Alumni are an essential part of the ME Department, whether they graduated last year or 50 years ago. Mentoring students, supporting industry collaboration, and being part of the vision to expand UW ME’s facilities are ways alumni help shape the future of the department.
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Featured alumni stories
Ben Hempstead
Hempstead is director of technical services at Teague, where he leads the mechanical design and automation teams plus designers working on mixed reality or extended reality technology projects.
Mekonnen Kassa
Kassa’s journey from a war-torn Ethiopia to becoming a global technology mentor is nothing short of remarkable. Today, Kassa is a Principal Group Product Manager in Microsoft’s Security organization.
Joelle Tudor
Tudor (B.S. ‘22) is the CEO and a co-founder of CathConnect. Her team has developed a device that aims to make urinary catheters safer, ease the burden on caretakers and lower healthcare costs.
