El-Awady Receives DARPA YFA

2012-05-16T18:41:05+00:00

Jaafar El-Awady, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award. more »

Johns Hopkins University Design Days 2012

2012-05-11T15:38:31+00:00

Trayanova Named Murray B. Sachs Professor

2012-05-03T13:00:03+00:00

Natalia Trayanova has been named the inaugural Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering. more »

Hermansky Named Smith Professor in Electrical Engineering

2012-04-20T15:24:23+00:00

Hynek Hermansky has been named as the Julian S. Smith Endowed Professorship in Electrical Engineering. more »

Electric Knifefish Charged with Sixth Sense

2012-04-09T16:32:32+00:00

Looking to nature to inform design of underwater robots that travel through murky waters and collect valuable data on coral reefs or oil spills. more »

New Early Warning System for Seizures

2012-04-02T18:32:16+00:00

Sridevi Sarma, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, devises new seizure detection software that could lead to fewer false alarms. more »

Congrats to Margarita Herrera-Alonso on CAREER Award

2012-02-20T15:41:53+00:00

Herrera-Alonso's research aims to better understand the structure and property relationships of new polymers inspired by nature. more »

Biomedical Engineer Wins Sloan Fellowship

2012-02-16T18:15:22+00:00

Feilim Mac Gabhann won a 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship for his work to develop new ways to treat major human diseases. more »

A. Prosperetti named to National Academy of Engineering

2012-02-09T20:28:43+00:00

Andrea Prosperetti receives one of engineering's highest distinctions for work in the fundamentals and applications of multiphase flows. more »

Five Siebel Scholars Named

2011-09-19T12:58:44+00:00

Five JHU Engineering doctoral students named to the 2012 class of Siebel Scholars will receive $35,000 each to use in their final year of graduate studies. more>>

Digital Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Dispose

2011-09-06T13:00:47+00:00

JHU computer scientists apply real-world trash management tactics to a new era of computer cleansing. more>>

CBID Students Blog from Asia and Africa

2011-08-10T14:06:25+00:00

Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design students report from Asia, Africa and India while studying the health needs of the poor. more>>

Undergrads Assess Pregnancy Risks and the Security of Thumb Drives

2011-04-11T16:50:46+00:00

With Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards, Millie Shah '12 studied the causes of preeclampsia and Greg Vorsanger '12 built an "invisible lock and key" to block unauthorized users of flash drives. more>>

Addressing the Global Water Challenge

2011-03-28T15:08:02+00:00

Faculty and students from across Johns Hopkins, including Brian Shell '12 (see video), are working to improve the quality and quantity of clean water throughout the world. more >>

CBID Students Get a Boost for “Magic” Marker

2011-03-27T20:43:19+00:00

A unique WSE partnership, featured in Time Magazine, aims at saving maternal lives with "magic" marker. more>>

Irwin M. Jacobs to Present Blumenthal Lecture

2011-02-14T17:52:10+00:00

"Innovation Underlying the Exciting World of Wireless: Technology, Devices, Platforms and Applications," a lecture by Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm, wil be offered Tuesday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. more information>>

Building Excitement! WSE Receives its Largest Gift

2011-01-09T15:19:34+00:00

Alumnus John C. Malone has given WSE $30 million for a building where researchers from across the university will tailor therapies for individual patients and devise systems-based approaches to some of society's biggest problems. more >>

Fall ‘10 JH Engineering Magazine Now Online

2010-12-27T17:28:36+00:00

The Fall '10 issue of Johns Hopkins Engineering magazine is now available online. more>>

The Model of a Modern University

2010-12-27T14:02:14+00:00

Watch the 2010 video thank-you (an original and hilarious take on Gilbert & Sullivan) from JHU to the thousands of alumni and friends whose support means so much to Johns Hopkins...more>>

Final Projects Hopkins-Style

2010-12-06T15:33:43+00:00

In its 9th year, the annual mouse trap and rubber bands vehicle competition serves as the final project for freshman mechanical engineering students. more >>

Rai Winslow Named Inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor

2010-09-20T13:31:38+00:00

Rai Winslow, professor of Biomedical Engineering, a renowned expert on cardiovascular informatics and modeling, and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, was named the Raj and Neera Singh Professor on Monday, October 4. More>>

WSE Mourns the Passing of Fred Jelinek

2010-09-20T13:11:28+00:00

Fred Jelinek, the Julian Sinclair Smith Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Center for Language and Speech Processing, whose research laid the groundwork for modern speech recognition and text translation technology, died on September 14. JHU Gazette >> Baltimore Sun >>

Dexter Smith to Lead Engineering for Professionals

2010-09-13T18:52:04+00:00

Dexter Smith, a member of the principal professional staff of JHU's Applied Physics Laboratory, has been appointed the Whiting School's Associate Dean for Engineering for Professionals (EP) programs. More>>

Global Health Project Sends Engineering Students to Africa and Asia

2010-08-11T17:04:26+00:00

Students from WSE's Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) are in Tanzania, Nepal and India this summer, working with healthcare providers and assessing their needs. After they return, the 15 students will spend the year designing low-cost medical devices that improve maternal and child care. Read about their experiences in Nepal, India and Tanzania.

