Alumni Profiles
We are currently featuring a few of the innovative and accomplished alumni of the UW Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Peter Janicki »
Mechanical Engineering alumnus Peter Janicki (MS ’89) is the founder of Janicki Industries, a global leader in design and manufacture of composite tooling.
Krishna Nadella »
Mechanical Engineering alumnus Krishna Nadella (PhD '09, MS '02) is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of MicroGREEN Polymers.
Wayne Quinton »
Recognized as the father of bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering alumnus Wayne Quinton (MS '59) founded Quinton Instruments, a pioneering innovator in medical devices ranging from treadmills to cardiac diagnostic equipment.
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Watch Past Engineering Lecture Series' Online
2010 — Re-Engineering Aerospace: Flying Cleaner, Greener, Smarter
High-Pressure Crisis in the Gulf
James Riley and Alberto Aliseda (ME)
Going for the Green: London 2012
Robert G. Card (’75 and CH2M Hill)
Driven to Distraction
Linda Ng Boyle (ISE and CEE)
2009 — Engineering Xtreme Challenges
The Cyberspace Data Explosion: Boon or Black Hole?
Magdalena Balazinska (CSE) and Tadayoshi Kohno (CSE)
Eye on the Universe: Final Mission to Hubble
Gregory Johnson (’77 and NASA).
Energy Crisis, Smart Solutions
Carl Imhoff (PNNL) and Shwetak Patel (CSE and EE)
2008 — Engineering Inspired by Nature
Where Humans and Robots Connect
Yoky Matsuoka (CSE)
Back to Nature for the Next Technology Revolution
Babak Parviz (EE)
Beyond Oil: Powering the Future
Miles P. Drake (Weyerhaeuser) and Dan Schwartz (ChemE)
2007 — Boomers, A Bridge, and the Boeing 787
Rebuilding the Baby Boomer: Replacement Parts for the 21st Century
Buddy Ratner (BioE, ChemE)
Building the New Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Joe P. Mahoney (CEE) and Steve Hansen (’69 and Kiewit Corp.)
Building the Future of Commercial Aviation: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
Al Miller ('71, '77, and The Boeing Company) and Mark Tuttle (ME)
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