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Collage of ThermoTape trials. Left: Two researchers testing ThermoTape on a participant. Right: Close-up of study participant's arms with medical tape on both sides.

Mon, 03/20/2023

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.

Aerial view, looking west, of the new SR 520 floating bridge, with the Medina shoreline in the foreground and downtown Seattle skyline in the distance.

Mon, 03/13/2023

Quieting a bridge

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

Portrait of Raymond Haug

Fri, 03/10/2023 | University of Washington Magazine

ME student soars

After addiction and prison, Raymond Haug transformed his life and found a calling in mechanical engineering.

Michelle DiBenedetto

Thu, 03/09/2023

Michelle DiBenedetto receives NSF CAREER Award

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

Woman adjusting wires connected to an IV bag

Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW ECE News

IV fluid monitor developed

An EIH project that involved ME students and faculty engineered a low-cost, accessible and highly accurate IV fluid monitor.

Group photo of winning team holding prize large check

Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW Foster Blog

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).

Collage of winning teams of the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge

Wed, 03/08/2023 | GeekWire

ME teams win awards at health competition

A GeekWire story about the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Competition mentions winning teams with ME students.

Two women talking to each other plus collage of student finalist teams selected for the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge

Fri, 03/03/2023 | UW Foster School of Business

ME finalists compete in health innovation competition

At the UW's 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, finalist teams that competed included 8 teams with ME students.

Jenny Robinson

Tue, 02/21/2023

Welcome new faculty member

Assistant Professor Jenny Robinson builds tissue models to better understand how cells respond to changing environments.

Headshots of three people

Mon, 02/13/2023

New course aims to help students succeed as researchers

Graduate students share their research interests and their experience taking ME’s new course “Entering Research.”