College of Engineering
Washington Engineer

July 2023

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Why quantum matters
 
UW scientists and engineers — including Nancy Allbritton, Kai-Mei Fu and Charles Marcus — share their thoughts on the potential of quantum research and why it’s so important now.
 
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New York Climate Exchange
 
The UW is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its kind international center for developing solutions to our global climate crisis.
 
 
 
An illustrated array of single-photon emitters, emanating light out of a purple and yellow lattice structure
 
The 'breath' between atoms
 
A UW research team has found a way to leverage the “breathing,” or mechanical vibration, between two layers of atoms, engineering a new building block for quantum technologies.
 
 
 
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New biodegradable plastics
 
A UW-led research team has developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A close-up image of a semiconductor chip with the Micron logo overlaid on top
 
UW Engineering joins Northwest University Semiconductor Network
 
Established by Micron Technology, the network will drive semiconductor research and increase experiential learning opportunities for students.
 
 
 
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James Carothers to serve as interim chair of Chemical Engineering
 
Carothers, who is the Dan Evans Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and co-directs the UW Center for Synthetic Biology, began his two-year term in June.
 
 
 
A UW researcher uses a smartphone to test a seated participant's forehead for fever
 
Transforming smartphones into thermometers
 
A team led by UW researchers has created an app that transforms smartphones into thermometers without adding new hardware.
 
 
 
 

Sara Mouradian is building quantum technologies for computing, communication and sensing

 
Research | Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
 

Thomas Rothvoss wins 2023 Gödel Prize recognizing outstanding papers in theoretical computer science

 
Awards | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

UW research team led by Xiaodong Xu makes a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist

 
Research | UW News
 
 

Shuai Huang honored with two DAIS Awards for advancing health-care data analytics and educational excellence

 
Awards | Industrial & Systems Engineering
 
 

Payman Arabshahi named UW lead at new NSF Center for Soil Technologies

 
Research | Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
 

UW researchers explore how robotics and AI can improve workers’ safety and standardize manufacturing processes

 
Research | Mechanical Engineering
 
 

UW research team including Franziska Roesner and Tadayoshi Kohno earns NSDI Test of Time Award for research on third-party trackers

 
Awards | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

Radha Poovendran to serve as UW lead for NSF-funded institute developing AI tools for responding to cyberthreats

 
Research | Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
 

UW research team led by Sucheta Ghoshal receives NSF RAPID grant to investigate workplace accountability amidst recent tech layoffs

 
Awards | Human Centered Design & Engineering
 
 

UW research team led by Mo Li develops a new type of LiDAR technology that helps autonomous vehicles “see” distant objects

 
Research | Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
 

Su-In Lee and Sara Mostafavi awarded CZI Data Insights grants to advance explainable AI for biomedical research

 
Awards | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

Inspired by a snake's biology, UW researchers add soft actuation to rigid structures for key aerospace benefits

 
Research | Aeronautics & Astronautics
 
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