The engineering major application is now open

This application is for transfer, UW non-DTC students and ENGRUD students with advanced credit. The deadline is April 5, 2023.

QUIETING A BRIDGE

ME researchers found a solution to mitigating the noise caused by the SR 520 floating bridge’s expansion joints.

Helping new researchers

Graduate students share their research interests and their experiences taking a new course.

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Faculty positions available

Explore opportunities to join a collaborative and innovative faculty.

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Graduate fellowships

Fellowships are competitive awards that can help fund graduate students' academic study and research.

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Dayong Gao elected ISBER President

The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) addresses issues for biobanks and biorepositories.

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Engineering a better medical tape

Ph.D. student Shawn Swanson recently led a clinical trial for ThermoTape, a medical adhesive that becomes less sticky when time for removal.

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ME wins big at 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge

Learn about the winning student teams, including second-place ME team AMOR (Advanced Multi-Organ Regeneration).

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Michelle DiBenedetto receives NSF award

The ME assistant professor received the award to support her research about the fluid dynamics of microplastics at the ocean surface.

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Mar

Tue

ME Seminar: Ellis Meng, Professor at USC Viterbi School of Engineering

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) - MEB 238

Mar

Wed

PhD General Examination: Abigale Snortland

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Apr

Tue

DEI Community Conversation: Bias towards LGBTQ+ populations and what we can do about it

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) - MEB 140

Apr

Tue

ME Seminar: Sutanu Sarkar, Professor at UC San Diego

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) - MEB 238

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CORE VALUES

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The UW department of mechanical engineering is committed to recruiting, welcoming and supporting a diverse and multi-faceted population of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff.

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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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Man walking on a treadmill wearing an exoskeleton device

RESEARCH IN FOCUS

Supporting mobility in cerebral palsy

Alyssa Spomer (Ph.D., '22) explored how a robotic exoskeleton device paired with real-time feedback can enhance rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT

Jonathan Liu

Mechanical Engineering
Professor

Jonathan Liu's Molecular Biophotonics Laboratory develops high-resolution optical-imaging devices and computational-analysis strategies for guiding treatment decisions.

3D pathology researchers

Meet three former researchers from the Molecular Biophotonics Laboratory who are bringing their skills to unique fields.

#1 the UW’s ranking for most innovative public university in the U.S. by Reuters in 2019

2x national average female undergraduates

#3 source of UW startups

826 new patents filed
since 2012

14 affiliated research centers

$13M annual research funding

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