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Faisal Hossain

Tue, 08/25/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Faisal Hossain named Assistant Dean for Professional & Executive Programs

Faisal Hossain, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, will begin his appointment on October 1.

Eleven UW professors

Thu, 08/20/2026 | UW News

Washington State Academy of Sciences

Twelve UW professors — including three UW Engineering faculty members and two affiliate professors — have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Airplane flying in the sky

Tue, 08/18/2026 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Designing safer engines

UW researchers are working to better understand aerospace propulsion by investigating the high-pressure combustion behavior of liquid fuels.

Selah Key presenting at a podium

Thu, 08/13/2026 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Student AI project recognized by U.N.

HCDE master's student Selah Key recently presented at the United Nations' AI for Good Global Summit in Switzerland. Her project received a Best Use Case award.

Juming Tang

Tue, 08/11/2026 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Rethinking shelf-stable food

With FDA acceptance of the first commercial food processing system based on his microwave sterilization technology, Juming Tang is helping reshape the future of shelf-stable food.

Aerial view of landslide

Thu, 08/06/2026 | UW News

Mapping U.S. landslide exposure

Developed by UW researchers, the Landslide Exposure Database rates 128 million U.S. buildings for landslide susceptibility and layers in socioeconomic data to highlight vulnerability.

Dan Grossman

Mon, 08/03/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Dan Grossman appointed interim Allen School director

The Allen School professor, who currently serves as the School's vice director, will move to interim director beginning Aug. 17.

Mehran Mesbahi

Thu, 07/30/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Mehran Mesbahi to serve as A&A chair

Mesbahi, who has been serving as interim chair of Aeronautics & Astronautics since November 2025, will begin his appointment immediately.

Juan Carlos Idrobo

Fri, 07/24/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Juan Carlos Idrobo appointed Materials Science & Engineering chair

Idrobo, who holds a joint appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, begins his tenure on Sept. 1.

Students standing in lab wearing virtual reality headsets and holding controllers in their hands.

Thu, 07/23/2026 | UPWARDS for the future

VR for job training

A new UW course is using virtual reality modules to train students for in-demand semiconductor jobs.