School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

The WSU associate professor was recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his reputation and service in his field.

Scott Crump, co‑founder of the 3D‑printing company, Stratasys, will speak on “Adventures in Disruption: Inventing the First 3D Printer” on Feb. 2 at WSU Pullman and Feb. 3 at WSU Tri‑Cities.

The team is one of 20 from throughout the country to receive the $75,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award makes them eligible for the second phase of the $5.1 million competition.

Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at WSU, are the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be created.

WSU researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible.

Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them, according to a WSU study.

A novel surgical implant developed by WSU researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests.

This year’s list of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers include WSU experts in business, chemistry, Earth science, engineering, food, and medicine.

WSU researchers have been awarded a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to improve the efficiency of automated apple harvesting robotics.

A WSU research team received a $1.9 million grant to develop a paper sensor that will help scientists gather information on people’s smoke exposure to wildfires.