ME Seminar: Ramulu Mamidala, UW Mechanical Engineering
We are pleased to welcome Ramulu Mamidala, the Boeing-Pennell Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering, for a seminar.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Taiyi Feng
Committee Members: Dayong Gao| Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ruidong Ma| Committee Member | Northeastern University, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Taiyi Feng. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
ME Seminar: Johannes E. Fröch, UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
We are pleased to welcome Johannes E. Fröch of UW Electrical & Computer Engineering for an ME seminar.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Renao Yan
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Renao Yan. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Thomas Chu
Supervisory Committee members: Xu Chen| Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Amir Taghvaei | GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Santosh Devasia | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Steve Shen | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Thomas Chu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
ME Seminar: Mohammad Malakooti, UW Mechanical Engineering
We are pleased to welcome ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti for a seminar.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD General Examination: Marina Ruediger
Supervisory Committee Members: Ashis Banerjee| Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Abhishek Gupta | GSR | Department of Computer Science and Engineering , Santosh Devasia | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Aaron Marburg| Committee Member | UW Physics Laboratory.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Marina Ruediger. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Race, Disability & Technology Initiative: A community conversation
Spark new ideas | Collaborate | Discuss future work
We invite researchers and community partners to our annual convening of the Race, Disability, and Technology Initiative. Current and past grantees will discuss their research and community partnerships, and together we’ll brainstorm possible new topics and avenues of research. There will also be a short overview of RDT grant opportunities.
Register by October 28 so we have enough food for all.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: 371. Accessibility Contact: create-contact@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: UW faculty, students, staff investigating the intersection of race, disability, and technology.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. ECE Graduate MSEE & PhD Daytime Program Info Session
Are you an Engineering, Math or Physical Sciences student interested in graduate school in Electrical and Computer Engineering? If so, please join us to learn more about the daytime MSEE and Ph.D. in ECE programs. Current advisers will be available to answer questions!
Please use the Zoom Link to RSVP.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/qBjst-J7RimWSgbVpCfhBQ. Campus room: via Zoom. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Prospective Graduate Students.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.ece.uw.edu. ECE Graduate MSEE & PhD Daytime Program Info Session
Are you an Engineering, Math or Physical Sciences student interested in graduate school in Electrical and Computer Engineering? If so, please join us to learn more about the daytime MSEE and Ph.D. in ECE programs. Current advisers will be available to answer questions!
Please use the Zoom Link to RSVP.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/DCXb9z9gSrqAdR2h7elCPg. Campus room: via Zoom. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Prospective Graduate Students.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.ece.uw.edu. PhD Final Examination: Ziyuan Wang
Dissertation Title:
An Efficient and Effective Electromagnetic Rewarming Platform for Cryopreservation
Supervisory Committee Members: Dayong Gao |Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Yinhai Wang | GSR | Department of Civil And Environmental Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Zhiquan Shu | Committee Member | School of Engineering & Technology - UW Tacoma , Ming Chen | Committee Member | The Boeing Company.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ziyuan Wang. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Youngshang Han
Supervisory Committee Members: Mohammad Malakooti | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Karl Bohringer | GSR | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Junlan Wang | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jie Xiao | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Youngshang Han. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
MechEngr Capstone Preview Fair
Are you an ME undergraduate graduating this year and searching for a capstone design project to fulfill your degree requirements?
Come preview the capstone design projects available this year. Featuring projects from local industry sponsors, such as Boeing, PACCAR, and others, local community organizations, ME faculty sponsors, and , registered student organizations. Sponsors and mentors will be available to describe their projects and answer questions. There will be no formal presentations - join for whatever times you are available.
Industry-sponsored projects are a unique opportunity to work with professional engineers from industry on a relevant engineering challenge the company is facing. Projects would run over winter and spring quarters, allowing for opportunities to get into prototyping and testing.
The project client representatives attending do not have input on which specific individuals are placed on the project, only the specific skills mix the team should have. You do NOT need to bring your…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum. Accessibility Contact: epatten@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Mechanical Engineering Seniors.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CREATE-HuskyADAPT Panel Discussion
Details TBA. Stay tuned for speakers and topics.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Paul G. Allen Center For Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). Campus room: Gates Commons. Accessibility Contact: apfist8@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Student Activities. Target Audience: UW students interested in accessibility.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
PhD General Examination: Makenzie Pitts
Supervisory Committee Members: Katherine Steele | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brody Foy | GSR | Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , Michelle Hickner | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Christine Agresta | Committee Member | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Mackenzie Pitts. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
BARC Seminar: Agnes Blom-Schieber
We are pleased to welcome Agnes Blom-Schieber from The Boeing Company for a BARC lecture.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Madeleine McCreary
Committee Members: Katherine Steele | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ariel Rokem | Committee Member | Department of Psychology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Madeleine McCreary. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Shawn Kim
Committee Members: Jaehyun Chung | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lucas Meza | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Younghoon Kwon | Committee Member | UW Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Shawn Kim. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Gan Gao
Dissertation Title:
Computational processing of open-top light-sheet microscopy datasets for guiding treatment decisions
Supervisory Committee Members: Jonathan Liu |Committee Chair | Stanford University and Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ruikang Wang | GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Duane Storti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Gan Gao. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Keith Neale
Committee Members: Lucas Meza | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mohammad Malakooti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Aniruddh Vashisth | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Vipin Kumar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Keith Neale. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
ME Chair's Distinguished Industry Lecture: Carl Hergart, PACCAR
The Chair's Distinguished Industry Lecture Series is designed to expose faculty and students to the latest trends, research and problems facing a particular industry today; and for industry leaders to present their perspective on these engineering challenges.
This series is free and open to public. ME students and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G106. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.