News
Wed, 02/04/2026
Isaac Remy named inaugural Amazon AI Ph.D. Fellow
The fellowship recognizes Remy's work in the CTRL Lab on making autonomous systems safer and more socially aware.
Mon, 01/26/2026
Capstone team validates years of vortex research to solve aviation's efficiency tradeoff with active strakes
A&A capstone team boosts strake efficiency, potentially saving airlines hundreds of kilograms of fuel per flight.
Mon, 01/12/2026
Bending the constraints of digital fabrication
Assistant Professor Martin Nisser's student team makes advanced wireframe fabrication accessible at very low cost.
Wed, 12/10/2025 | UW Magazine
Pigeon: Lost at Sea
Professor Morgansen helped set up the Student Seagliding Center. When a glider went rogue, a sailing family helped.
Mon, 12/08/2025
Marco Salviato named inaugural Varanasi Endowed Faculty Fellow in structures and composites
Usha and Rao Varanasi’s new faculty fellowship names Professor Salviato as the first recipient.
Thu, 11/20/2025 | KUOW |NPR
Can the power of a star lower our electric bills?
Professor Srinivasan talks about the promise of fusion in this feature covering the local industry, including A&A spinoff Zap Energy.
Mon, 11/17/2025 | KHQ | NBC affiliate Spokane
Helion wants to build the world's first fusion power plant in Chelan County. Can they pull it off?
Professor Srinivasan interviewed on fusion's core challenges and why she believes we'll solve them.
Tue, 10/21/2025
The SOC-i CubeSat launches
Students designed and built SOC-i, a shoebox-sized satellite now orbiting Earth after NASA selection.
Wed, 09/03/2025
Elyse Lian wins AIAA recognition for experimental method in fusion energy research
Undergraduate Lian wins AIAA Region VI award for spectroscopic analysis of erosion on the ZaP-HD device.
Tue, 09/02/2025
UW to lead propulsion subteam in new $35M Space Force-sponsored institute for nuclear-powered spacecraft
UW will lead propulsion research in a new $35M Space Force institute developing nuclear-powered spacecraft.