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A robotic claw grips a blue fish-shaped object in a lab environment

Mon, 08/24/2026 | UW Engineering

Solutions for a changing world

UW engineers, including ME researchers, work on projects such as sustainable manufacturing and next‑generation energy and electrification. 

Collage of people's headshots

Mon, 08/24/2026 | GeekWire

Highlighting startups

ME faculty, students and alumni are among the founders of startups that spun out of the UW. 

The colorful thermal imaging of a material with the letter W on it

Thu, 07/30/2026

Accelerating the discovery of advanced materials

Using machine learning and physics-based modeling, ME researchers are discovering new materials for flexible electronics and wearables.

An airplane viewed from below, flying against a blue sky

Mon, 07/20/2026

Under pressure: How droplets inform high-pressure engine combustion in airplanes

The UW is working to better understand aerospace propulsion through studying the high-pressure combustion behavior of liquid fuels.

Five students stand behind their project, a robot with googly eyes balancing atop a ball.

Mon, 07/13/2026

Designing for the real world

This spring, ME undergraduates showcased solutions to challenging problems at the capstone expo.

Two robotics teams posing for the camera with President Jones

Mon, 06/29/2026 | University of Washington Magazine

Spotlight on Husky Robotics

The popular club, which prepares students for industry, was visited by President Robert J. Jones.

Adult person and a child playing with a switch kit

Mon, 06/29/2026 | UW Graduate School

Built to play

Mia Hoffman received the 2026 Graduate School Medal Award.

ME faculty standing with a group of 2026 graduates holding their student awards onstage

Mon, 06/22/2026

Congratulations, class of 2026

This year, ME awarded 236 bachelor’s, 134 master’s and 39 doctoral degrees.

A complex three-dimensional ball shape (icosahedron) made of interconnected bars.

Mon, 06/15/2026 | UW News

Researchers shrink structure down to the nano scale

UW researchers found a way to create tensegrities as small as five micrometers across. 

Collage of three people's headshots

Mon, 06/08/2026

ME students awarded NSF GRFP

Congratulations to ME graduate students Alex Eagan, Liam Knudsen and Janie Johnson for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).