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Bart Nijssen headshot

Tue, 07/26/2022 | College of Engineering

Bart Nijssen to serve as CEE chair

A collaborative leader dedicated to advancing inclusive excellence in engineering education and research, Professor Bart Nijssen will begin his appointment on September 1.

CEE department award winners

Thu, 07/07/2022

Annual 2022 CEE department awards

At the end of spring quarter, CEE faculty, students, staff and alumni were honored with department awards, presented during the graduation ceremony. Congratulations to all!

Students with Boeing mentors

Tue, 07/05/2022

Third annual Boeing capstone

Students earned their wings during a spring quarter capstone project undertaken in partnership with Boeing. Fittingly, they worked on a novel design for a wingtip end cap that was produced using 3D printing.

Tim Larson

Mon, 06/27/2022

After 39 years, Professor Tim Larson retires

Although much of what he researched is practically invisible to the eye — air pollution particles 30-700 times thinner than a strand of human hair — Professor Tim Larson’s contributions to the field of environmental engineering can be easily seen.

Book cover showing a medieval robot

Tue, 06/21/2022 | UW News

New children’s book authored by faculty

Professor Faisal Hossain authors a children’s book to highlight how technological breakthroughs predated the internet and were inspired by the natural world.

Jessica Ray

Thu, 06/16/2022

Jessica Ray receives NSF CAREER Award

In support of research to develop novel, low-cost composite materials to selectively remove and degrade toxic contaminants in water sources, Assistant Professor Jessica Ray is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award.

Trees in a forest. The trees are blanketed by heavy snow.

Tue, 06/14/2022 | UW News

Snow Spotter: Uncovering snow’s effect on summer water supplies

To investigate what happens to snow that is intercepted by trees, and how this may affect predictions of summer water supplies, CEE researchers created a citizen science project called Snow Spotter.

Cars on a roadway in China

Wed, 06/08/2022

Higher socioeconomic status linked to increased air pollution exposure in China

For the first time, UW researchers have uncovered that people living in China who have a higher socioeconomic status are actually more exposed to outdoor air pollution, which runs contrary to existing studies conducted throughout North America.    

Professor Steve Muench and his Ph.D. student Milad Ashtiani

Fri, 05/27/2022

Two College of Engineering teaching awards

In recognition of their excellence as instructors, two members of the CEE community — Professor Steve Muench and his Ph.D. student Milad Ashtiani — were honored with College of Engineering teaching awards.

Group photo of award recipients

Wed, 05/25/2022

Nominated by students, CEE faculty receive FACET teaching awards

Students have had their say. They’ve nominated five CEE faculty members to receive 2022 Faculty Appreciation for Career Education & Training (FACET) Awards.