Washington Engineer - January 2011
In this issue:
- Dean's Message
- Research - Tidal Energy; Molecular Imaging Center; Babies and Robots
- Campus News - Five IEEE Fellows; Gates Foundation funds Low-Cost Maternal Ultrasound; Rockefeller funds Water Disinfection Test; Apply for On-Ramps Workshop
- Events - Lecture Series on UWTV; Silicon Photonics kickoff; Environmental Innovation Challenge
- In the Media
Dean's MessageDean Matt O’Donnell talks about award-winning student initiatives that span disciplines and are changing lives. Play video » |
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Research
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Assessing Environmental Effects of Tidal Turbines UW engineers are developing new techniques to monitor a proposed tidal-energy project in Puget Sound. Meanwhile, another group is using computer models to study tidal turbines' possible effects on sediments and fish. Scientific American | Business Week |
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Molecular Imaging and Therapy Center to Develop, Commercialize Technologies Molecular imaging promises earlier and better diagnoses and more customized treatment for conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Dean O’Donnell and colleagues in bioengineering, radiology and applied physics have launched a center to develop technologies in ultrasound-based molecular imaging and therapy. |
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I Want to See What You See: Babies Treat ‘Social Robots’ as Sentient Beings Computer scientist Rajesh Rao teamed up with UW psychologists to look at how babies interact with robots. When adults interact with robots, babies view the ‘bots as living things. Popular Science | DailyTech | Science News |
Campus News
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Five Engineers Named Fellows of the IEEE Five UW engineering faculty, in fields ranging from computer vision to wireless signal processing, have been named 2011 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. |
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Undergraduates’ Low-cost Ultrasound System Wins Gates Foundation Grant A team of UW engineering undergraduates won a $100K 'Grant Challenges Explorations' grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Students will test their tool's ability to increase access to ultrasound in Africa to lower childbirth-related mortality. |
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Students' Water-testing Tool Wins $40,000, Launches Nonprofit Engineering students won an international online contest to monitor water disinfection by solar rays. The four students shared a Rockefeller Foundation prize and are now working to turn their concept into a reality. PC World | Gizmag |
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On-Ramps: Helping Women Industry Researchers Join Academia The UW's On-Ramps into Academia is a national workshop providing PhD-holding women in industry or national labs with support in applying for academic positions. Workshop application deadline is Feb. 15. UW News | Chemistry World | Photonics Spectra |
Events
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Engineering in the Headlines Lecture Series on UWTV If you missed our lectures that offered an engineer's take on the Gulf Oil Spill, the 2012 London Olympics, or Driver Distraction, catch the COE Fall Lecture Series online on UWTV. |
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Optoelectronics Systems Integration in Silicon (OpSIS) Kickoff Join Dean Matt O’Donnell, CalTech’s Carver Mead, and Intel Corp. Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner in launching an initiative that aims to open up the field of silicon photonics. Tuesday, February 1, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Electrical Engineering Building, room 105 |
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Environmental Innovation Challenge Engineering students will try to repeat past successes as they vie against teams from across campus in the 3rd UW Environmental Innovation Challenge. This year's focus is cleantech. Thursday, March 31, 2011 Magnuson Park, Seattle |
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In the Media
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Smarter, Not Faster, is the Future of Computing Research New York Times | Dec. 21, 2010 The UW's Ed Lazowska, co-chair of a national panel on computer science research, says innovation should be the focus of U.S. government investment. |
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Top Innovator: University of Washington / Zensi Seattle Business | November 2010 Shwetak Patel makes the cover of Seattle Business magazine for his energy-saving startup, Zensi. Patel developed intelligent home sensors that use acoustic recognition to identify each appliance's "song." |
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UW Surgeons Perform World's First Implant to Treat Meniere's Disease KING TV | Oct. 21, 2010 A team led by bioengineer and surgeon Jay Rubinstein re-engineered existing cochlear implant technology to adapt it for patients with Meniere's, a head-spinning disorder of the inner ear. |
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