A WSU Tri-Cities civil engineering team, armed with a new $300,000 grant, is pursuing a cost-effective, sustainable grout to contain contamination at the Hanford nuclear site.
Successful applicants will work with faculty at WSU and scientists at PNNL while completing their graduate coursework, and gain hands‑on research experience with PNNL scientists.
Engineering, communication and business students are working together as part of an effort to explore greater opportunities for interdisciplinary studies.
Taiji Miyasaka, professor in the WSU School of Design and Construction, is creating three spherical sculptures, including a 13‑foot inhabitable structure made of clay and wood.
Sheikh Nijam Ali received his Ph.D. in December and has authored or coauthored more than 20 IEEE publications, holds a U.S. patent with Mitsubishi, and serves as a reviewer of several professional journals.
The endowed chair supports WSU’s teaching and research in the fundamentals of power engineering, including electromagnetics, controls, communication theory, high voltage materials and practice.