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John Felts next to a superimposed image of his company's product, a biodegradable packing foam.

Wed, 10/30/2024

The future of foam

A Q&A with MSE alum John Felts, whose biodegradable foam is making waves in the packing industry.

A realistic rendering of the new open-access battery lab, which aims to boost U.S. manufacturing and workforce development for electric vehicles and beyond

Fri, 10/25/2024 | UW Clean Energy Insititute

New open-access battery lab aims to boost U.S. manufacturing and workforce development for electric vehicles and beyond

On October 11, the UW Clean Energy Institute held an event with Governor Inslee to unveil plans for a new battery lab at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds.

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

Tue, 10/15/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Designing down under

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

A group of twelve people holding a rocket

Thu, 09/26/2024 | UW Engineering

A shared love of rocketry

Students from Indigenous cultures unite to build rockets and compete in NASA's First Nations Launch – while celebrating traditional native values.

Headshots of new faculty Mo Chen, Avik Som and Quansan Yang

Mon, 09/23/2024

Introducing our new faculty

MSE welcomes Mo Chen, Avik Som and Quansan Yang.

Illustrated depiction of individual silk protein molecules, or “silk fibroins” (blue), are deposited on a graphene surface surrounded by water (green and red spheres) and grow into an atomically precise two-dimensional (2D) sheet.

Thu, 09/19/2024 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Flexible circuits made with silk and graphene on the horizon

MSE affiliate faculty James De Yoreo and Shuai Zhang have found a way to control silk protein nanostsructure, paving the way for advanced microelectronic and computing applications.

Two hands hold up a mammal's jaw bone.

Tue, 08/13/2024 | UW Engineering

Biting into resilient materials

Dwayne Arola and his team are using animal enamel as a blueprint for fracture-resistant materials.

George Fennell holds the certificate for his CEI outreach award

Fri, 08/09/2024 | UW Clean Energy Insititute

George Fennell wins 2024 Clean Energy Outreach & Service Award

Master's student George Fennell has been recognized by the Clean Energy Institute for his dedication to STEM mentorship and outreach.

Illustration of patterned nanoribbons with carbonate mineralization in progress

Fri, 07/19/2024 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Akkineni receives best paper award from International Association for Dental Research

Research that alumnus Susrut Akkineni conducted as part of his thesis has been recognized for its contributions to dental, oral and craniofacial health.

A group of five students around a work table covered in scraps of materials.

Fri, 07/12/2024 | UW Engineering

Pushing learning to the breaking point

Members of the UW Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) gain hands-on experience designing, building — and even breaking — materials.