Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Summer research brings undergraduates to WSU

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Nearly 60 undergraduates from around the country have arrived at Washington State University for unique summer research experiences working with faculty mentors on a wide variety of projects.

Grad studies crowned with research, mentoring success

By Amir Gilmore, Graduate School PULLMAN, Wash. – Inspired by her Washington State University professor and mentor, recent doctoral graduate Chrystal Quisenberry applied dedication and hard work to her cartilage research and to helping other students. For her devotion to scholarship and public service, she recently received the WSU Association of Faculty Women’s Harriett B. […]

Researchers improve biosensors to detect E. coli

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed a portable biosensor that makes it easier to detect harmful bacteria.

Student research supports LIGO, flight, bone development

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Three undergraduate students were awarded $3,000 research grants from Washington River Protection Solutions as part of the Chancellor’s Summer Scholars Program at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

Green blacktop fights polluted water runoff

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PUYALLUP, Wash. – To save paradise, John Stark paved a parking lot. Next he hopes to do it to a highway.

Mars rover team wins second in international competition

By Randy Bolerjack, WSU Everett EVERETT, Wash. – The rust-colored badlands of the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah became a proving ground for aspiring engineers from around the world over the weekend. And at the end, students from the Washington State University North Puget Sound at Everett Mars rover team stood on the second-place […]

Researchers shed light on important catalyst structure

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Volkswagen’s disgrace last year for altering software to pass emissions tests highlighted a problem for the auto industry: People want vehicles that are both non-polluting and fuel efficient, but they are difficult to produce with current technologies.

Inland waterways emit more carbon than expected

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found that greenhouse-gas emissions from lakes and inland waterways may be as much as 45 percent greater than previously thought.