Wed, 08/15/2018

Researchers from the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department have developed a method to help ensure unpiloted drones won't lose course.

Wed, 08/08/2018 | 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.

Tue, 08/07/2018 | 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.

Thu, 07/26/2018 | 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.

Mon, 07/02/2018 | 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.

Fri, 06/29/2018 | 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.

Wed, 06/27/2018 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

UW researchers are working to improve the health and living conditions of an impoverished floating community in the Amazon.

Thu, 06/14/2018 | 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.

Tue, 06/12/2018 | Department of Mechanical Engineering

In this novel course, Boeing engineers and Mechanical Engineering faculty partner to teach students how to design commercial airplanes.

Fri, 06/08/2018 | 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.

Fri, 06/01/2018 | 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.

Wed, 05/16/2018 | 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.

Mon, 05/14/2018

Driven by students, HuskyADAPT is teaching the UW community how to modify toys for kids with disabilities.

Thu, 05/10/2018 | 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.

Thu, 05/03/2018 | 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).

Wed, 05/02/2018 | 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).

Thu, 04/26/2018 | 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.

Wed, 04/25/2018 | UW Faculty & Staff Insider and UW Engineering

UW's Awards of Excellence recipients are honored for achievements in teaching, mentoring, public service and staff support. This year's honorees include three from UW Engineering: BioE professor Suzie Hwang Pun (Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award); Sonya G. Cunningham, director of the STARS Program (David B. Thorud Leadership Award); and EE Ph.D. student Eldridge Alcantara (Excellence in Teaching Award). The winners will be honored at 3:30 p.m. on June 7 at a ceremony in Meany Hall for the UW community and general public. See the complete list of honorees.

Thu, 04/19/2018 | UW News

Wearable cameras such as Snap Spectacles promise to share videos of live concerts or surgeries instantaneously, but their small batteries are not suited to high-definition video streaming. Now, UW engineers have developed a new HD video streaming method that skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead. The team includes faculty members Shyam Gollakota (CSE) and Joshua Smith (CSE, EE).

Wed, 04/18/2018 | UW News

A new approach for blind an low-vision users browsing web pages uses the keyboard as a two-dimensional way to access tables, maps and nested lists. Results find this tool lets blind and low-vision users navigate these kinds of sites much more successfully than traditional screen readers.

Thu, 04/12/2018 | UW News

Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. The method takes inspiration from the body’s own natural tooth-forming proteins and is detailed in a new paper by lead author Mehmet Sarikaya (MSE, ChemE) and colleagues.

Tue, 04/03/2018 | UW Information Technology

Researchers use cloud computing to understand how to turn Lake Washington microbes into allies for a cleaner world.

Thu, 03/15/2018 | UW News

Researchers at the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for Brain Science have developed a new method to classify and track the multitude of cells in a tissue sample. In a paper published March 15 in the journal Science, the team reports that this new approach — known as SPLiT-seq — reliably tracks gene activity in a tissue down to the level of single cells. Senior author is Georg Seelig, a UW associate professor in EE and CSE. The article includes a video illustration of the concept using ping-pong balls.

Thu, 03/01/2018 | UW Foster School of Business

Student entrepreneurs dazzled at the 2018 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Teams of UW Engineering students won top honors.

• A team of BioE Ph.D. students and recent graduates won first place ($15,000) for A-Alpha Bio, a technology that helps fully characterize drug candidates in the pre-clinical stage.
• Second place ($10,000) was awarded for OLA Simple, a point-of-care technology platform for genetic disorders and conditions developed by a team of BioE and EE graduate students.
• A team of ME and EE graduate students won third place ($5,000) for ACBI, technology that makes continuous bladder irrigation treatment faster, less expensive, and safer.

Fri, 02/23/2018

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center (SCTL) have analyzed solutions for alleviating urban congestion by making truck parking spaces more productive and reducing the growth of truck traffic.