WashU research funding exceeds $1 billion for first time
External dollars solve major challenges, spark local job growth, development
Water Innovation Symposium highlights advances in water research
Annual event fosters connections between faculty, students and industry professionals.
Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories
Two new studies by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis highlight one potential source of game-changing materials: purple bacteria that, with a little encouragement, can act like microscopic factories for bioplastics.
WashU to lead $26 million decarbonization initiative
A collaboration of universities and industry is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide ultimately into environmentally friendly chemicals and products.
Sustainable technology to extract critical materials from coal-based resources
Young-Shin Jun to develop novel technology to extract, recover and enrich rare earth elements from coal-based resources.
WashU researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon in fire clouds
New findings from Chakrabarty lab will help make climate models more accurate as massive wildfires become more common.
Fluctuating cellular energy drives microbial bioproduction
Fuzhong Zhang’s lab explores Adenosine-5’-triphosphate (ATP)’s role in biomanufacturing.
Competitive Energy
Alumnus Deko Devins is on a mission to make solar power more widespread, affordable and accessible.
Rethinking the waste in water
Young-Shin Jun and her team at the McKelvey School of Engineering see untapped resources in the chemical compounds in highly saline wastewater.
Can we improve the way the world eats?
Iannotti and her E3 Nutrition Lab at WashU investigate maternal and child nutrition by examining the impact of nutrient-rich foods that are locally sourced and affordable.