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Headshot of Professor Cynthia Chen

Fri, 02/23/2024 | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Building community resilience: A $2 million NSF grant will transform disaster response

Cynthia Chen leads an NSF grant project aimed at using technology to enhance emergency response and community resilience.

Illustration of a yellow submarine with a black pole and a black cable

Fri, 02/16/2024 | UW Applied Physics Laboratory

Using a wave energy converter to recharge a UUV

A collaborative team from the UW and Oregon State University have integrated several technologies to test a prototype system that harnesses the power of ocean waves to send electricity to an ocean observing vehicle.

Brett Maurer and Morgan Sanger

Fri, 02/16/2024 | Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Brett Maurer and Morgan Sanger Receive 2023 Outstanding Paper Award

Professor Brett Maurer and Ph.D. student Morgan Sanger win an EERI Outstanding Paper Award for their research on AI use in earthquake hazard mitigation.

Microbial cells imaged via NanoSIMS, showing nitrogen uptake: red for ammonia preference, blue for urea, against a scale for isotope intensity.

Mon, 02/12/2024

Unraveling a nitrogen cycle mystery

Research about ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms reshapes our perspective on their physiology and ecological niche.

Professor Faisal Hossain on a boat overlooking a Bangladeshi river at sunset

Tue, 01/30/2024

Advancing surface water tracking in Bangladesh

Professor Faisal Hossain helps lead NASA's SWOT satellite mission to aid in Bangladesh's water management.

Kolodziej Ed and Mackenzie Don

Mon, 01/29/2024

CEE announces new professorships

Edward Kolodziej and Don MacKenzie have both been named Allan & Inger Osberg Endowed Professors.

Mo Malakoutian headshot

Mon, 01/22/2024

Expanding the circle of his impact

Mo Malakoutian brings his unique perspective from the realms of engineering and education to public service and local government.

A hand wearing a glove next to a paw print in the snow

Tue, 01/02/2024 | UW News

Predators, prey and climate change

Climate change alters snow conditions, which will reshape how predators and prey interact with each other in snowy habitats.

Man sitting at a desk showing three books

Tue, 12/26/2023 | College of Engineering

Professor writes children's books

CEE professor Faisal Hossain has written three children's books about scientists and gadgets.

A bike riding in a bike lane.

Fri, 12/15/2023

Electric cargo bikes' future

A new paper by the Urban Freight Lab highlights the transformative potential of electric cargo bikes in reshaping urban logistics.