News from School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Category: Divisions Of Engineering Mathematics

Building a rich culture for graduate students

Graduate students go through comprehensive orientation sessions, have one-to-one appointments with their advisers and meet their cohorts — all before walking into the classroom. Read the UW Bothell story to learn how the graduate programs run onboarding, including how the School of STEM encourages connections, combats common issues, and prepares graduate students to be successful.

October 6, 2021

New year, new faculty

UW Bothell welcomes new faculty on Sept. 16. From the School of STEM, join us in welcoming Assistant Teaching Professor Bill Anderson (Division of Engineering & Mathematics), Alanna Pawlak (Division of Physical Sciences), and Annuska Zolyomi (Division of Computing & Software Systems).

September 8, 2021

STEM4 one step closer to meeting region’s needs

UW Bothell and Cascadia College will increase the number of STEM students when a new building opens on campus. A ceremonial groundbreaking last month brought together representatives from both institutions along with elected officials, industry leaders, project team members and community advocates who have long championed the shared building. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

August 10, 2021

Students breathe life into big idea

A competition to reward big ideas results in a prototype that can help asthmatics breathe better all around. Dr. Pierre Mourad and Dr. Pietro Paparella with the UW Bothell School of STEM were awarded first place in the NW Innovation Resource Center’s Amazon Catalyst Competition in the city of Everett.

June 17, 2021

Makerspace prints 3D hearts for biology lab

School of STEM science lab managers collaborated with the Makerspace to print 3D anatomically correct human hearts for Dr. Salwa Al-Noori’s Biology lab students to study at home during the pandemic. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

April 26, 2021

E&M spring newsletter, The Juncture, from Interim Chair Dr. Linda Simonsen

A spring 2021 news update from the Division of Engineering & Mathematics Interim Chair and Professor Dr. Linda Simonsen. Read the message and access the spring 2021 divisional newsletter, The Juncture, to see the latest news from award recognition and innovations in teaching and student advising tools to new staff hires and SPOT ambassadors.

April 26, 2021

Robin Angotti’s path to faculty senate chair

The chair of the faculty senate serves as the voice of the faculty for the tri-campus University of Washington system. Dr. Robin Angotti is the first UW Bothell faculty member to serve as faculty senate chair. Read about Dr. Angotti's story on her path through hire eduction to becoming faculty senate chair.

April 16, 2021

Ambassadors from the land of STEM

A new cohort of student ambassadors from the University of Washington Bothell will be reaching out to community college students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math to let them know they’re welcome in the land of STEM. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

April 9, 2021

Ocean noise and animal bioacoustics research and mentoring

As a researcher and associate professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Shima Abadi focuses on acoustical signal processing with an emphasis on ocean noise and animal bioacoustics. Dr. Abadi integrates her research with outreach, teaching, and curriculum development to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, engage undergraduate students in research, and train graduate students to be the next generation of researchers in her field.

April 9, 2021