Research and stories

Stan Braude, a professor of practice in biology and in environmental studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died at home Saturday, June 1, 2024, after a short illness. He was 62.

Feng Jiao scaled up carbon dioxide conversion process to a much larger scale.

A team led by Rachel Penczykowski found more infestations of powdery mildew in St. Louis than in the city’s surrounding suburbs and countryside.

A group of students, faculty and staff visited various sites in St. Louis with Bob Hansman, and learned more about the history of neighborhoods just a few miles from the Danforth Campus.

Randall Martin highly ranked for work in satellite, nitrogen oxide, pollution

Graduate student Alex Nguyen calculated the depth and density of the solar system’s most mysterious and remote body of water.

Rajan Chakrabarty, Rohan Mishra and Lu Xu will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation International.

An engineer in the McKelvey School of Engineering at WashU is implementing quantum technology to develop ways that lasers can operate effectively in environments with adverse conditions.

Brown School students in the “Community Development Practice” class engaged with community partners and contributed to hands-on projects to improve neighborhoods in south St. Louis.

McKelvey Engineering student says bold climate solutions demand engineering innovation, geopolitical acumen