Cassini spacecraft destruction bittersweet end for WSU alum
Robert FrankBy Brett Stav, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
PULLMAN, Wash. – David Atkinson knew his job would eventually end in a ball of flames. » More …
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Improved food packaging will extend shelf life
Cynthia King
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researcher Shyam Sablani has received a $450,000 grant to develop plastic packaging that will extend the shelf life of prepared food up to five years. » More …
Retired NASA Apollo engineer receives WSU alumni award
Cynthia King
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Cline W. Frasier, a retired NASA engineer and manager of two family farms in Washington, was honored May 4 with the Washington State University Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to transportation safety, including in U.S. manned spacecraft, and his support of WSU scholarships. » More …
NASA funds student’s study of fueling space exploration
Cynthia KingBy Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
PULLMAN, Wash. – When mechanical engineering student Carl Bunge was 3 years old, his brother and sister convinced him he was an alien born from an egg his parents found in a field. » More …
NASA grant to improve fluid flow in outer space
Cynthia KingBy Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern
PULLMAN, Wash. – Future astronauts may boldly go farther than ever before, thanks to research at Washington State University recently funded by NASA to study fluids in space. » More …
WSU a finalist in NASA mission to Mars competition
Cynthia King
PULLMAN, Wash. – A student team from Washington State University is in New York this week as one of 30 national finalists in NASA’s $2.5 million 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge to design an environment for Mars exploration using robotics and 3D printers. » More …
Launch of NASA carbon observatory a success
Cynthia King
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A rocket carrying a NASA satellite lit up the pre-dawn skies Wednesday on a mission to track atmospheric carbon dioxide, the chief culprit behind global warming. » More …
Researchers await launch of NASA carbon observatory
Cynthia KingBy Tina Hilding, College of Engineering & Architecture
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have been heavily involved in the design, development and testing of a NASA observatory set to launch at 2:56 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. » More …
Humans and robots team up for high-tech fruit harvest
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Conceptual human-machine interface for collaborative fruit identification. (Image by Manoj
Karkee and Mark De Kleine, WSU)
Sensors measure force and pressure during hand picking
of apple. (Photo by Long He, WSU)
PROSSER, Wash. – With a bumper crop of apples expected this season, many Washington tree fruit growers dream of a day when automated technology helps bring in the harvest. Manoj Karkee, assistant professor with the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems at Washington State University, believes that day will soon be here.
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Physics major selected by NASA to share the stars
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PULLMAN – WSU physics undergraduate Sarah Myers has the opportunity to share her passion with others as part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) celebrations.
Myers has been selected as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington state student ambassador for IYA2009. NASA chose 52 undergraduate and graduate students from across the country to reach out in their local communities and teach the public about our solar system and beyond.
As part of her duties, Myers is visiting school classrooms as well as arranging star parties at the Jewett Observatory and shows at … » More …