The team, coached by School of Design and Construction Director Jason Peschel, recently placed third in the commercial category of the largest U.S. construction management competition.
As part of the approximately $500,000 award, Dominic Scalise is working to develop a robust, DNA computer that can be readily programmed to execute several tasks.
As holder of the Bob Ferguson Endowed Professorship, Schulz will conduct research related to the clean energy goals of the Institute for Northwest Energy Futures.
The inventor of the technology used in 3D printing and WSU alumnus, Scott Crump told a group of WSU Tri‑Cities engineering and business students that in order to invent new things, you have to break the rules.
Many WSU studies that caught the media’s attention seemed to involve human pleasures, and their consequences, a focus that may reflect the global, post-pandemic mood.
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.