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Under systems of electro-agriculture, photosynthesis is replaced with acetate and other feedstocks that allow for indoor plant growth. (Photo: Shutterstock).

How to grow food without light

Feng Jiao, collaborators plan to grow food through carbon dioxide electrolysis.

10.23.2024

Jha receives Distinguished Investigators Award

The award from Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research recognizes contributions to medical imaging.

10.17.2024

Image: Aimee Felter/Washington University

Engineering Depolarization with Jean Springsteen

Graduate student Jean Springsteen joins McKelvey’s Engineering the Future podcast to discuss her work at the intersection of computer science and political science.

10.16.2024

Engineering the Future Podcast

Catch the new season of our podcast, highlighting Women in Engineering. Guests from across McKelvey join science writer Shawn Ballard to chat about research, teaching, outreach and more.

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Events

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Nov 18

Mock enRoll at Various; see website

Nov 18 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar "X-ray Vision of Metal Additive Manufacturing" at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Nov 18 4:00 pm

What Can You Do With ESE? Seminar Series - Control

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Meet the people solving our biggest problems.

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Faculty Spotlight

View the faculty bio for Fuzhong Zhang

Uses synthetic biology to produce better biofuels, chemicals and high-performance materials from engineered microbes

Fuzhong Zhang

Professor

Virtual tour preview

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.

Tour our buildings

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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