May 22, 2009 | UW Foster School of Business

Nanocel Takes Top Honors in Business Plan Competition

Nanocel, an outgrowth of research at UW's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has won the grand prize in the 2009 Business Plan Competition. Nanocel provides high performance liquid cooling solutions to the electronics market. Teams for all five finalist plans include one or more UW engineering students. See also the story in Xconomy.

May 21, 2009 | NASA

Another Dawg to Pilot Space Shuttle

NASA announced that UW alum Dominic "Tony" Antonelli will pilot next spring's mission to the International Space Station. Antonelli graduated from the UW in 2002 with a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics. Just this month, UW alum and Seattle native Gregory Johnson successfully piloted the shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope.

May 20, 2009 | Washington Technology Center (WTC)

Modumetal, UW Partnership Receives Funding for Anti-Corrosion Technology

Modumetal, Inc., a Seattle-based developer of nanostructured materials, is collaborating with materials science and engineering researchers to create a “... cutting-edge material for new commercial anti-corrosion application,” says Leslie Warren, senior engineer in the effort. CEO Christina Lomasney confirms that “with support from partners like the WTC and University of Washington, Modumetal is poised to create a new technology that will have broad industrial application and will result in new jobs and economic growth in our region.” See Seattle P-I article

May 15, 2009 | Google

Two UW Students Awarded Google Fellowships

Two students in UW's Department of Computer Science & Engineering have won 2009 Google PhD Fellowships: Roxana Geambasu for cloud computing and Mike Piatek for computer networking. Each 2-year fellowship includes a $35,000 cash award and other benefits. In total, Google awarded 13 fellowships to exemplary PhD students in computer science and related research areas. Each participating university was limited to two nominations.

May 6, 2009 | UW News

UW Will Be Prominent in Space Shuttle Mission to Service Hubble Telescope

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 11, the University of Washington will be front and center in the final mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Also see the Seattle Times and New York Times articles.

April 30, 2009 | Notre Dame

O'Donnell Honored by Notre Dame

UW Engineering Dean Matthew O'Donnell has been named Notre Dame's 2009 Distinguished Alumnus. O'Donnell received bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in physics from Notre Dame in 1972 and 1976, respectively.

April 23, 2009 | UW News

Pranoti Hiremath Wins Goldwater Scholarship

Bioengineering sophomore Pranoti Hiremath was awarded a 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, established to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in math, the natural sciences and engineering.

April 23, 2009 | UW News

Indus Script Encodes Language, Reveals New Study of Ancient Symbols

Symbols from the Indus civilization have never been deciphered, prompting doubts that they code for language. In a new paper in Science, a computer scientist used mathematics and machine learning to show the symbols' pattern matches that of other languages. Also see articles in Wired, The Guardian and New Scientist.

April 16, 2009 | UW News

Slowing Brain Cancer with Nanoparticles and Scorpion Venom

By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone.

April 14, 2009 | UW News

Cloud Computing for Ocean and Space Research

UW is helping bring scientific research into the era of "cloud computing," massive clusters of computers connected through the Internet. Recent National Science Foundation grants to UW will fund projects examining ocean climate simulations and analyzing astronomical images.

April 9, 2009 | UW Week

CSE Student Places 6th in Putnam Math Competition

William Johnson, a sophomore in Computer Science & Engineering, placed sixth among about 3,700 competitors in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Johnson had the highest score for a student at a public institution. The UW team placed placed 15th among 405 schools.

April 9, 2009 | UW Week

Student Teams Win Cash for Finding Solutions to Real-world Environmental Problems

What do you get when you combine engineers, entrepreneurs and environmental experts? A host of innovative, clean-tech solutions to real-world environmental problems and the business plans to back them up. Team HydroSense placed first and won $10,000 in the inaugural UW Environmental Innovation Challenge. Also see articles in Xconomy and Puget Sound Business Journal's TechFlash blog.

April 6, 2009 | UW News

Digital Album Puts Focus on Kids' Health

Julie Kientz has built a high-tech tool that takes photos and video, creates an online diary and family newsletters, and at the same time tracks a child's developmental milestones. The multimedia system is called Baby Steps.

April 2, 2009 | UW Week

Ratner Honored for Work on Biomaterials

Buddy Ratner, a UW professor of bioengineering and chemical engineering, was recently selected as the 2009 recipient of the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal. The award recognizes excellence and leadership in biomaterials research and practical applications.

