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Maxwell Wang
  • Machesney Park, IL

Maxwell Wang Receives Langsdorf Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis

2013 Aug 22

Maxwell Wang of Machesney Park, Ill. (61115), recently received an Alexander S. Langsdorf Fellowship to study at Washington University in St. Louis. Wang will be a freshman at the university when the fall semester begins Aug. 27. Wang is a 2013 graduate of Auburn High School.

The Langsdorf Fellowship is awarded to incoming students of the School of Engineering & Applied Science who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, particularly in science and mathematics. The program offers full- or partial-tuition scholarships renewable for four years. Tuition for the 2013-14 academic year is $44,100.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science established the award in 1966 in honor of Alexander S. Langsdorf. A native St. Lousian, Langsdorf graduated from Washington University in 1898 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and from Cornell University in 1901 with a master of mechanical engineering.

He returned to Washington University in 1910 and was named dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, serving until 1920, when he left to work in industry.

In 1926, Langsdorf returned to WUSTL as director of industrial engineering and was appointed dean of engineering again in 1928, a position he held until 1948. As professor of electrical engineering and dean for 30 years, he worked tirelessly for the advancement of new curricula, expansion of scholarship and loan funds and the development of engineering graduate programs.

About Washington University

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.