Hopkins Summer Engineering Program Sparks High Schoolers’ Interest

2010-08-02T13:44:51+00:00

The Washington Post reports on Engineering Innovation, an intensive summer program for high school students offered nationwide by Johns Hopkins Engineering. More>>

JH Joins Study of Oil Spill’s Impact on Florida Ecosystem

2010-07-21T14:15:08+00:00

Led by Ed Bouwer, a team of Hopkins researchers is working with the National Aquarium gathering data in Sarasota Bay to determine how contaminates in oil move through the food chain and accumulate in plant and animal tissue. More>>

Students Design Early Labor Detector to Help Prevent Premature Births

2010-07-21T13:27:02+00:00

A device designed by Biomedical Engineering students to detect contractions with greater accuracy and sensitivity could help alleviate the health concerns and costs associated with preterm births. More>>

Pinpoint Precision: Nanowires Deliver Biochemicals to One Cell Among Many

2010-07-09T16:02:52+00:00

Biomedical Engineering's Andre Levchenko uses electrical fields to guide and place gold nanowires, each about one-two hundredth the size of a cell, on predetermined spots, each on a single cell. More>>

Eels Inspire Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury

2010-06-25T16:44:58+00:00

By studying lamprey eels WSE's Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings and research colleagues are developing life-changing therapy to help people with spinal injuries walk again. Watch the video >>

Studying Cells in 3-D to Advance Cancer Research

2010-06-21T19:38:51+00:00

Studying cell behavior in a 3-D environment has provided Hopkins engineers with some surprising results. It's information that could help prevent cancer's spread. Listen to the interview on WYPR>> More>>

Sparking Fifth-Graders’ Interest in Science

2010-06-21T12:55:48+00:00

Fifth-graders visit a lab on the Homewood campus as part of a year-long partnership between the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and a Baltimore City elementary school. More>>

On-Site Analysis by WSE Faculty Ups Oil Spill Estimate

2010-06-11T15:30:52+00:00

Experts from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, including WSE's Louis Whitcomb, used a remotely-operated vehicle and acoustic technologies to measure flow-rate at the Deepwater Horizon spill--the highest estimate yet. More>>

JHU Design Team Wins BMEidea 2010

2010-06-11T13:09:08+00:00

A team of Biomedical Engineering students, "Rapid Hypothermia Induction Device," won first prize (and $10,000) in the BMEidea 2010 competition, sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. More>>

INBT Welcomes 16 Undergraduate Researchers

2010-06-10T16:55:36+00:00

JHU's Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) is providing summer research opportunities to 16 of the "best and the brightest" undergraduates from across the country through an NSF-funded program. More>>

Remotely-Operated Underwater Vehicles Assist with Spill Effort

2010-06-07T15:36:01+00:00

Professor Louis Whitcomb, an expert in underwater robotics, discusses the increasingly important role ROVs play in the oil industry. More>>

“...a kind of Lego set that doesn’t need anyone to play with it.”

2010-06-03T16:43:17+00:00

Mechanical Engineering's Professor Greg Chirikjian and his quest to build self-replicating robots--featured in the New Scientist. More>>

Student Design Project Improves Quality of Life

2010-05-24T18:22:46+00:00

A team of Mechanical Engineering seniors designed a mechanized arm for a wheelchair that provides a grateful college-bound teen with independence--and earned the students first place in the Senior Design Day competition. More>>

Gulf Oil Spill: NEW Interview with WSE’s Ed Bouwer

2010-05-21T16:34:03+00:00

Ed Bouwer, chair of Geography and Environmental Engineering, discusses "Questions and Lessons from the Gulf Oil Spill" on WYPR's Maryland Morning. Listen to the podcast>>

Engineering Design Days Highlight Student Ingenuity

2010-05-11T18:18:27+00:00

Students in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering presented the results of their year-long design projects at events held on the Homewood and East Baltimore campuses. More>>

Biomedical Engineering Design Team Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition

