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Juan Carlos del Alamo

Wed, 07/13/2022 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine

Effort to improve stroke risk assessment

A five-year, $2.9 million grant from NHLBI will allow researchers, including ME Professor Juan Carlos del Álamo, to study the complex factors that lead to strokes.

Mohammad Malakooti

Wed, 07/13/2022 | UW Population Health Initiative

Researchers receive chronic disease pilot grants

Researchers including ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti received a pilot grant to develop wearable sweat sensors for smartphone-enabled diabetes monitoring.

Close up of a solar-powered drone on the grass

Fri, 06/24/2022

Applying insect intelligence to micro-robots

A new review paper co-written by ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller makes the case for drawing inspiration from insects to create AI for autonomous micro-robots. 

Light sheet microscopy

Thu, 06/23/2022 | The Daily

Combining 3D tissue imaging and AI

Supported by an NIH grant, ME professor Jonathan Liu is co-leading work with Case Western Reserve University to better view and understand prostate cancer cells.

The class of 2022 at the ME graduation.

Wed, 06/22/2022

Celebrating our 2022 graduates

The 2022 ME graduation celebration included speakers and student awards.

Cyclists on the street

Fri, 06/17/2022 | Discover Magazine

The science behind helmets protecting bicyclists

ME Assistant Professor Mehmet Kurt and ME PhD student Fargol Rezayaraghi share how helmets provide protection against severe head injury and death for cyclists.

Mehmet Kurt

Fri, 06/17/2022

Mehmet Kurt receives NSF CAREER Award

The ME Assistant Professor received an NSF CAREER Award to research the dynamics of soft, highly damped materials and engage LGBTQ+ communities.

UW engineer Melanie Anderson carefully threads a moth antenna onto a circuit. The hair-like wires slide perfectly into the hollow tube of the antenna.

Mon, 06/13/2022 | OPB News

Machine uses moth antennae to smell

UW postdoctoral scholar and mechanical engineer Melanie Anderson’s work is featured in this story about a drone that uses live insect antennae to pick up scents.  

Lungs illustration showing how infectious particles spread

Mon, 06/13/2022 | The Seattle Times

How infectious particles spread

ME Research Associate Professor Igor Novosselov shared his expertise in aerosol science with The Seattle Times in an article about choirs returning to perform.

Three students working on a mechanical fixture project together

Mon, 06/13/2022

ME undergraduates work to solve real-world problems

Undergraduate students showcased a range of projects during the inaugural Mechanical Engineering Capstone Expo