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Mon, 08/12/2024
Remembering Professor Emeritus Ashley Emery
During his 62-year career at the UW, Professor Emeritus Ashley Emery made a significant impact on the ME community.
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Mon, 08/05/2024
3D pathology and AI for Barrett’s esophagus
A new project aims to improve early cancer detection for people with a digestive condition.
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Wed, 07/31/2024 | UW College of Engineering
Engineering by nature
Researchers throughout the UW College of Engineering, including ME Professor Santosh Devasia, are looking to nature for inspiration to create groundbreaking innovations.
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Wed, 07/31/2024 | UW News
Understanding women’s sports injuries
ME Assistant Professor Jenny Robinson is interested in designing better methods to help female athletes train to prevent and recover from injuries.
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Fri, 07/19/2024 | UW College of Engineering
Students create composite materials
Members of the UW Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, including ME student Ella Ramos-O'Neill, gain hands-on experience designing, building and even breaking materials.
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Fri, 07/19/2024 | Microsoft Research Podcast
Sustainable electronics
ME Assistant Professor Aniruddh Vashisth and Microsoft Research discuss the development of printed circuit boards with less environmental impact.
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Mon, 07/15/2024 | Popular Science
Testing the waters
In a story about a wave-energy testing site in Scotland, ME Professor Brian Polagye comments on tidal and wave energy technology adoption.
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Mon, 07/08/2024
Students showcase skills at ME capstone expo
Capstone projects addressed problems in transportation, renewable energy, health, accessibility and more.
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Wed, 07/03/2024 | UW Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stingrays could inspire new underwater vehicles
Researchers like ME student John Michael Racy look to stingrays for how to develop efficient, quiet and sustainable underwater vehicles.
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Thu, 06/27/2024
Testing an in-home mobility system
Through innovative capstone projects, ME students worked with community members to design an adaptable mobility system.
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Tue, 06/18/2024 | Mass General Brigham
New AI models for 3D pathology
Researchers, including Professor Jonathan Liu, developed deep learning models that use 3D pathology datasets to predict clinical outcomes.
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Tue, 06/18/2024 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
Engineering tendon models
Professor Nate Sniadecki and his lab received a 2024 John H. Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award to develop an in vitro, mechanobiological model of human tendons.
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Wed, 06/12/2024
Congratulations to the class of 2024
ME celebrated 2024 graduates with a ceremony and celebration in June.
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Wed, 06/05/2024 | KTOO Public Media
Ocean energy in Alaska
ME Professor Brian Polagye commented on tidal energy projects in Alaska.
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Tue, 06/04/2024 | UW Foster School of Business
ME wins big at startup competition
BioLegacy, a team with ME students, received the first-place prize for its patent-pending technology to preserve and rewarm organs.
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Tue, 06/04/2024 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA
Researchers awarded EPA grant to tackle climate crisis
ME Research Associate Professor Igor Novosselov will lead research that aims to reduce the pollution emissions associated with destroying hydrofluorocarbons.
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Wed, 05/29/2024 | The Daily
ME student juggles music and academics
Undergraduate student Johnny Huynh shares his experiences as a singer-songwriter.
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Wed, 05/22/2024 | UW Clean Energy Institute
Washington Clean Energy Testbeds undergrad research awards
ME student Sebastian Bustos-Nuno received an award, in addition to other students mentored by ME faculty.
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Mon, 04/29/2024
An electrifying experience
A new student club is in charge of transforming a medium-duty diesel truck into a battery electric vehicle.
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Fri, 04/26/2024 | UW News
Recyclable circuit boards
A team including ME researchers developed a new printed circuit board that can be recycled repeatedly.
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Fri, 04/19/2024
Creating tougher sustainable materials
ME Assistant Professor Lucas Meza received an NSF CAREER Award to study how to create tough, sustainable materials using nanoengineering.
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Mon, 04/15/2024
From clubs to careers
ME students, alums and faculty share how clubs can lead to successful careers.
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Mon, 04/01/2024
2024 ME poster competition awards
Students were recognized for their research that aims to improve robotics, batteries, disease diagnoses and more.
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Mon, 03/18/2024 | UW College of Engineering
Driven to advance vehicle electrification
COE researchers are advancing electric vehicle innovation, including ME Assistant Professor Shijing Sun and ME Professor Corie L. Cobb.
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Mon, 03/11/2024 | UW Medicine
Prototype device effectively treated multiorgan failure
A clinical trial showed that a medical device developed by ME and UW Medicine rescued people from multiorgan failure.