CORE VALUES
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The UW department of mechanical engineering is committed to recruiting, welcoming and supporting a diverse and multi-faceted population of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff.
UW INNOVATES
Innovation & Impact
ME is a leading department at the UW for innovation, commercialization and industry collaboration. As an international epicenter for turning ideas into actions, the University of Washington is launching hundreds of companies across a wide range of fields based on UW research and technology.
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HUSKY EXPERIENCE
Clubs & Competitions
ME’s nationally-recognized clubs and competitions provide students a chance to apply and develop their engineering skills and network for their future lives and careers. Many students even choose to center some of their degree requirements around these activities.
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RESEARCH IN FOCUS
Machine intelligence
Improving the integration of machine vision, intelligence and manipulation is key to developing robotic systems that are better at assisting humans with complex tasks. UW mechanical engineers build robots that play games, perform tasks and advance robotics research goals.
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Krithika Manohar
Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
Krithika Manohar specializes in machine learning and other mathematical approaches that allow engineers to predict and control what’s going on inside complex and dynamic systems.
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