News
Mon, 01/23/2023
ME research wins Best Paper Award
Ph.D. student Garrett Kelley and Professor Ramulu Mamidala researched the setup for manufacturing 3D-printed parts.
Tue, 01/17/2023
A new sensing system for tiny flying robots
ME researchers created a sensing system that enables 10-mg aerial robots to control their flight.
Thu, 01/12/2023 | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Researchers destroy "forever chemicals"
Researchers led by Igor Novosselov, ME research associate professor, created a reactor that can break down "forever chemicals" into harmless byproducts.
Thu, 01/12/2023 | Elsevier
New book about foot and ankle biomechanics
ME Affiliate Professor William Ledoux co-edited a recently published book that covers the anatomy, measurement and function of the foot and ankle.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | IEEE Spectrum
Autonomous flight for tiny robots
A team led by ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller has put together the necessary sensing hardware to enable stable, autonomous flight for tiny robots.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | Springer Nature
Fruit-fly inspired robots hold steady
ME researchers created a sensing system that can help stabilize tiny flying devices.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | The National Digest
The benefits of automation
ME and ISE Associate Professor Ashis Banerjee shares how automation can help forecast supply chain movement and improve workplace health.
Tue, 12/20/2022 | UW College of Engineering
Preparing tomorrow’s clean energy leaders
A story about a multi-disciplinary course that trains students across the scales of clean energy includes ME graduate student Malia Steward.
Tue, 12/20/2022
An empowering education
Ph.D. candidate Malia Steward shares her journey to researching renewable energy and how she’s working to improve solar cell efficiency.
Fri, 12/16/2022 | UW Magazine
EcoCAR competition highlights UW’s ingenuity and compassion
A group of UW students, including ME students, built a car that made it to the finals of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge last spring.
Mon, 12/05/2022
ME student speaks at STEM-OPS conference
ME student Raymond Haug spoke at a STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings (STEM-OPS) conference.
Mon, 11/14/2022
ME undergrad competes on ‘College Bowl’
Shruthika Kandukuri shares her recent experiences on the television game show.
Wed, 11/09/2022
Shining a light on 3D pathology researchers
Meet three former researchers from the Molecular Biophotonics Laboratory, led by ME Professor Jonathan Liu, who are bringing their skills to unique fields.
Mon, 10/31/2022
Accelerating 3D imaging
This year, the Molecular Biophotonics Lab is scaling up its prostate cancer research to include collaborations with other universities.
Fri, 10/21/2022 | UW Engineering Innovation in Health
Fall 2022 EIH projects announced
The EIH program announced 14 new health innovation projects for fall 2022.
Thu, 10/20/2022 | Springer Nature
Insects offer inspiration for robot advances
Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller is featured in a story about how insects give researchers inspiration for micro-robot advances.
Mon, 10/17/2022 | OPB News
Researchers find new way to destroy forever chemicals
ME Research Associate Professor Igor Novosselov shares how the reactor works and the implications it can have for the future.
Mon, 10/17/2022
Student clubs win big
Student clubs involving ME students recently won awards at in-person competitions.
Thu, 09/22/2022
Planning for the next generation of composites
A meeting for the planned Center for Data-driven High-rate Composites Manufacturing brought together UW researchers and industry representatives to discuss the future of composites manufacturing.
Mon, 09/19/2022 | UW News
ME researchers develop a reactor that can destroy ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers created a reactor that can completely break down hard-to-destroy chemicals using “supercritical water."
Thu, 09/15/2022 | UW NanoES
A new framework for manufacturing next-gen materials
ME alum Elizabeth Rasmussen, Research Associate Professor Igor Novosselov and Professor John Kramlich have developed a new method to quickly, cheaply and sustainably synthesize metal-organic frameworks.
Wed, 09/07/2022 | OPB News
UW researchers give assembly line robots a helping hand
UW researchers, including ME Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lipton, developed a new way to design and 3D print robotic grippers customized to pick up an array of different shaped objects.
Tue, 09/06/2022
Taking steps toward supporting mobility in cerebral palsy
Ph.D. student Alyssa Spomer is exploring how a robotic exoskeleton device paired with real-time feedback can enhance rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
Mon, 08/29/2022
Light, efficient sensors recognize body and eye movement
UW ME researchers are creating sensors that can better detect human movement and can be used with a new wearable eye tracker.
Fri, 08/19/2022 | UW Bioengineering
Meet the researcher: Ayokunle Olanrewaju
The ME and BioE assistant professor shares how his research addresses medical challenges in treating infectious and chronic diseases, what attracted him to UW, and more.