Zhipeng Li has been recognized with the Milton Pikarsky Award for the best dissertation in the field of science and technology in transportation studies.
WSU Insider featured Jillian Cadwell’s work to support minoritized women in STEM through a co-mentoring network called WiSEN (Women in STEM Education Network).
I am pleased to announce that Jason Peschel has been appointed VCEA Associate Dean for Facilities Modernization.
In this role, Jason will lead and oversee efforts to continue to upgrade all VCEA Pullman facilities.
Go Cougs! Maynard Siev and Laurel Aldrich received Crimson Spirit awards. NPR aired a story about Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose’s research on metal implants and infection. Kyle Yoshida received a Washington Research Foundation postdoc fellowship. Opportunities 2024 MLK Spirit Awards – Nominations Due Jan. 5 The Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award Committee […]
Deukhyuon Heo, Frank Brands Analog Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Mona Ghandi’s project, “Stomata: Optimizing Building Energy Retrofits Through Cyber-Physical Adaptive Spaces, Artificial Intelligence, and Occupants’ Biosignals” is the winner of the 2023 Design Educates Awards and received the Gold Prize in Responsive Design. Her project, “Parasympathy: A Space of Empathy and Active Compassion” received the Bronze Prize in Responsive Design.
I am pleased to announce that Ananth Kalyanaraman has been named interim director of Washington State University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Ananth will fill the position Partha Pande vacates when Pande becomes interim dean of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture in February. Ananth and Partha will serve in their interim roles until a new dean is appointed at which time they will revert to their prior appointments.
Mary Rezac announced her resignation as dean of Voiland College, effective Feb. 23, 2024. Provost Chilton named Partha Pande as interim dean, effective Feb. 12, 2024. Pande will serve until a permanent dean is hired. A national search will launch in January 2024.
Luna Magpili received a Fulbright Program award.
As we move through Fall into Winter we’ll experience seasonal weather changes such as freezing temperatures, wind warnings, and for some areas the possibility of snow flurries. WSU also implements a period of reduced operations in late December / early January, when normal campus and building services are reduced or closed. The following information is provided as a quick guide on the preparations you might want to make in anticipation of these events.
Research co-authored by Susmita Bose and Amit Bandyopadhyay revealed that a surgical implant developed by Washington State University researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and compatible with surrounding tissue like current implants. KGW TV reported on their work.
A WSU research team led by Hongtao Dang received a $500,000 U.S. Department of Commerce grant to train civil engineering students in emerging technologies as well as in social intelligence to better meet industry needs in Washington.