collaboration Initiation Grants

The program supports collaborative research by junior faculty.

06.04.2026

New minor in systems engineering for social good offered at Washington University in St. Louis

Program will equip students with ability to connect technical decisions with societal outcomes.

05.28.2026

Complex problems like sorting supply chain routes, traffic systems in cities or designing optimized chemical compounds, require “discovery machines”, super computers combining neuromorphic architectures with quantum mechanical tunneling. (Image: Shutterstock)

How to build a discovery machine

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have mapped out further details for how to create “discovery machines” for solving problems with potentially trillions of complicating factors.

05.11.2026

McKelvey Engineering students, alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Prestigious program supports graduate students with high potential to impact scientific innovation.

04.30.2026

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Cook, Schwabl receive 2026 Ralph S. Quatrano Prize

Ben Cook and Suzy Schwabl honored for outstanding achievements.

04.29.2026

WashU is launching a new universitywide initiative called +AI, led by Provost Mark West. (Credit: Shutterstock)

McKelvey Engineering faculty selected for AI Curriculum Corps

Faculty to participate in summer program to integrate or critically examine AI in classroom.

04.29.2026

A team member wears the Locus Suit. Courtesy photo.

McKelvey Engineering students design device tailored to fit needs of visually impaired

The Locus Suit enables independent navigation.

04.27.2026

McKelvey Engineering students build new aerospace design team

WashU VTOL focuses on autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

04.21.2026

In this image, two agents are viewing an identical object from different perspectives. The redundant information they share is the existence of the object. The unique information they have is the shape and color which is uniquely visible from their own vantage point. The 3D shape of the object, however, can only be understood via cooperation, called synergistic information. The research was led by doctoral student Aobo Lyu, co-advised by Netanel Raviv and Andrew Clark, assistant professors. (Credit: Aobo Lyu)

An inside look at drone swarm behavior

Method developed in labs of Netanel Raviv, Andrew Clark.

03.12.2026