News
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wed, 06/22/2022
Celebrating our 2022 graduates
The 2022 ME graduation celebration included speakers and student awards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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