This year UW Engineering has attracted 19 outstanding new faculty members to our departments. We are excited to have these distinguished professors join our community of innovators.
- Behcet Acikmese »
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Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Research focus: control and guidance systems design and analysis, computational fluid dynamics and combustion, UAVs, robotics
- Mike Averkiou »
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Department: Bioengineering
Research focus: biomechanical engineering, oncology, ultrasound imaging and contrast agents, tumor angiogenesis imaging and quantification
- Ashis Banerjee »
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Department: Industrial & Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: cyber-physical systems, decision-making systems, dynamics modeling, optimal planning and control
- Ras Bodik »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: parallelizing web browsers, language design, static and dynamic program analysis and synthesis
- Sam Burden »
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Department: Electrical Engineering
Research focus:sensorimotor control in dynamic and dexterous robots, neuromechanics and cyber-human systems
- Paolo Calvi »
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Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research focus: non-linear behavior of reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures, risk analysis and predictive modeling
- Jennifer Davis »
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Department: Bioengineering
Research focus: wound healing, cardiac repair and fibrotic remodeling, skeletal muscle physiology, genetic engineering
- Sawyer Fuller »
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Department: Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: biologically-inspired sensors, control systems, insect-sized aircraft, microprocessors, power-efficient autonomous systems, robotics, 3D microfabrication
- Kurtis Heimerl »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: information and communication technologies and development, human-computer interaction, grassroots telecommunication networks
- Sham Kakade »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: artificial intelligence, statistical machine learning, data science, reinforcement learning, hidden Markov models
- Sergey Levine »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: deep and machine learning, optimal control, artificial intelligence, robotics, character animation, educational programming
- Devin MacKenzie »
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Department: Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: electronic materials and device materials science and processing, printed electronics, flexible and rechargeable batteries
- Elizabeth Nance »
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Department: Chemical Engineering
Research focus: nanotechnology, neuroscience, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, brain imaging and treatment
- Katharina Reinecke »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: behavioral studies, human-computer interactions, intelligent user interfaces, cross-cultural usability
- David Ribes »
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Department: Human Centered Design & Engineering
Research focus: science and technology studies, research infrastructures, sociology, information systems, eScience
- Thomas Rothvoss »
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Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: approximation algorithms, linear and integer programming, combinatorics, discrete geometry
- Marco Salviato »
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Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Research focus: predictive modeling of composites and aeronautical structures, fracturing and experimental mechanics, micromechanics, material characterization
- Kelly Stevens »
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Department: Bioengineering
Research focus: regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, transplantation, tissue engineering, bioprinting and micro/nanofabrication
- Mari Winkler »
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Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research focus: biochemistry, microbiology, ecology, aerobic granular sludge, biosolids