News

Wed, 04/21/2021 | Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

A study co-led by ME professor Nate Sniadecki used rainbow cell technology to demonstrate that injected heart cells proliferate, a finding that could help researchers enhance the efficacy of cell therapy for heart disease and other conditions.

Fri, 04/09/2021

Doctoral student Elizabeth Rasmussen has been chosen as a research fellow in the highly-selective National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program overseen by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).

Thu, 04/08/2021

A Q&A with Anders Brown, outgoing chair of ME’s External Advisory Board.

Tue, 04/06/2021 | UW Mechanical Engineering

An underwater robotic device called the µFloat, invented by mechanical engineering student Trevor Harrison, offers a new way to map underwater environments.

Tue, 03/30/2021 | Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute

With detection rates above 95%, a project led by Xu Chen demonstrates the reliability of using robotics for identifying defects in metallic parts.

Thu, 03/25/2021 | U.S. Department of Energy

ME graduate students Trent Dillon and Katherine Van Ness have been named as 2021 Marine and Hydrokinetic Graduate Student Research Program Fellows by the U.S. Department of Energy. Their research fellowships will be hosted by the Makah Tribal Council and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, respectively.

Mon, 03/22/2021

Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, carbon fiber composite materials are one of the key enabling technologies of the 21st century and play a particularly important role in Washington.

Fri, 03/05/2021 | UW Foster School Blog

ME health innovation was on display at the 2021 Hollomon Challenge. Five teams with ME members - Under Pressure, OsmoProcessor, Direct Dose, EVBreathe and Mask Seal Testing - won prizes for their innovative ideas. Eight of the 21 finalist teams included members from ME and the five new prizes brings the department's total to eleven prizes in the competition since 2016.

Thu, 03/04/2021 | The Conversation

ME's Michelle DiBenedetto and colleagues describe their research studying ocean microplastic pollution.

Thu, 02/25/2021 | NASA

The study will examine whether a structure small enough to fit inside a rocket fairing could expand large enough to create artificial gravity.

Wed, 02/10/2021 | UW News

Seven University of Washington scientists, including ME Acting Assistant Professor Ayokunle Olanrewaju, are included in Cell Mentor’s list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, published in December 2020.

Mon, 02/08/2021

UW researchers engineer miniature beating heart tissues that allow them to study a range of topics in human health.

Tue, 01/12/2021

Lily Vu, winner of the 2020 Outstanding Engineering Peer Educator Award, describes her experience mentoring this year’s incoming engineers remotely.

Mon, 01/04/2021

Two recent funding announcements from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are good news for UW’s marine renewable energy research.

Thu, 12/17/2020

With new support from NIH, researchers are continuing development on a test designed to combat HIV.

Mon, 12/07/2020 | UW News

A new bio-hybrid drone uses a moth antenna to autonomously sniff out odors.

Tue, 12/01/2020

At the end of this year Per Reinhall will conclude his second term as “Chair Per” and return to research and teaching.

Mon, 11/16/2020 | edg3 FUND

A new video from Kitsap Bank's edg3 FUND highlights ME students in the startup Aquagga. Aquagga is a finalist in the 2020 edg3 FUND competition. 

Fri, 11/13/2020 | WE-REACH

Jae-Hyun Chung is developing a portable COVID-19 test using an innovative nanotube sensor-based technology.

Thu, 11/05/2020

Through a concerted effort over six years, making sometimes difficult decisions, Steve Shen doubled the impact factor of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics.

Tue, 10/27/2020

With over four million views and 90,000 subscribers, Professor Steve Brunton’s YouTube channel simplifies the mathematical fundamentals behind data-driven engineering concepts.

Thu, 09/24/2020

Join us in welcoming new faculty to the ME department this school year.

Wed, 09/02/2020

Thanks to a unique and innovative Washington partnership, first responders have a new tool for the pandemic. Stations across the region have begun receiving University of Washington-designed, locally manufactured systems to decontaminate the high-demand face masks needed to protect them from COVID-19 while carrying out their essential duties.

Tue, 09/01/2020 | UW Mechanical Engineering

The idea of freezing and later thawing out the human body has been a favorite of storytellers for decades, but the science of cryopreservation may be even more interesting.

Mon, 08/24/2020 | UW College of Engineering

ME alumna Ewurama Karikari and other STARS graduates fill us in on what they’ve been up to since receiving their engineering degrees.