Dean’s Letters

Miss the Sept. 8 VCEA Town Hall? You can watch the recording on Zoom.

Katy Ayers, Moises Carranza, and Zoe Fichtel are among the 2022-23 McNair Scholars.

This year, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture celebrates 10 years of STEM education in the North Puget Sound region.

Aaron Feaver was interviewed by Geekwire about the state of Washington’s hydrogen economy efforts.

Mani Venkatasubramanian shares what he learned from 25 years of research on oscillations and how a solution he developed with students helped Ukraine quickly connect to the European power grid on the Schweitzer Drive podcast.

Ji Yun Lee has received a one-year grant from Google to develop a tool that will use satellite imagery along with artificial intelligence and machine learning to get a better picture of vegetation across the West to help agencies develop better risk assessments and management.

Von Walden helped Dr Universe answer a question about friction.

A team of Washington State University researchers led by Jinwen Zhang developed a simple and efficient way to convert polylactic acid, a bio-based plastic used in products such as filament, plastic silverware and food packaging to a high-quality resin.

Bernie Van Wie was recently awarded the 2022 Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education from the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) Education Division.

Joseph Iannelli is working to secure fellowships in Europe to help graduate internationally-educated students for leadership in globalized societies.

Shelley Pressley talks tutoring with The Daily Evergreen.

Fulright Scholar India Dykes is headed to the Tri-Ankle Project at Fraunhofer IGB Institution, a partnership with the University of Stuttgart in Germany.

Xianming Shi’s work to recycle single-use masks was highlighted in The Hill.

I hope you had a fun and restful summer and are excited about the upcoming school year. Welcome, especially, to our new faculty and staff who are joining the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. We have an exciting year ahead!