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Subcommittees

The seven subcommittees are composed of faculty, staff, students, and external partners.

  • Anne Fitzmaurice Adams, Senior Director, Individual Giving, College of Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Julian Marshall, John R. Kiely Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, (Co-Chair)
  • Carolyn McQueen, Advancement Assistant, College of Engineering
  • Magda Balazinska, Director and Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Emer Dooley, Charlene M. and Arthur W. Buerk Endowed Faculty Fellow, Foster School of Business
  • David Gaspirino, Research Science Manager and Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Technology at Amazon
  • Ayan Hussan, Program Manager, Amazon
  • Jessica Kaminsky, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Sheldon Levias, Associate Director and Instructor Engineering Academic Center, College of Engineering
  • Jon Liu, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Dena Morris, former president and CEO of the Washington Global Health Alliance
  • Amy Orsborn, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering
  • Dan Schwartz, Boeing-Sutter Professor, Chemical Engineering and Director Clean Energy Institute
  • Tia Benson Tolle, Director of Materials & Fabrication, The Boeing Company
  • Ruikang Wang, Professor of Bioengineering and Ophthalmology WRF/David and Nancy Auth Innovator of Bioengineering

  • Rastislav Bodik, Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, (Co-Chair)
  • Jun Liu, Washington Research Foundation Innovation Chair in Clean Energy and Campbell Chair Materials Science & Engineering, (Co-chair)
  • Melanie Jones, Office Coordinator, College of Engineering
  • Cynthia Chen, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Jim De Yoreo, Chief Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Jennifer Davis, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Bioengineering; Associate Director, Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
  • Maryam Fazel, Moorthy Family Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Kai-Mei Fu, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics, Co-Chair QuantumX Initiative
  • Mehran Mesbahi, Professor, William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
  • Jim Pfaendtner, Chair and Steven and Connie Rogel Endowed Professor, Chemical Engineering; Associate Vice Provost for Research Computing
  • Suzie Pun, Robert F. Rushmer Professor of Bioengineering
  • Rajesh Rao, Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Co-Director, Center for Neurotechnology
  • Kat Steele, Albert S. Kobayashi Endowed Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Nathan White, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

  • Tueng Shen, Professor, Ophthalmology, School of Medicine (Co-chair)
  • Mari Ostendorf, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Merry Fuchs, Executive Assistant, College of Engineering
  • Linda Boyle, Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Catherine Cole, Arts & Sciences Divisional Dean for Arts
  • Santosh Devasia, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Joanna Glickler, Assistant Vice President Corporate & Foundation Relations, University of Washington
  • Ed Lazowska, Professor, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair Emeritus, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Peter Pauzauskie, Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
  • Nate Sniadecki, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Deirdre Sumida, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Campaign Operations, College of Engineering
  • Aleesha Wiest, Assistant Director, Research Administration, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

  • Amanda McCracken, Administrator, Collaboration Core, College of Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Anne Goodchild, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Lisa Tran, Operations Manager, College of Engineering Dean's Office
  • Karl Bohringer, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Director, Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems
  • Rovy Branon, Vice Provost, University of Washington Continuum College
  • Jason Campbell, Assistant Vice Provost, Planning & Budgeting, University of Washington
  • Debbie Carnes, Administrator, Chemical Engineering
  • Don Gorski, College of Engineering alumnus
  • Dan Grossman, Professor and Vice Director, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Judy Mahoney, Associate Dean of Advancement, College of Engineering
  • Kojay Pan, Associate Dean for Finance and Operations, College of Engineering
  • Steve Shen, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Joshua Smith, Milton and Delia Zeutschel Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Ruth Woods, Adminstrator, Bioengineering

  • Elizabeth Nance, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Patrick Stayton, Distinguished Career Professor Bioengineering & Director, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (Co-Chair)
  • Melanie Jones, Office Coordinator, College of Engineering
  • Iisaaksiichaa Ross Braine, Director, wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, University of Washington
  • Sam Burden, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Robin Neal Clayton, Special Assistant to the Dean, College of Engineering
  • Megan Kennedy, Director of the UW Resilience Lab and Co-Chair of the UW Student Well-Being Collaborative
  • Shanai Lechtenberg, Director, Academic Advising & Student Engagement, College of Engineering
  • Janeka Rector, Assistant Director, Advancement, College of Engineering
  • Jan Silva, Undergraduate Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Kelly Stevens, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
  • Jennifer Turns, Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering

  • Sean Munson, Associate Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Patty Buchanan, Lecturer, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Virginia Vacchiery, Executive Assistant, College of Engineering
  • Chelsia Berry, Associate Dean of STEM Division, Seattle Central College
  • Dan Grossman, Professor and Vice Director, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Hawley Helmbrecht, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
  • Bruce Hinds, Campbell Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
  • Rania Hussein, Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Fran Lo, Executive Director Leadership Education, Undergrad Academic Affairs, University of Washington
  • Dan Ratner, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Engineering; Associate Professor, Bioengineering
  • Ed Taylor, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, University of Washington and Professor, College of Education
  • Richard Wiebe, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Ken Yasuhara, Director & Instructional Consultant, Engineering Teaching & Learning, College of Engineering

  • Jihui Yang, Vice Dean, College of Engineering; Professor, Materials Science & Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Arka Majumdar, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Heather Wilson, Executive Assistant, College of Engineering
  • Erik Byers, Vice President, DRAM-Emerging Memory Process Development, Micron Technology
  • Corie Cobb, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Emer Dooley, Charlene M. and Arthur W. Buerk Endowed Faculty Fellow, Foster School of Business
  • Blake Hannaford, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Beth Kolko, Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering
  • Lisa Norton, Associate Director, Innovation Development, CoMotion
  • Shwetak Patel, Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Uri Shumlak, Professor, William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
  • Miqin Zhang, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering