News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thu, 04/20/2023 | UW News
How researchers are studying marine microplastics
Learn how two UW researchers, including ME Assistant Professor Michelle DiBenedetto, are investigating the issue of marine microplastics.

Mon, 04/10/2023
To improve robots, look to birds
ME researchers improved a mathematical model describing how birds flock together – which could be applied to build robots that move in the same way.

Fri, 04/07/2023 | UW Foster School of Business
2023 environmental innovation challenge winners
PurePlast, a team including ME students, won second-place in the competition.

Tue, 03/28/2023
Meet Ben Hempstead
The ME alum reflects on his time at the UW, his career and his role on the department’s Executive Advisory Board.

Mon, 03/27/2023 | Forbes
The spring of crybiology
Dayong Gao, the ORIGINCELL Endowed Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as alumni Shen Ren and Zhiquan (Andy) Shu, are interviewed about their research.

Mon, 03/27/2023
Dayong Gao elected ISBER President
The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) addresses issues for biobanks and biorepositories.

Tue, 03/21/2023 | UW Engineered Living Systems
Creating materials for sustainable built environments
Assistant Professor Ayokunle Olánrewájú is a collaborator in an NSF-funded project that will combine engineered microorganisms with 3D printing to create materials for sustainable built environments.

Mon, 03/20/2023
Engineering a better medical tape
Ph.D. student Shawn Swanson recently led a clinical trial for ThermoTape, a medical adhesive that becomes less sticky when time for removal.

Mon, 03/13/2023
Quieting a bridge
ME researchers found a solution to mitigating the noise caused by the SR 520 floating bridge’s expansion joints.

Fri, 03/10/2023 | University of Washington Magazine
ME student soars
After addiction and prison, Raymond Haug transformed his life and found a calling in mechanical engineering.

Thu, 03/09/2023
Michelle DiBenedetto receives NSF CAREER Award
The ME assistant professor received the award to support her research about the fluid dynamics of microplastics at the ocean surface.

Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW ECE News
IV fluid monitor developed
An EIH project that involved ME students and faculty engineered a low-cost, accessible and highly accurate IV fluid monitor.

Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW Foster Blog
ME wins big at 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Learn about the winning student teams, including second-place ME team AMOR (Advanced Multi-Organ Regeneration).

Wed, 03/08/2023 | GeekWire
ME teams win awards at health competition
A GeekWire story about the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Competition mentions winning teams with ME students.

Fri, 03/03/2023 | UW Foster School of Business
ME finalists compete in health innovation competition
At the UW's 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, finalist teams that competed included 8 teams with ME students.

Tue, 02/21/2023
Welcome new faculty member
Assistant Professor Jenny Robinson builds tissue models to better understand how cells respond to changing environments.

Mon, 02/13/2023
New course aims to help students succeed as researchers
Graduate students share their research interests and their experience taking ME’s new course “Entering Research.”

Tue, 01/31/2023 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
Meet Jenny Robinson
Meet Jenny Robinson, Ph.D., new assistant professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Mechanical Engineering.

Tue, 01/24/2023 | UW College of Engineering
ME alum receives 2023 Diamond Award
Steve Chisholm (B.S.,'86) received a 2023 Diamond Award from the College of Engineering.

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.