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an undulating, translucent star-forming region in the Carina Nebula is shown in this Webb image, hued in ambers and blues; foreground stars with diffraction spikes can be seen, as can a speckling of background points of light through the cloudy nebula

Mon, 10/17/2022

A&A summer research runs the gamut from space travel to vaccine injections

A&A undergrads deliver summer research through Space Grant’s SURP program, spanning from vaccines to space travel.

Sarah Li headshot

Mon, 09/26/2022

A&A’s Sarah Li chosen as this year’s Condit Dissertation Fellow

Sarah Li was chosen as the 2022 Condit Dissertation Year Fellow, which is awarded to PhD students finishing their degree.

Marco Salviato headshot

Thu, 09/22/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Planning for the next generation of composites

A&A's Marco Salviato is part of NSF IUCRC grant supporting industry partnerships to advance composites.

Jan Roskam

Fri, 09/16/2022 | Warren-McElwain Services

Obituary for Jan Roskam (A&A PhD '65)

Roskam, an accomplished Boeing and Cessna engineer, KU professor and mentor, died September 9 in Lawrence, KS.

Forest fire

Mon, 09/12/2022

Adding turbulence to wildfire research: A conversation with A&A Professor Robert Breidenthal

Professor Breidenthal applies research on turbulence to a new cross-field study of wildfires.

George Marklin headshot

Fri, 09/02/2022

A&A remembers research scientist George Marklin

Marklin, educator, mentor, and expert in numerical methods and tools to model plasma, died last month.

Nicolai Leland headshot

Tue, 08/30/2022

Remembering Alumnus Leland Nicolai

The 2016 A&A Distinguished Alumnus leaves behind a legacy as an aircraft designer, developer, and educator.

A model lunar rover

Mon, 08/15/2022 | UW News

UW to host college students for NASA-funded lunar rover challenge

Eight college teams come to the UW to go to the Moon - or at least a simulated version of it.

Karen Leung headshot

Thu, 08/11/2022 | UW College of Engineering

Amazon and University of Washington announce inaugural Science Hub faculty research awards

A&A’s Leung receives inaugural grant from UW + Amazon Science Hub to advance safety for robot planning and control.

Kristi Morgansen headshot

Thu, 07/28/2022

Kristi Morgansen awarded Boeing Egtvedt Chairship

The UW selected Morgansen for this honor for her excellence in research, teaching, service and A&A leadership.