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Three students and one faculty member stand in a lab setting. One student holds an arm attachment for a robot.

Mon, 10/14/2024

Designing down under

Students applied engineering design fundamentals to hands-on projects while experiencing culture and wildlife in Australia.

Steve Brunton headshot

Fri, 10/04/2024

ME Professor Steve Brunton elected American Physical Society Fellow

Brunton was elected for his significant research contributions to the modeling and control of fluid dynamics.

The Husky Robotics team wearing matching shirts, holding up a sign, and posing with their robot.

Fri, 09/27/2024

Student clubs celebrate successes


UW student clubs with ME students recently took home awards at competitions, engaged with the community and made progress on design and manufacturing.

Blue industrial pipe labeled "HYDRO XS" in a facility with various pipes and machinery

Fri, 09/20/2024 | KNKX

Micro-hydroelectric power

ME Professor Brian Polagye comments on micro-hydroelectric power projects, including a new unit in Skagit County.

Close-up of a forearm with a black armband containing a sensor

Fri, 09/20/2024 | Kiro 7

Wearable tech powers batteries

Researchers developed a prototype that can power small electronics, such as batteries and LEDs, using body heat.

Close-up of hands holding a small, rectangular electronic component with parallel grooves on its surface

Wed, 09/18/2024 | UW News

Device uses body heat to power LED

ME researchers developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that converts body heat into electricity that can power small electronics.

Juming Tang headshot

Wed, 09/11/2024 | UW College of Engineering

Juming Tang joins ISE and ME

Professor Juming Tang, who was appointed chair of industrial & systems engineering (ISE), will have a joint appointment in ISE and ME.

Five ShockSafe team members stand next to their poster and their prototype of their device.

Mon, 08/19/2024

Students strive to ensure accurate AED shock dosage

ShockSafe can distinguish between children and adults during cardiac arrest emergencies.

A comparison diagram of 2D pathology and 3D pathology methods for tissue analysis.

Fri, 08/16/2024 | National Institutes of Health

3D tissue analysis

Researchers including ME Professor Jonathan Liu developed an AI platform that can analyze 3D pathology images to predict disease outcomes.

jonathan liu headshot

Tue, 08/13/2024

3D imaging and AI for better cancer surgery outcomes

A new ARPA-H project aims to build on and test technologies developed in ME Professor Jonathan Liu’s lab to help surgeons remove tumors more precisely and efficiently.