PhD Final Examination: Robert Serafin
Dissertation Title: Computational Methods for Nondestructive 3D Pathology, Supervisory Committee Members: Jonathan Liu | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michael Haffner |GSR | Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Committee Member| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lawrence True | Committee Member |Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Rob Serafin. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Greg Guymon
Dissertation Title: Advancing Additive Nanomanufacturing of Quantum Optoelectronics, Supervisory Committee Members: Devin Mackenzie | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Daniel Gamelin |GSR | Department of Chemistry , Junlan Wang | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Arka Majumdar| Committee Member| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Greg Guymon. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Yu-Jen (Howard) Cheng
Supervisory Committee Members: Jae-Hyun Chung | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xiaohu Gao |GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Dayong Gao | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jonathan Posner| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Younghoon Kwon | Committee Member| UW Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Howard Cheng. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
ME Seminar: Keith Neeves, University of Colorado Denver
We are pleased to welcome Keith Neeves, professor at University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Center, for an ME seminar.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G109. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
CREATE/HuskyADAPT Research Showcase
A showcase of research led by CREATE and HuskyADAPT members, where students highlight their work and showcase a variety of individual and team projects. Research showcases bring industry and community partners — leaders working and living in the disability and accessibility space — together with faculty and student researchers. We expect over 20 posters and presentations this year.
The research showcase closes out CREATE Community Day, an annual half-day forum for discussing the concerns about and approaches to sustainable accessibility research.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: Zillow Conference Room, 4th floor. Accessibility Contact: kqvoss@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Meetings. Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: CREATE community and affiliates.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. MS Thesis Presentation: Tommy Zhang
Thesis Title: Automated Holographic Optical Tweezers for Micro-Structure Assembly, Supervisory Committee Members: Ashis Banerjee | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Santosh Devasia | Committee Member| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Sawyer Fuller | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, ECE 303
Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99117379957.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Michael Bi
Committee members: Santosh Devasia | Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ji-Eun Kim | Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering , Steve Shen | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Chen | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Joseph Garbini | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Michael Bi. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, June 2, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
MS Thesis Presentation: Nicholas Ozanich
Thesis Title: Validation of an Ultrasound-Embedded Shoe for Measuring Plantar Tissue Properties, Supervisory Committee Members: William R. Ledoux | Committee Chair | CLiMB and Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michael Bailey | Committee Member| APL and Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Daniel Leotta | Committee Member | APL,
MEB 102
Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/8538002993.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, June 2, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
MS Thesis Presentation: Nicholas Guimond
Thesis Title: Autonomous Capture of Submerged Plastic Bags, Supervisory Committee Members: Aaron Marburg | Committee Chair | Applied Physics Laboratory , Howard Chizek | Committee Member| Department of Electrical Engineering , Ashis Banerjee | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, MEB 259
Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94382820309.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
ME Alumni Chat: Sally Jewell
We are pleased to welcome Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama and former CEO of REI, for an ME Fireside Chat.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building G109. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Mechanical Engineering Capstone Exposition
We are pleased to invite you to the
Mechanical Engineering Department's Capstone Exposition!
Tuesday, June 3, 2:30–4:30 PM PDT
HUB North Ballroom
Mechanical engineering undergraduates will showcase their capstone design projects through posters, prototypes, exhibits, and demos. Join students, industry mentors and sponsors, and the ME community in celebrating their hard work and achievements.
Students have been working on their projects for the past two quarters. There is a wide range of projects, including ones sponsored by companies, hosted by faculty, and proposed by students. Many of the teams are interdisciplinary.
The event will include awards and prizes, including the results of an image contest and exhibit judging by experienced engineers. Refreshments will be provided. For parking information or to request accessibility accommodations, please register for the event and then email Prof. Eli Patten.
Students will be setting up their exhibits between 1:00 and 2:00. Between 2:00 and 2:30 capstone…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB, North Ballroom. Accessibility Contact: epatten@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Target Audience: Broader ME community, including students, faculty, industry mentors and sponsors, and friends&family.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
2025 Engineering Innovation in Health Spring Symposium
We are pleased to invite you to the 2025 Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) Spring Symposium. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Samuel R. Browd, M.D. Ph.D. Founder of Proprio, UW Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, and Attending Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Seattle Children's.
Nine interdisciplinary student teams are collaborating with clinical and industry partners to define and address unmet challenges in healthcare. Please join us for an evening of lightning pitches, poster presentations, and live demos to see the teams progress over the past year.
Lightning pitches will start at 4:30 pm. Free food and beverages will be provided at the event.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 160 Lyceum. Accessibility Contact: Shawn Swanson, sshawn@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Student Activities.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
MS Thesis Presentation: Vidit Tambi
Thesis Title: Study of Fracture Toughness and Notch Toughness under Impact loading of Electron Beam Melted Ti6Al4V alloy, Supervisory Committee Members: Ramulu Mamidala| Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Dan Sanders | Committee Member | Vice President, Sugino Machine Ltd. MEB 235
Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93999258560?pwd=ukziWsC7PHqEYou3aROGGhh0cwBGXD.1 (Meeting ID: 939 9925 8560 Passcode: 726667).
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Samuel Schneider
, Committee members: Steve Brunton | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Duane Storti| Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Chen | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Sam Schneider. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Benjamin Price
Committee members: Igor Novosselov | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Santosh Devasia | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alberto Aliseda| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alexander Mamishev | Committee Member | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Benjamin Price. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Nicole Gunderson
Committee members: Eric Seibel | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle Hickner | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Steven Brunton | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nicole Gunderson. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Gautam Jalori
Committee Members: Alberto Aliseda | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Duane Storti | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michael Barbour | Committee Member | Seattle Children's, and Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Gautam Jalori. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.