The researcher received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award for his work using 3D printing to create novel materials combining solids and liquids.
A 3D-printed, wearable health monitor developed by WSU researchers was shown to reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise.
A robotic gripper developed by WSU researchers was able to successfully grab more than 87.5% of the apples in an orchard without damaging the fruit.
Kyle Yoshida has received a Washington Research Foundation fellowship to study human-robot interactions and agricultural robotics — work that he hopes to bring someday to his home in Hawaii.
The fellowship will provide WSU graduate student Ian Wells with up to five years of support for early-stage space technology research as well as summer internships at one of NASA’s space centers.
Crimson Robotics recently held its spring Crimson Bot Brawl, where students create fighting robots and put them to a test in a tournament.
Sonja Sargent Sparks started life over again in her thirties as an engineering PhD student. Her success has earned her a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Prashanta Dutta received the 2024 Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award for his work in designing, developing, and disseminating desktop learning modules.
Amit Bandyopadhyay, Boeing Distinguished Professor in WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society.
Engineering professors Xianming Shi and Jinwen Zhang have been honored as senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. They will both be formally inducted in June.