Julie Kientz (HCDE)
Named an ACM Distinguished Member for outstanding scientific contributions to computing. 12/20/2020
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Guozhong Cao (MSE,ChemE), Alex K.Y. Jen (MSE), Jun Liu (MSE, ChemE), and Xiaodong Xu (MSE)
Recognized by the Web of Science Group as 2020 Highly Cited Researchers. 12/20/2020
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Pedro Domingos (CSE) and Daniel Weld (CSE)
Named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 11/20/2020
Faisal Hossain (CivE)
Awarded the prestigious 2020 International Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). 11/20/2020
Samson A. Jenekhe (ChemE)
Received the 2021 Polymer Physics Prize from the American Physical Society 10/20/2020
Eve Riskin (ECE)
Received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. 08/20/2020
Jessica Ray (CEE)
Named a member of the 2020 Talented 12 list of young chemists working to solve world problems by the weekly newsmagazine Chemical & Engineering News, or C&EN. 08/20/2020
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Richard Ladner (CSE)
Recipient of the National Science Board's 2020 Public Service Award, for his career of contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering. 08/20/2020
Maryam Fazel (ECE)
Named the first recipient of the new Moorthy Family Inspiration Career Development Professorship, for her work as a researcher and educator. 08/20/2020
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Adriana Schulz (CSE) and Nadya Peek (HCDE)
Named as “Innovators Under 35” recognized by MIT Technology Review as part of its 2020 TR35 Awards. 06/18/2020
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Arka Majumdar (ECE) and Lillian Ratliff (ECE)
Recipients of the 2020 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR YIP) award. 04/20/2020
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10 UW engineering professors receive Google Faculty Research Awards
Tom Anderson, Jennifer Mankoff, James Fogarty, Jon Froelich, Sewoong Oh and Adriana Schulz of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering; Leah Findlater and Sean Munson of the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering; Julian Marshall of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering; and Amy Orsborn of both the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering. 03/20/2020
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Hannaneh Hajishirzi (CSE) and Yin Tat Lee (CSE)
Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships. 02/20/2020
Steven L. Kramer (CEE)
Elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering, including liquefaction, seismic stability, and seismic site response. 02/20/2020