Alumni News
Mon, 04/15/2024
From clubs to careers
ME students, alums and faculty share how clubs can lead to successful careers.
Mon, 01/22/2024
A healthy collaboration
ME students and faculty partner with UW Medicine to create devices that can treat multi-organ failure and improve catheter safety.
Mon, 12/11/2023
Monitoring for marine life
A team is testing new methods to assess the potential impacts of tidal turbines on marine mammals.
Mon, 12/04/2023
EAB engages with industry and alums at Blue Origin, NASA
The ME External Advisory Board visited with alumni and strengthened industry connections at Blue Origin’s Orbital Launch Site and the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Mon, 11/06/2023
Spotlighting veterans in the ME community
Two alums with service experience share ME’s role in their career journeys.
Mon, 08/21/2023 | Forbes
ME alums named 30 Under 30 Seattle
The Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Seattle list include ME alums who cofounded startups Aquagga and CathConnect.
Tue, 03/28/2023
Meet Ben Hempstead
The ME alum reflects on his time at the UW, his career and his role on the department’s Executive Advisory Board.
Tue, 01/24/2023 | UW College of Engineering
ME alum receives 2023 Diamond Award
Steve Chisholm (B.S.,'86) received a 2023 Diamond Award from the College of Engineering.
Wed, 11/09/2022
Shining a light on 3D pathology researchers
Meet three former researchers from the Molecular Biophotonics Laboratory, led by ME Professor Jonathan Liu, who are bringing their skills to unique fields.
Tue, 02/22/2022
Mechanical engineers in tech
What do mechanical engineers do in the world of tech? ME alumni at Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle share their career stories and advice.
Thu, 04/08/2021
Alumni on board
A Q&A with Anders Brown, outgoing chair of ME’s External Advisory Board.
Mon, 08/24/2020 | UW College of Engineering
Engineering STARS
ME alumna Ewurama Karikari and other STARS graduates fill us in on what they’ve been up to since receiving their engineering degrees.
Thu, 06/18/2020 | UW Alumni Association
Naresh Goyal’s passion for education
The Goyal Family Endowed Scholarship honors the legacy of Naresh "Nick" Goyal (BSME, '72) and offers students the same opportunity Naresh had – to pursue an engineering degree and gain an education that will last a lifetime.
Mon, 08/12/2019 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Research impact
Elizabeth Rasmussen is developing a clean, scalable approach to synthesizing advanced materials, setting the stage for innovation in batteries, targeted drug delivery and more.
Wed, 07/03/2019 | UW Mechanical Engineering
An engineering STAR
Ewurama Karikari shares how the UW STARS program helped her transform her passions for math and robotics into a mechanical engineering mechatronics degree.
Fri, 06/28/2019 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Class of ’69 grads honored at ME’s 2019 graduationClass of 1969 graduates were honored with a 50th reunion reception and recognized during ME’s graduation ceremony.
Mon, 03/11/2019 | Columns
Character: Inventor Billy Price takes it ‘one foot at a time’ME alum Billy Price, ’02, is the founder of BILLY Footwear, an easy-on shoe design using zippers and making life easier for kids and individuals with disabilities.
Fri, 03/01/2019
Space architect
Architectural designer and ME student Makoto Eyre talks about returning to school for a second bachelor’s degree to pursue his passion: designing human environments in space.
Mon, 02/11/2019
Passion never rests
ME senior Karli Berger shares how she’s balanced her passions for mentorship and teambuilding with mechatronics and cheer.
Wed, 01/09/2019
Mechanical engineers in health careThree alumni working in health care reflect on their career pathways and share advice for current students interested in this ever-growing field.
Mon, 08/20/2018
Research + outreach
At the intersection of biomechanics and neural engineering, Ph.D. student Gaurav Mukherjee is exploring how to develop machines that improve the quality of human life while also making time for K-12 STEM outreach.
Mon, 08/13/2018 | Columns Magazine
A study in persistenceFor the UW's new Nanoengineering & Molecular Sciences Building, ME alumnus Dennis Edmondson designed a stud that combined the thermal features of wood with the strength of steel.
Mon, 06/18/2018 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Class of ’68 grads honored at ME’s 2018 graduationAt this year's ME graduation ceremony, in addition to awarding nearly 135 bachelor's degrees, 115 master's and 15 doctoral degrees, the department honored ME grads from the Class of '68 in a 50-year reunion.
Tue, 06/12/2018 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Secrets of the skyIn this novel course, Boeing engineers and Mechanical Engineering faculty partner to teach students how to design commercial airplanes.
Sat, 05/26/2018 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Climate research pioneerA 2018 UW Engineering Diamond Award recipient, alumna Tami Bond has pioneered efforts to better understand black carbon’s environmental impact.