Recent News & Events
Upcoming Events
2010 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
Various speakers will present during oral sessions
Monday, April 19, 2010, 8:00 am Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel
The Plasma Science and Innovation Center will host the 2010 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, April 19 - 21, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. The latest theoretical results in basic plasma physics and their application to the international fusion energy science program will be presented including areas such as:
•Plasma Properties, Equilibrium, Stability, and Transport
•Physics of Plasma Edge and Divertor Region
•Plasma Production and Heating
•Computer Simulations of Plasma
Seattle Grand Challenges Summit
Bonnie J. Dunbar, President and CEO, The Museum of Flight; Michael Griffin, Ph.D., former NASA Administrator and many more
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 12:00 pm Location: University of Washington
About the NAE Grand Challenge Summit Series
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified 14 Grand Challenges, problems that must be addressed and solved in order to maintain our national security, quality of life and sustainable future.
The Seattle Summit is one of a series across the U.S. that will bring together engineers of all kinds as well as policy makers, economists, geologists, biologists and sociologists to grapple with these problems and how to best prepare our students
In the Media
A&A Distinguished Alumnus Elected to The National Academy of Engineering
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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the selection of 1995 Distinguished Alumnus Richard Scherrer (Class of 1942) for membership in this prestigious organization. His NAE citation states: "For his pioneering work on revolutionary aircraft designs with extremely low radar cross sections that led to the F117A stealth fighter."
The mission of the National Academy of Engineering is "to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession." See http://www.nae.edu/
For more on Richard Scherrer's accomplishments see: http://www.aa.washington.edu/alumni/previousAwards.html 
Professor Holsapple Awarded Grant for Astroid Deflection Study
- Professor Keith Holsapple was awarded a grant of $710k from NASA for a five year research program entitled "Comprehensive Studies of Two Mitigation Technologies for Threatening Asteroids: Impacts and Explosions". It is a combined theoretical, numerical and experimental program to study methods proposed to deflect asteroids in threatening Earth impact trajectories. Prof. Holsapple hopes the methods will not be needed for the asteroid "Holsapple" recently named in his honor.
New Boeing Fellowship in A&A
- The Boeing Company is honoring its founder's vision of close academic and industrial collaboration by establishing the William E. Boeing Fellowship in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington.