Spores in the city: Why some plant diseases thrive in urban environments
A team led by Rachel Penczykowski found more infestations of powdery mildew in St. Louis than in the city’s surrounding suburbs and countryside.
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering group sees St. Louis through new eyes
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.
Martin named highly ranked scholar by ScholarGPS
Randall Martin highly ranked for work in satellite, nitrogen oxide, pollution
Peering into Pluto’s ocean
Graduate student Alex Nguyen calculated the depth and density of the solar system’s most mysterious and remote body of water.
Chakrabarty, collaborators win Simons Foundation International grant for geoengineering
Rajan Chakrabarty, Rohan Mishra and Lu Xu will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation International.
Quantum physics may help lasers see through fog, aid in communications
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 engage with St. Louis neighborhoods
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.
Class Acts: Guinter Dame Vogg
McKelvey Engineering student says bold climate solutions demand engineering innovation, geopolitical acumen
Class of 2024: Committed to climate solutions
The climate crisis demands immediate action; the rapidly expanding climate sector demands highly educated leaders; and students demand an education that prepares them to tackle what they say is a top priority.
Astronomers share climate-friendly meeting solutions
Andrea Gokus, a McDonnell Center postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences at WashU, is advocating for a reduction of emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences.