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32
National Academy of
Engineering members
96
NSF Early
CAREER Awardees
45
Sloan Fellows
20
PECASE Awards
Faculty honors news
(ChemE) Elizabeth Nance named finalist for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Elizabeth has been recognized for her pioneering work in brain tissue modeling and nanoparticle engineering for targeted treatment of newborn and pediatric brain injuries.
(A&A) Karen Leung receives NSF CAREER Award to build autonomous systems with enhanced human-like social skills
Karen Leung recieved this award for research that could improve how autonomous systems interact safely with humans.
(A&A) Ed Habtour receives NSF CAREER Award to develop ultra-efficient ultra-fast biomimetic robots
Ed Habtour recieved this award for developing transformative engineering theories that harness the specialized geometric patterns found in biological systems.
(CSE) Abhishek Gupta receives RAS Early Academic Career Award
Gupta’s research has focused on developing methods that can make it practical for robots to improve safely and reliably through reinforcement learning.
(ChemE) Samson Jenekhe wins 2025 de Gennes Prize
The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded the 2025 de Gennes Prize to Samson Jenekhe, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and Frank and Julie Jungers Endowed Chair of Engineering.
(ME) Shaping the future of recyclable electronics
Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to advance sustainable manufacturing of flexible electronics.
Washington State Academy of Sciences
Engineering faculty members Magdalena Bałazińska, Cynthia Chen, Kai-Mei Fu, Julie Kientz, and Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert are among the twelve UW researchers elected to the 2025 Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Washington State Academy of Sciences
Engineering faculty members Valerie Daggett, Paul Kinahan, Daniel Kirschen and Ruikang Wang are among the fifteen UW researchers elected to the 2024 Washington State Academy of Sciences. Kristi Morgansen, elected in 2021, will join the board.
Selected awards received by UW College of Engineering Faculty (emeriti included)
Tom Anderson (CSE) |
Anna Karlin (CSE)
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Susan Eggers (CSE)
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Edward D. Lazowska (CSE)
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Yejin Choi (CSE)
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Shwetak Patel (CSE, ECE)
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Yoky Matsuoka (CSE)
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Nancy Allbritton (BioE)
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Samson Jenekhe (ChemE)
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Anna Karlin (CSE)
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Mari Ostendorf (ECE)
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Steven L. Kramer (CEE)
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Tom Anderson (CSE)
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James J. Riley (ME)
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Eric Horvitz (CSE affiliate)
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Rico Malvar (ECE affiliate)
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David Stahl (CEE)
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Hank Levy (CSE)
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Dennis Lettenmeier (CEE)
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David Auth (BioE affiliate)
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Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
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Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
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Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
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Susan Eggers (CSE)
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George M. Homsy (ME affiliate)
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Allan Hoffman (BioE)
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Phil Bernstein (CSE affiliate)
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Burton Smith (CSE affiliate)
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Buddy Ratner (BioE)
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Ed Lazowska (CSE)
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James Bassingthwaighte (BioE)
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Akira Ishimaru (ECE)
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Dave Cutler (CSE affiliate)
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Bruce Finlayson (ChemE)
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Irene Peden (ECE)
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Bishnu S. Atal (ECE affiliate)
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Albert Kobayashi (ME)
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Abraham Hertzberg (A&A, deceased)
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Albert Babb (ChemE)
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Edward Wenk Jr. (CEE, deceased)
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Milo Bell (BioE, deceased)
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Albert Babb (ChemE)
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Edward Wenk Jr. (CEE, deceased)
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Milo Bell (BioE, deceased)
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Xiaodong Xu (Physics and MSE) | Anna Karlin (CSE) |
Charles Marcus (MSE) | Mary Lidstrom (ChemE) |
Richard Karp (CSE) | Bishnu S. Atal (ECE) |
Kate Starbird (HCDE) | Bhuvana Srinivasan (A&A) |
Steve Brunton (ME) |
Alvin Cheung (CSE) |
Elizabeth Nance (ChemE) |
Kevin Schneider (ECE affiliate) |
Emily B. Fox (CSE and ECE adjunct) |
Shwetak Patel (CSE, ECE) |
Luke Zettlemoyer (CSE) |
Bruce J. Hinds (MSE) |
Michael Hochberg (ECE) |
Cecilia Aragon (HCDE) |
Maya Gupta (ECE) |
Suzie Hwang Pun (BioE) |
Wei Li (ME) |
Radha Poovendran (ECE) |
Yoky Matsuoka (CSE) |
Alon Halevy (CSE) |
1999 | Deirdre Meldrum (ECE) |