This fall, the University of Washington’s annual engineering lecture series will feature three College of Engineering faculty whose research is accelerating positive impact here and around the world.
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September 28, 2018 | UW News
People who have submitted photos to the #MemoriesInDNA project have selected images of family members, favorite places and tasty food that will be preserved for years in the form of synthetic DNA. Now this collection — which currently contains more than 3,000 images and is still growing — will be headed to the final frontier: space.
September 24, 2018 | College of Engineering
UW Electrical Engineering has changed its name to the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) to expand student opportunities and better reflect current teaching, research and service.
September 24, 2018 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
For the first time, a team of researchers including CEE alumnus Chris Frans and associate professor Erkan Istanbulluoglu have evaluated the hydrological impact of receding glaciers in the region.
September 13, 2018 | UW News
The National Science Foundation announced on Sept. 11 that it is awarding grants totaling $8.5 million to 19 collaborative projects at 23 universities for the study of complex and entrenched problems in data science. Three of these projects will be based at the University of Washington and led by researchers in the College of Engineering and the College of Arts & Sciences.
September 4, 2018 | UW News
Building on seven years of research that helps patients with sensory and motor neurological disorders, the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering is updating its name to the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT).
August 21, 2018 | UW News
A recent study from researchers at UW suggests that public buses are unaffected by private shuttles most of the time.
August 17, 2018 | College of Engineering
A human centered design and engineering team is helping campus dining halls donate and deliver excess food to local homeless shelters.
August 15, 2018
Researchers from the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department have developed a method to help ensure unpiloted drones won't lose course.
August 8, 2018 | UW News
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $6.5 million, five-year grant to the University of Washington and partner institutions to establish the Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling. The center’s primary goal is to develop more effective predictive models of biological systems, which are used in research and medicine.
August 7, 2018 | UW News
The United States Department of Energy has awarded an expected $10.75 million, four-year grant to the University of Washington, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other partner institutions for a new interdisciplinary research center to define the enigmatic rules that govern how molecular-scale building blocks assemble into ordered structures — and give rise to complex hierarchical materials.
July 26, 2018 | UW News
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, a UW group showed that a prototype semiconductor thin-film has performed even better than today’s best solar cell materials at emitting light. The team achieved a record performance in this material, known as a lead-halide perovskite, by chemically treating it through a process known as “surface passivation,” which treats imperfections and reduces the likelihood that the absorbed photons will end up wasted rather than converted to useful energy.
July 2, 2018 | UW News
UW News sat down with University of Washington assistant professor of human-centered design and engineering Daniela Rosner to learn more about what it means to uncover the hidden figures in the history of technology design.
June 29, 2018 | UW News
Daniel Schwartz received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation this week.
June 27, 2018 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
UW researchers are working to improve the health and living conditions of an impoverished floating community in the Amazon.
June 14, 2018 | Seattle Times
Five years after it began, the program to help more low-income, women and minority students become engineers at the UW is showing strong results, with 75 percent of its students either continuing in engineering or graduating.
June 12, 2018 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
In this novel course, Boeing engineers and Mechanical Engineering faculty partner to teach students how to design commercial airplanes.
June 8, 2018 | Faculty & Staff Insider
STARS Program Director Sonya G. Cunningham has been awarded the 2018 David B. Thorud Leadership Award, a UW Award of Excellence. Thanks to Sonya's leadership, the outcomes for STARS students — those studying engineering in the Washington State Academic RedShirts program — have been spectacular.
June 1, 2018 | The Seattle Times
Courses in bioengineering offered Mackenzie Andrews the chance to explore the brain’s wiring and answer nagging questions about her dad's addiction. Now she's about to graduate with a double major in bioengineering and neuroscience and continue at the UW to earn her master's degree. The Seattle Times produced a great story about this powerhouse's journey.
May 16, 2018 | UW News
Insect-sized flying robots could help with tasks like surveying crop growth or sniffing out gas leaks. But current flying robo-insects are still tethered to the ground because of heavy electronics they need. ME doctoral students, ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller and CSE Associate Professor Shyam Gollakota have for the first time cut the cord and added a brain, allowing their RoboFly to take its first independent flaps.
May 14, 2018
Driven by students, HuskyADAPT is teaching the UW community how to modify toys for kids with disabilities.
May 10, 2018 | Electrical Engineering
Eve Riskin has been a tireless — and effective — champion of diversity and inclusion at the University of Washington. In recognition of her efforts, Riskin was honored with the 2017 Diversity Award by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) during the organization’s annual conference in March.
May 3, 2018 | UW News
In a breakthrough that may revolutionize cloud computing technologies and consumer electronics, a UW-led team used stacks of ultrathin materials to exert unprecedented control over the flow of electrons. The atomically thin magnetic device could enable data storage at a greater density and improved energy efficiency over current technology. The team, including Xiaodong Xu, a UW professor in materials science & engineering and physics and a faculty researcher at the UW Clean Energy Institute, published their findings in the journal Science (online May 3).
May 2, 2018 | UW News
Exercise can also be an expensive undertaking — especially for newcomers. Researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle University have created CrowdFit, a platform for exercise planning that relies on crowdsourcing from nonexperts to create workout regimens guided by national exercise recommendations and tailored to users' needs. In a field evaluation, nonexperts could create exercise plans as effective as personal trainers under certain conditions. The team included HCDE doctoral student Elena Agapie, faculty members Sean Munson (HCDE), and Gary Hsieh (HCDE).
April 26, 2018 | UW College of Engineering
Dean Michael Bragg has announced the recipients of the 2018 Dean's Medal for Academic Excellence: Trevor Hedges (Aeronautics & Astronautics) and Kaitlyn Zhou (Human Centered Design & Engineering and Computer Science). Selection criteria include grades, rigor and distribution of courses, research experience, extracurricular activities, and leadership. Medals will be presented at the College of Engineering Awards Ceremony and reception on Thursday, May 24. Read more about the honorees on the Dean's Medal page.
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