2022

A gathering of faculty members, industry professionals and leaders, students, and community members, the ISEN Annual Symposium convened on December 1 and 2, 2022 on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus

Anthropologist Sera Young deploys a more holistic measure that reveals the impact on millions of people

Faculty and graduate students participate in U.N. event, looking to contribute to the next set of innovations driving climate action

Northwestern University, led by Michael R. Wasielewski, receives a substantial European Research Council Synergy Grant for project on quantum-enabled technologies

Northwestern students explored Israel's advanced water management strategies, focusing on desalination and wastewater recycling, for global sustainability insights.

Northwestern students’ trek opens new avenues for research and global collaboration in a land adjusting to an ever-drier climate

CMQT Deputy Director Danna Freedman named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, is among a group of 25 total fellows named by the MacArthur Foundation

New study finds rainfall is becoming more intense across most of the United States

Northwestern senior Minjee Jung discusses her decision to pursue the Undergraduate Certificate experience

Alumna Ruth Cho '22 enrolled in the MS in Energy and Sustainability program with the plan to pursue a sustainability consulting role with a focus on corporate, product, and supply-chain sustainability across a variety of industries, helping drive industry decarbonization

Project is first NSF-funded Coastlines and People Hub for the Great Lakes region

Research will focus on hydrogen and its role in sustainable energy and information science

Process beheads PFAS, causing it to fall apart into benign end products

Researchers forecast negative impacts of climate change on staple crops, yet Northwestern University study reveals minimal effects on breadfruit, a starchy Pacific island tree fruit

New method addresses challenge of controlling large complex networks

Simulations could become an early warning system for people living in high-risk areas

After years of hard work and study, many of our graduates are venturing into the energy and sustainability fields – learn more about those graduates most likely to make an impact

Northwestern researchers seek solutions to the plastics pollution dilemma with new ideas on polymer design and upcycling

Lorenzo Hernández, CEO of Agroco, is leveraging his MSES degree to deploy innovative, cost-effective vertical farming solutions in Colombia to increase global food production sustainably and enhance access to nourishment

Joe Sootsman bridges academia and industry, innovating materials for electric vehicles at Dow

Ankur Seth is among the four Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability (MSES) students who received a Northwestern Sustainability Fellowship for the winter 2022 quarter

Sustainability fellows help lobby for funds to turn Head Start program electric

This April marks the 52nd anniversary of Earth Month — the ideal time to consider the role each of us, as faculty, plays in the future of our planet

Justin Notestein reflects on Northwestern 'One Book', shares insights into how energy-saving technology such as catalysis can have a positive impact on climate change

Called plastic upcycling, efficient use of the chemistry has implications from bioremediation to medicine

Kyle McCall, merging physics and chemistry at Northwestern, pioneers sustainable materials for energy applications as a professor at UT-Dallas

Researchers pioneer innovative chemistry-based solutions, transform complex materials like tires and plastics into recyclable resources, addressing sustainability challenges and unlocking latent energy

Linsey Gallagher leads Visit Napa Valley, focusing on sustainable tourism and preserving the unique vineyard land for future generations

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law student research guides the development of a statewide conservation funding program for Mississippi

A legal exploration of transboundary governance and resource diversion with World Wildlife Fund

Bhide '22 set out to explore policy at a corporate level and work with different multinational organizations and NGOs toward climate agreements

Katherine LaGrave, at AFAR magazine, delves into sustainable travel, leveraging her journalism background to educate on eco-conscious travel choices and industry accountability

Water dynamics can trap lightweight microplastics that otherwise might float

Renoster startup founded by Saif Bhatti (McC ’20) selected for the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Materials database will enhance decision-making around environmental impact and community resilience