News
Wed, 10/20/2021 | UW NanoEngineering and Sciences
Small Business awards from DARPA and NASA fuel growth of UW spinout Tunoptix
Tunoptix, a Seattle-based optics startup co-founded by UW electrical and computer engineering professors Karl Böhringer and Arka Majumdar, received a $1,500,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from NASA to advance their meta-optics imaging systems.
Wed, 10/20/2021 | UW News
Three UW teams awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator grants for misinformation, ocean projects
Three separate University of Washington research teams have been awarded $750,000 each by the National Science Foundation to advance studies in misinformation and the ocean economy.
Wed, 10/20/2021 | HCDE News
HCDE Professor Cecilia Aragon receives NSF grant to diversify data science through the research and design of ethical games
HCDE Professor Cecilia Aragon has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at diversifying human-centered data science through the research and design of ethical games.
Mon, 10/18/2021 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bringing quantum computing into the real world
An ECE-led multi-institutional research team is developing a miniaturized optical control engine to increase capacity and speed of quantum computers.
Mon, 10/18/2021
Interdisciplinary Engineering Building update
Design for the new building — which will promote a new level of collaboration and hands-on learning — has included an unprecedented number of student voices to focus on access and inclusivity.
Thu, 10/14/2021
Piloting toward psychological safety
Pilot Kimberly Perkins is using her doctoral research to prioritize psychological safety within the airline industry.
Tue, 10/12/2021 | UW News
UW among best in world for computer science and engineering
The UW is among the best universities in the world for the studies of computer science and engineering, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Mon, 10/11/2021 | College of Engineering
Tiny structures, big impact
Miqin Zhang is working to improve cancer treatment with nanoparticles made from the same material found in crustacean shells.
Thu, 10/07/2021 | UW News
Shyam Gollakota named 2021 Moore Inventor Fellow
The Allen School professor is being recognized for his work on the Internet of Biological Things and the Internet of Bio-Inspired Things.
Tue, 10/05/2021
Engineering excellence for the public good
The College of Engineering's strategic plan focuses on four key areas: creating a healthier and more just world through our work; embracing the power of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); translating innovation into impact; and investing strategically in our future.