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Aniruddh Vashisth headshot

Thu, 07/06/2023 | Kiro 7

OceanGate safety concerns

ME Assistant Professor Aniruddh Vashisth shared his materials expertise with KIRO News.

Group of students and faculty at the 2023 graduation ceremony standing in front of a building

Fri, 06/16/2023

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates

The 2023 ME graduation celebration included speakers and student awards.

Four members of the SeaDawgs pose with the Washington Huskies flag

Tue, 06/06/2023 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Students design failure-prevention system

For their 2023 capstone project, ME and ISE students conducted a comprehensive assessment of Seagen's critical systems.

Robotic grasper holding an Amazon mailer

Mon, 06/05/2023

Robotics for manufacturing

ME researchers are exploring how robotics and AI can help improve manufacturing workers’ safety, standardize processes and more.

Group of students holding two big check awards

Wed, 05/31/2023

ME wins big at 2023 Dempsey Startup Competition

AMOR received the $15,000 second-place award and Simpl-E-Vac received the $10,000 third-place prize.

Elijah Kuska

Tue, 05/30/2023

Making an impact through research and teaching

Ph.D. candidate and instructor Elijah Kuska is advancing biomechanics research while meeting students where they are.

The twisted nanostructures are fracturing under the weight of a small load

Mon, 05/22/2023

A tiny break into toughness

ME researchers turn to nature to investigate how nanomaterials and nanostructure makes materials more resistant to breaking.

Headshots of four faculty members

Fri, 05/19/2023

Meet new faculty

Join us in welcoming Joe Powers, Feini (Sylvia) Qu, Jenny Robinson and Shijing Sun as new faculty to the ME department this school year.

Aditya Sanjay Thakur

Fri, 04/28/2023 | UW Husky 100

ME student in the 2023 Husky 100

Aditya Sanjay Thakur is included in the Husky 100, which recognizes students who are making the most of their time at the UW.

inSTENT team members and Professor Eric Seibel

Thu, 04/20/2023 | UW Engineering Innovation in Health

EIH team reflects on their success

The inSTENT Connection team, which includes ME student Clara Black and ME Research Professor Eric Seibel, won first-place in the 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge.