Dean’s Letters

ZDNet highlighted Arda Gozen’sbiosensor research.

Roland Chen and Bernard Van Wie received funding from the Samuel H. and Patricia W. Smith Teaching and Learning Endowment.

Recent bioengineering grad Lars Neuenschwander’s experience with a program that performs life-changing surgeries in Guatemala was featured in Washington State Magazine.

Ali Hajbabaie’s research on smarter traffic signals was highlighted in Washington State Magazine.

Omar Al-Hassawi offered natural tips on how to beat the heat this summer in the WSU Insider.

Students of Amanda Hohner, Richard Watts, and Ph.D. candidate Mehnaz Shams recently competed in the Waste-management Education Research Consortium (WERC) Environmental Design Contest.

Mani Venkatasubramanian has been appointed as director of the Energy Systems Innovation Center.

John Swensen and graduate students Mahdieh Babaiasl and Fan Yang are creating waterjet-based, steerable needles that could give doctors more accuracy and control and reduce tissue damage in many common, non-invasive medical procedures.

Jacob Leachman has received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Army to demonstrate a liquid hydrogen-powered UAV and refueling system.

Matt Engels, a Ph.D. student who has been working with Professor Scott Hudson, is lead author of a paper on the research that improves the software used to track thousands of near-Earth asteroids and comets in the July issue of Astronomy and Computing.

Earlier this year, Voiland College began requiring mandatory online safety trainings for the first time. I’d like to express my appreciation to the many faculty and staff who have taken these important courses. I believe we all benefit from an improved safety culture in the college and that these programs every day are making our laboratories and classrooms safer for our students and colleagues. Thank you!

Taiji Miyasaka and David Drake’s simple way to recycle and reuse a major source of waste from buildings earned them a 2019 R+D Award from Architect Magazine.

Susmita Bose’s new curcumin-based drug delivery system was featured in a story by the Daily Evergreen.

Xiao Zhang and Amir Ameli’s research on “green” alternatives to Styrofoam was highlighted in Science News for Students.