March 31, 2009 | UW Week

3-D Printing Hits Rock-bottom Prices with Homemade Ceramics Mix

This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: University of Washington researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing. Along the way, they are making 3-D printing dramatically cheaper. See doctoral student Meghan Trainor's video demonstrating the process.

March 5, 2009 | UW Week

Two New UW TechTransfer Programs Bring Local Entrepreneurs to Campus

UW TechTransfer is offering two new services to support researchers who want to start companies, or have other people start companies using their technologies: Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and LaunchPad Entrepreneur Advisers.

February 27, 2009 | UW Week

Art Under the Microscope: Bioengineering Lab Images on Exhibit at Harborview

Stunning images from the research of Albert Folch, an associate professor of bioengineering, are on display at Harborview Medical Center cafeteria through April 3. This is the first time the Harborview Art Program will feature scientific research.

February 19, 2009 | UW Week

James Lee Named Sloan Research Fellow

James Lee, a UW assistant professor of computer science and engineering, is among 118 early career scientists, mathematicians, and economists to be chosen as Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows. Lee studies the mathematical structures underlying difficult computational problems. Also honored from UW is Subhadeep Gupta in physics.

February 19, 2009 | UW Week

UW is One of Six 'Suns' in Map of Tech Industry's 'Solar System'

A new map depicts the "solar system" of the Puget Sound technology industry as it developed over the past 30 years. The UW is one of six "suns" on the map, representing the foundation of the local tech industry.

February 19, 2009 | UW Week

New Biologics Center to Advance Personalized Drug Delivery

UW bioengineering professor Patrick Stayton will lead the new Center for Intracellular Delivery of Biologics, an interdisciplinary effort that could "open up a new universe of intracellular treatment targets."

February 11, 2009 | UW News

New State Climate Report Indicates Coming Decades Will Be Challenging

Dennis Lettenmaier, a UW professor of civil and environmental engineering, is a co-principal investigator on the most detailed report ever on how climate change could affect Washington State.

February 10, 2009 | U.S. News & World Report blog

UW a Top 25 Institution in Web Presence

The Cybermetrics Lab has released its January 2009 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, placing UW 12th out of more than 16,000 higher education institutions worldwide.

February 9, 2009 | UW News

Cancer Diagnosis: Now in 3-D

University of Washington researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection.

February 9, 2009 | UW News

Three of UW Engineering's Own Elected to National Academy of Engineering

The honorees are:

• Matthew O'Donnell, Dean of the UW College of Engineering, for "contributions to biomedical ultrasonics and real-time ultrasound imaging technologies"
• David Auth, Affiliate Professor of Bioengineering, for "the invention and application of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding and coronary artery obstructions"
• Jeff Dean, a 1996 UW Computer Science & Engineering Ph.D. alumnus, for "contributions to the science and engineering of large-scale distributed computer systems"

February 5, 2009 | UW Week

UW TechTransfer Secures Two Highly Experienced IP Professionals to Join Unit

UW TechTransfer has hired Todd Alberstone as director of intellectual property management and Ed Cummings as a licensing officer focused on computing technologies. Both have experience in the local high-tech industry.

February 5, 2009 | UW Week

Bus Left You Waiting in the Cold? Use Your Cell Phone to Track It Down

Brian Ferris, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, created OneBusAway, a free service that lets bus riders use phones, computers or iPhones to get real-time updates on bus arrivals.

January 29, 2009 | UW News

Technical Communication Adopts New Name: Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering

The 20-year-old department of Technical Communication now has a new name that better reflects both departmental research and academic programs.

January 20, 2009 | UW News

Dehydrated, Wallet-sized Malaria Tests Promise Better Diagnoses in Developing World

UW researchers have developed a prototype malaria test printed on a disposable Mylar card that could easily slip into your wallet and still work when you took it out, even months later. The test is part of an effort dubbed DxBox led by UW bioengineering professor Paul Yager.

January 15, 2009 | University Week

UW Surgical Device Wins Award

A joint product of the UW's medical and engineering schools was named a "top technology of 2008" by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. Known first as the "Red Dragon" and now EDGE, the device uses mathematical algorithms to objectively assess surgical skills.