2010-05-03T14:00:31+00:00

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students who developed a system to improve spinal surgery outcomes in patients with osteoporosis won the $20,000 Grand Prize in the 2010 Wharton Business Plan Competition. More>>

Undergrads Create Marketing Plan for FBI

2010-04-28T18:07:01+00:00

Students in the Whiting School of Engineering's Entrepreneurship and Management Program received praise for a semester-long project--creating a collegiate recruitment campaign for the FBI. Read more>>

Hopkins Baja Team Hits the Road (and the Mud and Water)

2010-04-22T12:59:04+00:00

Undergraduates on the Hopkins Baja team had their best finish ever in Greenville, SC in April...They take to the road to compete in Rochester, NY from June 10 - 13...Watch them in action>>

A Johns Hopkins Legend: Reds Wolman

2010-04-12T21:10:20+00:00

1924-2010
Remembering Reds: Share your memories here>>
"The Great Meanderer," a video tribute to Reds Wolman. View here>>

BME Design Teams Win Honors in Business Plan Competitions

2010-04-12T12:50:59+00:00

Three biomedical engineering design teams, Cortical Concepts, CervoCheck and InSpiro, have received honors--and awards--in national business plan competitions. Read more>>

Assessing Damage to Hospitals in Chile

2010-02-24T19:00:32+00:00

Civil Engineering's Judith Mitrani-Reiser just returned from Chile where she was evaluating the physical and medical performance of public hospitals after the earthquake. Read more>>

Scanning for Skin Cancer: Infrared System Looks for Deadly Melanoma

2010-02-19T18:25:20+00:00

Mechanical Engineering's Professor Cila Herman and a Hopkins research team developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma. Read more>> Video>>

JH Engineering Magazine Winter 2010

2010-02-16T19:07:40+00:00

21st-century solutions to our nation's crumbling infrastructure...Engineering undergrads tackling real-world problems...the latest alumni and research news... view the Winter 2010 Johns Hopkins Engineering magazine. More >>

Stressed Nanomaterials Display Unexpected Movement

2010-02-01T16:09:33+00:00

Research by Kevin Hemker, chair and professor of mechanical engineering, demonstrates that under the right conditions, newly developed nanocrystalline materials exhibit surprising activity in tiny spaces. More>>

Art Benjamin, PhD ‘89, on “The Colbert Report”

2010-01-22T16:45:10+00:00

"Mathemagician," Art Benjamin, MS '85, PhD '89, Mathematical Sciences, performed high-speed mental calculations and other math stunts as a guest on "The Colbert Report" on Wed., January 27, 2010. Watch the episode>>

Positive Employment Outlook for JHU Engineers

2010-01-11T13:43:26+00:00

USA Today interviews senior Christopher Hutchens, whose "coursework at Johns Hopkins had prepared him for one of the nation's hottest careers: biomedical engineering." More>>

Biodegradable Nanoparticles Ideal Carrier for Drug Delivery

2010-01-04T16:16:30+00:00

JHU researchers have created biodegradable nanosized particles that can easily slip through the body's sticky and viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. More>>

Peter Searson and Denis Wirtz Named AAAS Fellows

2010-01-04T15:59:00+00:00

Materials Science and Engineering's Peter Searson and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering's Denis Wirtz are among seven Johns Hopkins researchers elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. More>>

Heart Cells on Lab Chip Display “Nanosense” That Guides Behavior

2009-12-15T21:15:37+00:00

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers, working with colleagues in Korea, have produced a laboratory chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges capable of growing cardiac tissue that more closely resembles natural heart muscle. More>>

Mousetraps and Rubber Bands

2009-12-14T17:29:57+00:00

A boisterous crowd gathered to cheer on the entrants in "Plant Your Flag," this year's version of WSE's annual Freshman Experiences in Mechanical Engineering mousetrap-and-rubber-band-powered car tournament. More>>

Cell’s ‘Cap’ of Bundled Fibers Could Yield Clues to Disease

2009-12-02T17:26:12+00:00

Researchers from the JHU Engineering in Oncology Center have shown that in healthy cells, a bundled “cap” of thread-like fibers holds the cell’s nucleus in place. Understanding the cap's influence on cell and nuclear shape could help with the diagnosis and treatment of disease. More>>

Transparent Insulating Film Could Enable Energy-Efficient Displays for E-Books

2009-11-09T15:27:40+00:00

Re-orienting solution-deposited beta-alumina, a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, has enabled Johns Hopkins researchers to create a thin film insulator which blocks the flow of electricity while inducing large electric currents elsewhere. More>>

