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Aug 28, 2017

Enabling an engineering first: Light rail on a floating bridge

Light rail will cross a floating bridge for the first time in the world when construction is completed on Sound Transit’s East Link Extension Project in 2023 — thanks to the work of UW CEE researchers.
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Aug 16, 2017

Undaunted passion: Making STEM education accessible

HCDE major Tsewone Melaku is aligning her interests in engineering with her passion to make STEM education accessible to underrepresented high school students.
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Jul 26, 2017

AMPing up underwater environmental monitoring

A detection system that captures important data about interactions between marine life and marine energy converters — only when marine life is present — is key to drastically reducing the collection of low-value data.
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Jul 19, 2017

Building a better battery

The research team behind Membrion seeks to reshape the renewable energy market with the technology that keeps beef jerky fresh and new shoes from molding.
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Jun 28, 2017

Students bring big improvements to a small village

From clean water to electricity, Engineers Without Borders student team is working to meet basic needs in a small village in Nicaragua, where 18 homes are not connected to the primary water system due to lack of water pressure.
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Jun 26, 2017

Engineering Innovation in Health

The Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program partners engineering students and faculty with clinicians to develop affordable solutions to pressing health needs.
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