News
Mon, 09/29/2025
Student club successes
Clubs with ME students participated in competitions across the U.S. and world.
Tue, 09/09/2025 | UW College of Engineering
Good grips
UW researchers, including Associate Professor Xu Chen, are working to improve robots' ability to grasp and manipulate objects.
Mon, 09/08/2025
ME research wins ASME mechatronics award
Research from ME Associate Professor Xu Chen’s lab recently received the Best Student Paper Award in Mechatronics.
Tue, 08/19/2025 | GeekWire
From Army diver to carbon capture
Alum and U.S. Army veteran Tyler LeRoy is helping build Washington state’s carbon capture ecosystem.
Tue, 08/19/2025
Q&A: Shaping the future of recyclable electronics
ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to advance sustainable manufacturing of flexible electronics.
Thu, 08/14/2025 | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
A potential brain health biomarker
ME researchers discovered biomechanical properties of the hippocampus that may offer insights into Alzheimer’s disease.
Mon, 08/11/2025
Accelerating U.S. manufacturing
Researchers bridge battery manufacturing knowledge gaps between academia and industry.
Mon, 08/04/2025
Engineering meets expression
Alums who painted the mural share how ME shaped their careers.
Fri, 08/01/2025
Pit stop
UW Formula Motorsports, which will soon compete in Germany, thrives on the innovation of creating something from nothing.
Mon, 07/28/2025
Ramulu Mamidala honored at SME conference
Professor Ramulu Mamidala was honored with the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME Founder's Lecture.
Mon, 07/21/2025
Improving crane safety
ME students, working with Professor Santosh Devasia, developed ways to warn crane operators of potential accidents.
Mon, 07/14/2025
A new sensor system for insect-sized robots
Researchers were recognized for pioneering the lightest avionics system yet for insect-scale robots with an IEEE award.
Mon, 07/07/2025
Capstone creations
Students displayed innovative capstone design projects at the 2025 expo.
Wed, 06/25/2025
Congratulations to the class of 2025
The 2025 ME graduation ceremony took place on June 15.
Mon, 06/23/2025 | UW Clean Energy Institute
Doris Hung receives CEI student award
The Ph.D. graduate was honored for her design and modeling of 3D lithium-ion batteries.
Wed, 06/04/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics
Explaining stingray skeleton architecture
ME student John Michael Racy's research with A&A shows how generative design can analyze complex shapes in biological rigid structures.
Mon, 06/02/2025
Welcome new faculty
Join us in welcoming Stefania Fresca, Yaodong Li, Sirine Maalej and Ashish Manohar as new faculty to the ME department this fall.
Wed, 05/07/2025 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
Improving human tissue models
Developed by a UW team including ME Professor Nate Sniadecki, a new 3D-printed device will enable scientists to model human tissue with even greater control and complexity.
Mon, 05/05/2025
Empowering engineers for the future
A new graduate certificate will teach engineers to use AI and machine learning to model and control dynamic systems.
Tue, 04/29/2025 | UW Population Health Initiative
Advancing equitable AI for stroke diagnosis
A team including ME Associate Professor Mehmet Kurt received a Population Health Initiative grant to conduct research on making high-quality stroke care more accessible.
Mon, 04/28/2025 | UW Foster School of Business
ME student wins at environmental competition
Two teams with ME students received awards at the 2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge.
Mon, 04/28/2025 | Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
ME wins second-place in health innovation competition
Team VISTA, with ME and otolaryngology students, received second-place in the 2025 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge.
Mon, 04/28/2025
Taking networking to new heights
ME undergraduate Connor Fallot had the opportunity to speak with Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp and tour the headquarters.
Mon, 04/21/2025
Mechanical engineers in sustainability
ME researchers are working to advance recyclable materials, renewable energy and more.
Mon, 04/21/2025
Jonathan Liu elected a 2025 AIMBE Fellow
Liu received national recognition for inventing and commercializing open-top light-sheet microscopy.