Deep partnerships with industry are essential to advancing the overall research and educational missions of the school. Whether you represent a research organization, a large corporation, or a growing start-up, we can explore partnership opportunities tailored to your needs. The Office of Industry Relations is here to connect your organization with world-class faculty and students, facilitating relationships for recruitment, research, mentoring, classroom engagement, and professional development. Working together to support innovation, identify and attract top engineering talent, and build lasting relationships will benefit both your organization and the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering.

To post a position, search student resumes, schedule a recruitment event, or coordinate interview schedules, please contact the WashU Center for Career Engagement or get started through Handshake.

St. Louis Ranked #4 Nationally Among Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters

August 24, 2026

by GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)

The days of biotech businesses and institutions limiting their research and commercial activity to top clusters like Boston/Cambridge, MA, and the San Francisco Bay Area are passing, as the life …

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New Minor in Systems Engineering for Social Good Offered at Washington University in St. Louis

Channing Suhl  05.28.2026

As complex, engineered systems become deeply integrated into our professional and personal lives, it is critical that engineers possess the ability to consider the social implications of these systems, connecting technical decisions with ethical and societal outcomes.

Beginning …

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Model Uses Real Image to Train AI to Look for Fakes

Beth Miller  06.01.2026

AI-generated images have become increasingly more sophisticated from early ones that showed humans with more than five fingers on a hand, making it even harder to determine if photos are authentic. A team of computer scientists in the …

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Synthetic biology leads to recyclable textiles

Researchers develop engineered protein polymers that can be easily recycled and reused

By Leah Shaffer  May 14, 2026

The textile industry produces a substantial portion of the world’s waste. Only about 12% of fiber materials are recycled.

Textiles also account …

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McKelvey Engineering students, alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Channing Suhl  04.30.2026

Two graduate students and four alumni in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have been offered a highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.

The NSF will award 2,500 Graduate Research …

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