In 2008, UW Engineering attracted twelve outstanding new faculty members to our departments. We are excited to have these distinguished professors join our community of innovators.
Michael D. Ernst »Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: Making software more reliable, more secure, and easier to produce
Maryam Fazel »Department: Electrical Engineering
Research focus: Systems biology optimization, systems and control theory, with applications to engineering and biological systems
Julie Kientz »Department: Human Centered Design & Engineering (formerly Technical Communication)
Research focus: Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Ubiquitous Computing, Assistive Technology, Computing & Health
Sarah Kriz »Department: Human Centered Design & Engineering (formerly Technical Communication)
Research focus: Cognition and communication, including visual and spatial communication, the role of gesture in communication and the effects of animation on learning
Charlotte P. Lee »Department: Human Centered Design & Engineering (formerly Technical Communication)
Research focus: Application of ethnographic studies and qualitative research to understanding cyber infrastructure and cooperative work
Shwetak N. Patel »Departments: Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Research focus: Development of easy-to-deploy sensing technologies for location and activity recognition applications
Marco Rolandi »Department: Material Science & Engineering
Research focus: Reliable fabrication of novel materials for the investigation of nanoscale phenomena
Jacques “Chris” Rudell »Department: Electrical Engineering
Research focus: RF transceiver circuits and systems in advanced CMOS processes
Georg Seelig »Departments: Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Research focus: Synthetic and quantitative biology, DNA nanotechnology, RNA-based mechanisms for gene regulation, and molecular circuits
Amy Shen »Department: Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: Complex fluids processing to create morphologies and structures that can find application in the nanotechnology, biotechnology microelectronics, and energy related materials
Emanuel Todorov »Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Research focus: Intelligent control in biological and artificial systems
Junlan Wang »Department: Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: Mechanics of complex material systems