Seeing Tumors in a New Light

2009-11-04T16:14:30+00:00

Electrical Engineer Jin Kang is building an optical tool for ‘virtual’ biopsies that will help brain surgeons locate and get a clear look at cancerous tissue. More>>

Johns Hopkins Engineering in Oncology Center at INBT Announced

2009-10-26T14:31:33+00:00

Researchers from JHU's Institute for NanoBioTechnology have been awarded $14.8 million from the National Cancer Institute to launch a research center aimed at unraveling the physical underpinnings that drive the growth and spread of cancer. More>>

Predicting Hurricane-Related Power Outages

2009-10-21T12:51:56+00:00

Using data from Hurricane Katrina and other destructive storms, JHU's Seth Guikema (Geography and Environmental Engineering) and researchers from Texas A&M say they have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane. More>>

JHU Receives $20 million NSF Grant for Data Curation and Preservation

2009-10-09T14:57:50+00:00

Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries received a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build a data research infrastructure to manage the vast amounts of digital information being generated in engineering and science research. More>>

Michael Bloomberg ‘64 Receives 2009 Lasker Public Service Award

2009-09-15T13:21:25+00:00

Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor and '64 graduate of Johns Hopkins Engineering, was recognized for "relentlessly translating knowledge about public health into bold government action" with the Lasker Public Service Award. Read more>>

Inauguration of Ronald J. Daniels, the Fourteenth President of The Johns Hopkins University

2009-09-08T15:45:47+00:00

Ronald J. Daniels was installed as Johns Hopkins University's fourteenth president on September 13, 2009. Watch a replay of his inaugural address>>

Computational Process Zones in on Cancer Suspects

2009-09-01T13:18:39+00:00

Johns Hopkins engineers have devised innovative computer software that can sift through hundreds of genetic mutations and highlight the DNA changes that are most likely to promote cancer. More>>

LEGOs Offer Big Picture of Nanoscale Science

2009-08-27T12:24:19+00:00

By watching how steel and plastic balls work their way through a LEGO array, chemical and biomolecular engineering professors Joelle Frechette and German Drazer can visualize what is (or might be) happening on scales much too small to see with the naked eye. More >>

Students Embed Stem Cells in Sutures to Enhance Healing

2009-08-20T15:54:31+00:00

Undergraduate biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient's own adult stem cells in sutures that are used to repair serious orthopedic injuries--a technology that could speed up and improve the healing process. More>>

DNA Test Uses Nanotechnology to Find Early Signs of Cancer

2009-08-17T13:07:43+00:00

Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, JHU researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to detect DNA changes that often are early warning signs of cancer. More >>

“Great Ideas” Podcast: From the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT)

2009-08-14T13:33:35+00:00

Peter Searson, director of the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) studies how cancer cells break free from neighboring tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Listen >>

Enrollment Spikes at Homewood

2009-08-04T13:26:49+00:00

In face of overwhelming economic uncertainty, it seems the university may have underestimated its appeal. The incoming Homewood undergraduate class of 2013 will be significantly larger than expected. Read more>>

JHU Faculty Remember “One Giant Leap for Mankind”

2009-07-29T14:27:37+00:00

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing JHU faculty, including WSE's Vice Dean for Faculty Andrew Douglas, reflect on their memories of Neil Armstrong’s “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Read more>>

Thao “Vicky” Nguyen Receives 2009 PECASE

2009-07-23T17:10:53+00:00

Thao “Vicky” Nguyen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of 100 winners of the Early Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Nguyen’s research focuses on tissue mechanics, shape memory polymers and the fracture mechanics of polymers. Read more >>

Hopkins Engineering Alum Picked to Be Astronaut

2009-06-30T16:37:04+00:00

Gregory Wiseman, who received his master's degree in systems engineering from Johns Hopkins in 2006, was selected from over 3,500 applicants for NASA's 2009 astronaut class. More information>>>

Blogging from Belgium: Michael Keung ‘10 Receives Fellowship to Study Microfabrication

2009-06-09T15:20:15+00:00

With an International Research Experience for Students (IRES) fellowship from WSE's Institute for NanoBioTechnology, rising senior Michael Keung is spending his summer studying the fabrication of nanocubes at Belgium's Inter-University MicroElectronics Centre. Read about his experiences>>

New Type of Deep-Sea Vessel, “Nereus,” Reaches Deepest Part of the Ocean

2009-06-03T12:52:25+00:00

A dive to 10,902 meters on May 31, 2009 by Nereus, a hybrid, remotely operated submarine, marked the start of a new era in deep-sea exploration. Co-principal investigator, WSE's Louis Whitcomb, developed the sub's navigation and control system. More», Interactive Tour of Nereus»

