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CORE VALUES
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The UW department of mechanical engineering is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and multi-faceted population of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff. View our completed and ongoing priorities in the 2021-2026 strategic plan.
UW INNOVATES
Innovation & Impact
ME is a leading department at the UW for innovation, commercialization and industry collaboration. As an international epicenter for turning ideas into actions, the University of Washington is launching hundreds of companies across a wide range of fields based on UW research and technology.
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HUSKY EXPERIENCE
Clubs & Competitions
ME’s nationally-recognized clubs and competitions provide students a chance to apply and develop their engineering skills and network for their future lives and careers. Many students even choose to center some of their degree requirements around these activities.
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An empowering education
Ph.D. candidate Malia Steward shares her journey to researching renewable energy and how she’s working to improve solar cell efficiency.
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Lucas Meza
Mechanical Engineering,
Assistant Professor
Lucas Meza's research investigates the mechanics of architected materials at micro- and nanometer length scales. He uses a range of fabrication techniques to create new classes of nanoarchitected materials with unprecedented mechanical properties.
RELATED STORY
A tiny break into toughness
ME researchers turn to nature to investigate how nanomaterials and nanostructure makes materials more resistant to breaking.
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