Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering

GIFT ENDOWS THE WSE DEANSHIP

In honor of his mentor and business colleague, Benjamin T. Rome, A. James Clark has committed $10 million to endow the deanship of the Whiting School. More information >>

THE RESULTS OF THE WSE 2008 VIDEO COMPETITION ARE IN!

All videos can be viewed here, including the winners of the Department of Mechanical Engineeering Video Competition!

- 1st Prize: "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"
Created by: Noel Sanjuan and Robert Huynh
- 2nd Prize: "Self-Assembling Nanoliter Containers"
Created by: Dave Filipiak, Mustapha Jamal, and Tim Leong
- 3rd Prize (tie): "Swamp"
Created by: Chris Blizzard, Ross Burns, and Makibi Takagi
- 3rd Prize: “Hands On”
Created by: Alexander Mo, Cindy Fei, Justin Lee
- People's Choice Award: "Self-Assembling Nanoliter Containers"
Created by: Dave Filipiak, Mustapha Jamal, and Tim Leong

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW PROTEINS GUIDE BACTERIA REPRODUCTION

Solving the Z Ring's Mysteries: A team led by JH researchers, including ChemBE's Denis Wirtz, has made discoveries that could lead to a new type of antibiotics. More information >>

JOELLE FRECHETTE AND HAI-QUAN MAO RECEIVE NSF CAREER AWARDS

Recently awarded to Joelle Frechette, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Hai-Quan Mao, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the CAREER awards are given in recognition of young scientists’ commitment to research and education.

ALLISON OKAMURA NAMED FIRST GILBERT DECKER FACULTY SCHOLAR

The award, established by Gil Decker '58, recognizes Okamura's exceptional achievement in haptics, her area of robotics expertise, and provides financial support to promote her research, teaching, and entrepreneurial activities.

JHU ENCOURAGES MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TO CONSIDER ENGINEERING CAREERS

Girls in grades 6 - 8 from throughout the Baltimore region learned about engineering careers, designed a team project, and met with college engineering majors on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 on the Homewood campus. Read about it in the Baltimore Sun.

TIME MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS THE JHU CHAPTER OF ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Professor William Ball (Geography and Environmental Engineering) is interviewed for TIME Magazine's "Blueprint Brigade," a story about the work being done around the world by members of Engineers Without Borders. More information »

GREG CHIRIKJIAN'S SELF-REPLICATING ROBOTS FEATURED IN SCIENCE MAGAZINE

Professor Greg Chirikjian (Mechanical Engineering) is featured in "Making Machines That Make Others of Their Kind," a story in Science magazine. More information »