November 19, 2009 | UW Week

Gold, Silver Medals for UW Teams in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM)

iGEM challenges undergraduates to build novel biological systems that operate within living cells. A team advised by Eric Klavins, a UW associate professor of electrical engineering, sought a simpler, quicker way to purify proteins. A second team advised by Herbert Sauro, associate professor of bioengineering, focused on building an inexpensive device for assembling biological parts.

November 12, 2009 | UW Week

Two New Department Chairs in College of Engineering

The College of Engineering named new chairs this fall to the departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering. Dan Schwartz, previously CoE's Associate Dean for New Initiatives, is chair of Chemical Engineering. Greg Miller, CoE's Associate Dean for Infrastructure, begins as chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering on December 1.

November 12, 2009 | UW Week

Students Brainstorming to Reduce Not-so-good Vibrations at Husky Stadium

It's being called the Husky Vibration project—finding a way to keep TV camera platforms at the south end of Husky Stadium from vibrating when the crowds get heated up. Students of Vipin Kumar, associate professor of mechanical engineering, are taking up the challenge as part of ME 395, Introduction to Mechanical Design.

November 10, 2009 | The Seattle Times

Eight from UW Who Received Medal of Honor

Two College of Engineering alumni are among the eight Medal of Honor recipients from UW profiled today in the Seattle Times: Marine Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, 1912-1988, and Marine Maj. Robert E. Galer, 1913-2005. The UW Medal of Honor Memorial will be dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 with a parade and ceremonies starting at 10:00 a.m.

November 6, 2009 | The Daily

Microsoft Exec Visits UW

Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft, spoke to a packed room at Kane Hall about how software and information technology can help solve global problems. The event was part of the Distinguished Lecturer Series hosted by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

October 30, 2009 | Xconomy

LivinGreen a Finalist in Clean Tech Open Competition

LivinGreen, a spinout from Guozhong Cao's lab, is one of three regional finalists in the national Clean Tech Open competition. Cao is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

October 29, 2009 | UW News

Cell Phones as Tools for Environment, Global Health

Free, open-source tools developed by PhD students in Computer Science & Engineering are being used to gather information in areas with little infrastructure. Planned and current uses include monitoring deforestation in Tanzania and Brazil, guiding health workers treating children under 5 years old in Tanzania, and recording human rights violations in the Central African Republic.

October 9, 2009 | UW News

UW Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Molecular Engineering Building

UW leaders today officially broke ground on a molecular engineering building. The underground instrumentation space that minimizes vibrations and electromagnetic interference will be the largest such lab space on the West Coast.

October 6, 2009 | UW News

'Lamborghini Lab' Brings Composite Parts to Sports-Car Arena

The newly named Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Lab will test the safety of structures built out of new composite materials. See In the Media for stories and photos!

October 1, 2009 | UW Week

In Praise of Scum: Planet's Nitrogen Cycle Overturned by 'Tiny Ammonia Eater of the Seas'

A few years ago, UW researchers cultured a tiny organism from the bottom of a Seattle Aquarium tank and found it can digest ammonia, a key environmental function. New results show this minute organism and its brethren play a more central role in the planet's ecology than previously suspected. The findings are published online in the journal Nature.

September 24, 2009 | UW News

UW Lab Demonstrates 3-D Printing in Glass

A team of engineers and artists working at UW's Solheim Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory has developed a way to create glass objects using a conventional 3-D printer. The technique allows a new type of material to be used in such devices.

September 22, 2009 | Intel

Three Engineering Students Win Intel PhD Fellowships

Intel Corporation has awarded Intel PhD fellowships to three UW Engineering students. The winners are Kathleen Tuite and Daniel Halperin in Computer Science & Engineering and Parmoon Seddighrad in Electrical Engineering. Intel made 26 awards nationwide, each covering tuition, a stipend, a connection with an Intel technical leader, and a travel grant.

September 16, 2009 | Snohomish PUD

DOE Awards $600K for Aquatic Species Study In Support of PUD Tidal Energy Pilot in Puget Sound

The U.S. Department of Energy will fund $600,000 to study aquatic species in Admiralty Inlet off Whidbey Island, WA. "The study data will be useful not just for tidal energy, but also for better understanding how fish and marine mammals use Admiralty Inlet," said Brian Polagye, research assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UW.

September 15, 2009 | UW News

Rome Was Built in a Day, with Hundreds of Thousands of Digital Photos

Using tourist photos downloaded from the Web, computer scientists created a digital version of Rome in about a day.

September 8, 2009 | UW News

Electrical Circuit Runs Entirely off Power in Trees

For the first time researchers have run an electrical circuit entirely off power in trees. The findings suggest a new power source for wireless sensors—and a way to monitor tree health.