JHU’s Engineers Without Borders Receives EPA Sustainable Development Award

2009-06-02T13:58:03+00:00

Using pumps constructed of recycled materials, the JHU chapter of Engineers Without Borders has provided remote South African villages with irrigation systems. The group received national recognition for their efforts when they received the 2009 ASCE-EPA Sustainable Development Award. More>>

Twitter Jay and the Recyclists: Ingenuity in Motion

2009-05-12T19:02:30+00:00

Hopkins students engineered JHU's first entry in Baltimore's annual Kinetic Sculpture Race--a 15-mile course over land, water, mud, and sand. Watch the video »

Problems Solved: Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Design Days

2009-05-12T19:01:15+00:00

Brainstorming, building, and testing--teams of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering undergraduates demonstrated their work at their departments' annual Design Days.

WSE Debuts E-Magazine

2009-05-12T18:55:03+00:00

The new e-version of WSE's Engineering Magazine provides a greater depth of information and the chance to share and respond to stories.

WSE Offers Full-Time Master’s Tuition Grants to JHU Students and Alumni

2009-04-28T12:36:44+00:00

Beginning this fall, Johns Hopkins undergraduate students and alumni pursuing a full-time engineering master's degree at JHU will receive a 50 percent tuition grant. Read more »

Wireless Vital Sign Monitors

2009-04-14T14:40:07+00:00

Assistant Professor Andreas Terzis and students in the Department of Computer Science have developed the Mi-Tag; a wireless vital sign monitor to be used in emergency rooms. Watch video »

JH Engineering Faculty Honored by the National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research

2009-03-24T17:11:37+00:00

Four members of the Whiting School faculty are being recognized for their contributions to research and education; Noah Cowan, Jeff Gray, and Rachel Karchin received 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER awards and René Vidal is the recipient of an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Read More »

Biomedical Engineering Junior Named NCAA Division III Swimmer of the Year

2009-03-23T20:07:50+00:00

John Thomas, a junior biomedical engineering major, was named the NCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year and set a new NCAA record in the 100 Back at the 2009 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. Read More »

In Disaster-Prone Areas, Construction Needs a New Approach

2009-03-23T15:39:11+00:00

In regions that have been devastated by natural disasters, public officials should pursue a new direction in infrastructure projects, according to Johns Hopkins civil engineer, Seth D. Guikema. Read More »

Studying Cell Detachment

2009-03-23T14:55:22+00:00

New lab-on-a-chip technology may help Johns Hopkins researchers learn more about how cancer spreads. View Video | Read More »

Technology Accelerator Fund Established

2009-03-19T20:12:55+00:00

Johns Hopkins' Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) has received funding from Johnson & Johnson to support biomedical engineering students' innovative translational research. Read More »

The Illusion of Certainty: Evaluating Health Benefits and Risks (Podcast)

2009-02-12T14:22:57+00:00

How should we evaluate and respond to news reports about health research? In his new book, The Illusion of Certainty: Health Benefits and Risks, WSE's Professor Ed Bouwer, with co-author Erik Rifkin, explains how numbers can lead us astray. Listen to the Podcast >>

Surgical Tool Smaller Than a Dust Speck

2009-02-10T17:14:13+00:00

Led by WSE's David Gracias, JHU researchers have invented a dust-particle-size device that can be used to perform biopsy-like procedures. National Geographic (video) | Forbes | New York Times

Students Develop Facebook Apps

2009-02-04T16:25:32+00:00

In Facebook 101, a course taught by computer science graduate students Carol Reiley and Daniel Mirota, students created new applications for the social networking site. Read more>>

Student-Designed Devices in NY Times

2009-02-01T17:09:35+00:00

Undergraduate biomedical engineering students' innovative devices help intensive care patients get out of bed and offer a revolutionary way to provide vaccines to children developing nations. Read about them in the New York Times. ICU mover | Rotavirus Strip

New Master’s Programs Provide Competitive Edge

2009-01-31T17:05:02+00:00

New master's programs in Engineering Management, Financial Mathematics, and Bioengineering Innovation and Design provide Hopkins Engineering students with a competitive edge. More information >>

Video: Benjamin T. Rome, Engineer, Builder, Philanthropist, Mentor

2008-11-19T17:14:45+00:00

When A. James Clark endowed the Whiting School's deanship in honor of his mentor, Benjamin T. Rome '25, a video was produced to honor the life and legacy of Benjamin T. Rome, engineer, builder, philanthropist, and mentor. View video >

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