2020
December
![Semiconductor](../../../images/news/semiconductor-170x170.webp)
December 7, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
Detector can identify radioactive isotopes with high resolution
September
![a modified BenchCat 4000 reactor system for testing gas/vapor reactions](images/icep-170x170.png)
September 25, 2020
US Department of Energy grants $4.5M to Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes to conduct research on selective oxidation catalysis and energy-efficient processes
August
![Justin M. Notestein](images/notestein-170.png)
August 31, 2020 – from Northwestern's Office for Research
Justin M. Notestein, professor of chemical and biological engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, named director of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS)
![water going down a sink drain](images/sink170.png)
August 17, 2020
Around 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced globally each year—most of that plastic ends up in landfills or the environment
![A dumpsite near the Ganges River in Patna, Bihar](images/natgeo-plastic170.webp)
August 7, 2020
Experts reflect on environmental plastic waste, a growing challenge for people and ecosystems across the globe, at a virtual seminar
July
![Quantunm](../../../images/news/quantum.webp)
July 14, 2020
Perspectives piece published in Nature Reviews Chemistry explores the relationship between chemistry and Quantum Information Science (QIS)
![CMQT logo](../../../images/news/cmqt-logo-170x170.webp)
July 2, 2020
New Northwestern Energy Frontier Research Center receives four years of funding to drive innovation in transformative technology, quantum information science
June
![campus bench](../../../images/news/campus-bench-170x170.webp)
June 12, 2020
Student social entrepreneurs embraced unexpected learning opportunities as global challenges arose during participation in the Clinton Global University Initiative (CGI U) leadership program
May
![Sossina Haile](../../../images/news/haile-170x1701.webp)
May 19, 2020 – from McCormick Engineering News
Award recognizes tenured faculty who have made major research contributions, Haile is a fuel cell pioneer who focuses on sustainability and social good on a global scale
![assorted plastics](images/art-assorted-background-800.webp)
May 18, 2020
In 2015, the state of Alabama paid approximately $32 million to bury 711,436 tons of recyclable materials from its residents in landfills
![Majumdar](../../../images/news/majumdar-170x170.webp)
May 17, 2020 – from McCormick Engineering News
Dean’s Seminar Series lecture focused on energy, climate, and sustainability
April
![whale](images/whale-170.webp)
April 20, 2020
Northwestern researcher takes inspiration from baleen whales for microplastics removal and environmental remediation
![rhino](images/rhino-170x170.png)
April 15, 2020 – from Northwestern Magazine
Engineering student Saif Bhatti has created an acoustic device that can detect animal poachers’ gunshots
February
![polyurethane fibers under a microscope](images/polyurethane-fibers.jpg)
February 10, 2020
U.S. Department of Energy supports joint research from Northwestern, Argonne National Laboratory, and industry partners