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Krashn Dwivedi is a postdoctoral research associate in Jessica Wagenseil’s lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. (Photo: Wagenseil Lab)

American Heart Association-funded study explores influence of estrogen on aortic aneurysm progression

Krashn Dwivedi will investigate the effect of the sex hormone estrogen on thoracic aortic aneurysm development and develop patient-specific biomarkers to manage the disease.

03.31.2025

Matthew Bersi (right) works with a student in the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab. (Photo: Whitney Curtis)

Bersi named 2025 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Matthew Bersi has been recognized by the Biomedical Engineering Society as an innovative and impactful junior faculty member in bioengineering.

04.03.2025

A new approach developed by Feng Jiao and collaborators can convert nitric oxide, a harmful waste gas emitted by mining and other industrial processes, into valuable nitric acid, which is used in everyday applications from fertilizer production to metal processing. (Photos: iStock)

Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy

New approach developed by Feng Jiao converts nitrogen waste into valuable chemical product.

04.03.2025

Momentum Magazine

Read about WashU's new $26 million decarbonization initiative, Chao Zhou's picture-perfect career and the art of science communication in the Fall 2024 issue of Engineering Momentum

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Apr 28

Reading and Exams

Apr 28 8:30 am

BME Day at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Apr 28 1:00 pm

Frank C. P. and Grace C. Yin Distinguished Lecture: Shana Kelley, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

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Develops theoretically good and practically efficient algorithms and data structures for parallel systems and real-time systems

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Common study space in Jubel Hall
A glimpse of a biomedical engineering lab in Whitaker Hall.
McKelvey Hall is the new home to the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and support Washington University’s data science efforts.

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The new complex for the McKelvey School of Engineering sits on the northeast corner of WashU's Danforth Campus. This area includes five academic buildings with research laboratories and specialized facilities that support the school's intellectual vision and plans.

Since 2000, more than $275 million has been invested in new and renovated engineering space.

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The best things happen at the intersection of disciplines

At McKelvey Engineering students have the freedom to follow their passion and make a difference in the world. What's your path?

Undergraduate Graduate

Engineering by the numbers

_No. 12

Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranking in U.S. News

$57 ^million

in research awards (FY23)

28^%

of first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible

Support for PhD students

PhD students in McKelvey Engineering are fully-funded, including full tuition support and health insurance.

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