Science & Technology

Aerosol scientists at Washington University have quantified the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire events.

Engineering students at Washington University have developed an artificial intelligence tool for generating satellite images via text prompts and presented their work at a recent conference.

Ross C. Brownson of the Brown School makes recommendations for transforming the U.S. public health system in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new mechanism by which particles are formed around the globe.

Arpita Bose, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, will travel to Belgium next year to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.

Scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation International.

Dan Giammar, the Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, has been elected a fellow of the Class of 2024 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.

Meet 12 members of the Washington University in St. Louis 2024 graduating class ready to address the globe’s climate, environmental and sustainability challenges.

Carbon emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences make up a sizable fraction of the emissions produced by researchers in academia. Andrea Gokus, a McDonnell Center postdoctoral fellow in Arts & Sciences, is advocating for astronomers and others to reduce those emissions.

Sang-Hoon Bae, a researcher at Washington University, has developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.