August 18, 2009 | Technology Review

TR35 Outstanding Innovator Award for UW's Shwetak Patel

Assistant professor Patel and two recent UW engineering PhDs are on Technology Review's 35 outstanding innovators under the age of 35. Award descriptions: Shwetak Patel, Jeff Bigham and Adrien Treuille .

August 17, 2009 | UW News

New Semiconductor to Allow Simpler Circuit Design

The organic circuit developed by Chemical Engineering professor Samson Jenekhe transmits positive and negative charges.

August 5, 2009 | Puget Sound Business Journal TechFlash

EnerG2 Gets $21 Million Federal Grant

A spinout company from MSE prof Guozhong Cao's lab that is developing next-generation batteries was awarded $21 million in stimulus funds to build a manufacturing facility in Oregon. See also the Xconomy article and EnerG2 press release.

August 3, 2009 | UW News

Computers Unlock More Secrets of the Mysterious Indus Valley Script

Team led by UW researcher shows distinct patterns in the mysterious language.

August 3, 2009 | UW News

Brain Tumor Painting with Nanoparticles

UW researchers find fluorescent nanoparticles can cross blood-brain barrier to help identify brain tumors in mice.

July 29, 2009 | The Seattle Times

Summer Program Opens the High-tech World to Deaf Students

The UW's Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing is in session through August 22. Get a student's eye view in this Seattle Times profile.

July 27, 2009 | UW News

All-in-one Nanoparticle: A Swiss Army Knife for Nanomedicine

Nanoparticles are being developed to perform a wide range of medical uses -- imaging tumors, carrying drugs, delivering pulses of heat. Rather than settling for just one of these, researchers at the University of Washington have combined two nanoparticles in one tiny package.

July 23, 2009 | UW Week

Hochberg Honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

UW electrical engineering professor Michael Hochberg is among 100 outstanding early-career scientists named by President Obama. The award is the "highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers." Three other UW faculty were also honored. See also the White House press release.

July 21, 2009 | UW News

This Article Will Self-destruct: A Tool to Make Online Personal Data Vanish

A team of UW computer scientists developed a prototype system called Vanish that can place a time limit on text uploaded to any Web service through a Web browser. After a set time text written using Vanish will, in essence, self-destruct. A paper about the project went public today and will be presented at the Usenix Security Symposium Aug. 10-14 in Montreal. See also the New York Times article and Vanish Web site.

July 9, 2009 | UW Week

Student-built Rocket Blasts More than Two Miles High

The UW’s Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics held its first hands-on graduate course focused on rocket design and construction. The course ended with a dramatic class test: A rocket launch in the Utah desert. And a second-place finish!

July 9, 2009 | UW Week

GEAR-UP Project Thriving at the 10 Year Mark

The GEAR-UP Project, which helps middle school students prepare for high school and high schoolers prepare for college, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer by continuing to do what it has always done. Four institutes are being held on campus to introduce students to college life.

June 30, 2009 | UW News

Stirred, Not Shaken: Bio-inspired Cilia Mix Medical Reagents at Small Scales

Modern biomedical research requires mixing liquids in tiny amounts too small to shake. Researchers in the UW Department of Mechancal Engineering have developed a way to manufacture tiny stirring structures underwater. The structures mimic cilia, which do the small-scale moving and shaking inside the human body.

June 25, 2009 | UW Week

Moving Day: Cunningham Hall, Johnson Hall Annex Emptied to Make Way for New Molecular Engineering Building

Occupants of Cunningham Hall and Johnson Hall Annex are moving out this month, and Cunningham itself will be moving later this summer to make way for the new Molecular Engineering Building on the site. On June 11 the Board of Regents approved the issuing of up to $74 million in bonds to finance the building project after the Legislature declined to fund it.

June 16, 2009 | UW News

Crustacean Shell with Polyester Creates Mixed-Fiber Material for Nerve Repair

Mixing chitosan, found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a promising new material for the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed nerve. Miqin Zhang, a UW professor of materials science and engineering, is lead author of a paper describing the technique in the journal Advanced Materials.

June 13, 2009 | ASCE

UW Competes in Concrete Canoe Race

Teams from across the U.S. and Canada met in Tuscaloosa, AL for the annual "America's Cup of Civil Engineering." UW Civil & Environmental Engineering students entered the competition again this year, placing 16th.

June 2009 | UW Week special supplement

UW's Best and Brightest 2009

The College of Engineering has four honorees among this year's University of Washington Recognition Awards:

Richard Ladner, a UW professor of computer science and engineering, was recognized for outstanding public service in making education and technology more accessible. More &raquo

Cindy Atman, founder of the UW Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, won the Thorud Leadership Award for transforming how we teach. More &raquo

Wayne Quinton, ME '59 and bioengineering pioneer, has been named the 2009 Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus—the alumnus worthy of the highest praise. More &raquo

Pavan Vaswani, a senior majoring in computer science, neurobiology, and biochemistry, has been selected as one of two President's Medalists for the Class of 2009 for outstanding academic achievement. More &raquo