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Mark Tuttle honored by SEM

Professor Mark Tuttle received the 2009 Tatnall Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics at SEM’s Annual Conference in Albuquerque on June 3, 2009.

ME alum Quinton receives honors

Wayne Quinton (BMSE '59) received the award for entrepreneurial excellence at the College of Enginnering's 2009 Diamond Awards celebrated on May 8. Quinton’s inventions include the lightweight cardiac treadmill, the oxygenator for the first open-heart surgery in the Pacific Northwest, and the cannula system that enabled long-term kidney dialysis. He is recognized as the world's first bioengineer and is widely credited with coining the term “bioengineer.” Read more at:

ME student wins top prize in business plan competition

ME Ph.D. student Dustin Miller and his team took top honors in the 2009 Business Plan Competition run by the UW Foster School of Business and announced May 21, 2009. Their entry was for Nanocel, which provides high performance liquid cooling solutions to the electronics market. Nanocel’s technology is the result from research founded by ME professors Vipin Kumar and Wei Li. For more information, click HERE.

The Spring 2009 MEssenger is available online

Contents: Riley Collaborates with Top Researchers at Isaac Newton Institute; Bioengineering Pioneer Honored for Life’s Work; ME Research Group Develops Inexpensive 3D Printing Materials for Ceramics; ME Leadership Seminar Series 2009; CAREER Awards; Alumni Corner; Academic Spotlight; Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients; SAE 2009 Formula Car Rollout; Honors & Awards; Chair’s Corner.

Download the Spring 2009 MEssenger HERE.

ME student part of winning team

ME junior Tim Campbell and students from other College of Engineering departments found out on April 1, 2009 that they won the UW's inaugural Environmental Innovation Challenge. Their $10,000 grand prize, furnished by UW TechTransfer, was awarded for created a sensor that determines water usage. Several articles about the competition can be found at the links below:

Profs. Ganter and Storti advance 3-D printing

ME Professors Mark Ganter and Duane Storti developed a homemade ceramic mix that helps make 3-D printing dramatically cheaper. Read more at the following links:

ME senior places first in ASME paper competition

Ben Shuman won the 2009 Student Paper Competition of the ASME Western Washington Section, held on March 12. He received $250 for his award-winning presentation, entitled "Development of a Microfluidic Shear Flow Test Fixture." His work was guided by Prof. Nate Sniadecki.

Eric Seibel develops new type of 3-D microscope

Research Associate Professor Eric Seibel and UW researchers are working with VisionGate, Inc. to develop what could be a new diagnostic tool for lung cancer. This microscope, called Cell-CT, has received much publicity in a variety of sources, both locally and nationally.

Various press articles and/or news stories can be found at the links below: