Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Researchers develop viable sodium battery

The team reports one of the best results to date for a sodium-ion battery. It is able to deliver a capacity similar to a low-end lithium-ion battery and to recharge successfully, keeping more than 80 percent of its charge after 1,000 cycles.

WSU PhD graduate Junhua Song hold a sodium-ion battery in two fingers.

Cougs helping Cougs helping others

Computer science major Dayton Dekam received a helping hand from the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Dean’s Office when he found himself overwhelmed trying to manage classes and his humanitarian work for the Air National Guard.

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Two National Guard members fill boxes with food.

Introducing students to the Palouse

An interdisciplinary WSU team has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to develop a series of courses for students to dig deeply into Palouse history and culture.

Students admire the view from atop Kamiak Butte.

Designing with wood

A group of WSU graduate architecture students had the chance to work with the building material of the future – wood – as part of their architecture studio design course.