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University of Washington Bothell mathematics major John Michael Bush finished near the top in the annual Kryptos Cryptanalysis Challenge that attracted 143 students from across the country to the contest at Central Washington University.

The UW Bothell Cryptocurrency Club brings together students interested in digital currencies and the underlying blockchain technology. The club shares ideas, brings speakers to campus and make contacts that can lead to jobs. Future activities include a cryptocurrency festival and mining a new coin.

Pierre D. Mourad is the recipient of the University of Washington Bothell's 2018 Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award. Mourad is a professor in the Division of Engineering and Mathematics in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics. 

A cybersecurity expert outlined the challenges of advancing technology and introduced research by four University of Washington Bothell faculty members to an audience of alumni and others at Chateau Ste. Michelle. 

UW Bothell researchers in engineering, materials and biology have a powerful new tool in a scanning electron microscope installed in Discovery Hall. Seungkeun Choi’s research team is using it to develop organic solar cell technology. 

Interactive media design students created a cardboard box with an iPad showing people living on the streets and quotes about homelessness. They put the “Inside the Box” project on the campus promenade, using art to illuminate a social issue.

Nearly 100,000 gamers and comics lovers of all kinds flocked to Emerald City Comic Con March 1-4, including a group of students from the University of Washington Bothell’s Digital Future Lab (DFL) who hosted six panels on diversifying the industry. 

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Washington Bothell nearly $367,000 to support undergraduate research into biomedical technology. Undergraduates will have the opportunity to join three faculty members developing microbiosensors coupled with wireless transmission.

Anna Kirchan, a double major in electrical engineering and chemistry, received a Mary Gates scholarship to support research led by UW Bothell Assistant Professor Seungkeun Choi. The research might lead to a small sensor that could monitor glucose from a diabetic’s sweat.

About 20 women students from the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics took part in the latest Women in Engineering Trek. Visiting locally based companies helped students see there are career opportunities with engineering and computing companies that want to employ more women.