Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

March 22: Women of Distinction lunch, symposium, film

PULLMAN, Wash. – Eight women will be honored at the Washington State University 2016 Woman of the Year and Women of Distinction Recognition Luncheon and Symposium. Held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, in the CUB ballroom, the theme will be “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”

Students mix brawn and brains for wrestling success

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities students Joseph Traverso and Robert Mendoza credit intellectual as well as physical preparation for their recent top finishes at the Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship, which qualified them for the National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships March 10-12.

Efficient walls made from trash showcased at expo

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Energy-saving walls made from trash will be viewed by as many as 30,000 people next month in Washington, D.C., where Washington State University students will present their TrashWall project at the National Sustainable Design Expo.

WSU students take first at UW health product contest

PULLMAN, Wash. – Two Washington State University student entrepreneurs won first place and $10,000 in the inaugural, regional Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) at the University of Washington on March 3. They were the only non-UW affiliated entrepreneurs among the 18 finalist teams that pitched ideas to more than 100 judges from business and health science […]

Two earn awards for non-tenure track teaching

PULLMAN, Wash. – Clinical assistant professors Lisa Carloye and Karl Olsen will receive the annual President’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Non-tenure Track Faculty at the Celebrating Excellence Recognition Banquet on March 25.

March 10: Energy summit a glimpse of future smart grid

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers and industry leaders from around the U.S. will gather in Spokane this week for a glimpse of the future smart electric power grid.

Young researcher award funds data science, analysis

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Computer science professor Assefaw Gebremedhin has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for exceptional researchers at the beginning of their careers.

Students hope to save lives with medical product design

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University engineering students Emily Willard and Katherine Brandenstein are hoping to save lives someday with a product they’ve developed to make injections safer in the developing world. Willard is from Everett, Wash., and Brandenstein from Woodinville, Wash.