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.
The $2.4 million federal grant supports a WSU-led team in preparing the power grid for the changing world of electricity production, including greater renewable generation.
The first cohort of graduates from the Energy Conscious Construction certificate program are hoping to use their training to design and build more efficient and less carbon-polluting homes.
Du will lead the institute with WSU’s Anamika Dubey. The AGI is comprised of scientists, faculty, and students from both WSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The American Society of Interior Designers grant will enable WSU researchers to study how LED lighting in classrooms affects children with autism spectrum disorder.
WSU will name the welcome center at the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture’s Schweitzer Engineering Hall in honor of Coughlin, who kicked off fundraising efforts nearly three years ago.
Prashanta Dutta received the 2024 Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award for his work in designing, developing, and disseminating desktop learning modules.
New planning tools developed by WSU researchers could someday help power grid planners and operators better prepare for extreme weather events that are expected from climate change.