[em]Washington Engineer[/em] - July 2014 | UW College of Engineering

In the July 2014 issue:

Dean's Message
Research - Heart Muscle; Glaucoma Sensor; Age Progression Software
Campus News - $31 Million from WRF; On the Move; EcoCAR 2; Discovery Days Photos
Events - NESAC/BIO; Lecture Series Save-the-Date
In the Media - Visual AI; Telerobotics; Innovation in the Developing World

Dean's Message

Dean Michael Bragg highlights a $31 million boost to interdisciplinary efforts and cites two recent medical engineering breakthroughs achieved through cross-department collaboration. He also highlights telerobotics technology developed by faculty and students in response to a national challenge. Finally, Dean Bragg reports on leadership changes in the college. Read message »

Research

	Scientists regenerate heart muscle in primates In a major advance, UW researchers have successfully restored damaged heart muscle of monkeys using heart cells created from human embryonic stem cells. UW bioengineer Charles Murry led the research team. Huffington Post \| U.S. News & World Report \| Seattle Times
	Sensor in eye could track pressure changes, monitor for glaucoma UW electrical engineers have developed a low-power sensor that could be placed permanently in a person's eye to track hard-to-measure changes in eye pressure. Puget Sound Business Journal \| Smithsonian Magazine \| New York Daily News \| Wired UK
	Automated age-progression software lets you see how a child will age UW computer scientists have developed software that automatically generates images of a young child’s face as it ages through a lifetime. The Seattle Times \| The Today Show \| Gizmag \| Wired UK

Campus News

	$31M gift will fund early stage UW research by high-tech entrepreneurs UW is receiving a $31.2 million gift from Washington Research Foundation to boost entrepreneurship and support research to advance global innovation in clean energy, protein design, big data science and neuroengineering. Crosscut
	Engineering leaders on the move New chair appointments in the College of Engineering include David McDonald in human centered design & engineering; Linda Ng Boyle in industrial & systems engineering; and John Sahr as interim chair of electrical engineering. Former electrical engineering chair Vikram Jandhyala was named vice provost for innovation for the University of Washington’s Center for Commercialization.
	UW students' electric-hybrid car takes 2nd in international competition The UW's Advanced Vehicle Works team won second place in the international EcoCAR 2 competition for turning a Chevrolet Malibu into a highly efficient hybrid vehicle running on electric grid energy and biodiesel. GeekWire \| The Seattle Times
	Discovery Days slide show If you missed Engineering Discovery Days on the Seattle campus in April, you can still look at photos of the big event on Flickr.

Events

	NESAC / BIO Workshop August 18-20, 2014 Molecular Engineering & Sciences Building This year's workshop focuses on surface characterization of biomaterials. Through lectures and demonstrations, attendees learn the capabilities of surface analysis methods and how to intelligently review data received from surface analysis laboratories.

	Save the dates! 2014 Engineering Lecture Series October 15, 2014 Charles Murry, Professor of Pathology, Cardiology, and Bioengineering November 4, 2014 Nate Sniadecki, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Nathan White, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bioengineering November 18, 2014 Joshua Smith, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering All lectures are held at 7 p.m. in Kane Hall. Supported in part by the University of Washington Alumni Association.

In the Media

	This computer wants to teach itself everything about anything Time \| June 13, 2014 UW computer scientists in partnership with the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence have created LEVAN (Learning Everything About Anything), the first fully automated computer program that teaches everything there is to know about any visual concept.
	Research goes to the dogs and the drones Science \| June 20, 2014 UW electrical engineers have developed telerobotics technology that could make disaster response faster and more efficient. The group brought a prototype to Washington, D.C., in June as one of 24 participants in the SmartAmerica Challenge.
	Third-world ideas that are changing first-world lives USA Today \| July 9, 2014 For Beth Kolko, a UW professor of human centered design & engineering, it's not just cool when innovation comes from Azerbaijan or Uganda. It's a must.