1. ENGINEERING AT A GLANCE

2. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
#13 in the world, #3 among public universities, in Academic Ranking of World Universities
#7 most innovative university in the world, #1 among U.S. public institutions, according to Reuters
#7 among US universities in Milken Institute report on technology transfer

3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Campuses in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, and a world-class academic medical center
Confers more than 12,000 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees annually
56,819 students enrolled in FY 2016
4,703 Faculty Members
7 Nobel
Laureates
Among the top producers of Fulbright scholars and students in
15 MacArthur Fellows
172 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
171 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine members

4. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Third largest of UW’s 16 colleges
15% of UW students
Over 7,000 students
256 Faculty
ranked 20th in US News & World Report
Source of ½ of UW startups
$153.4M in externally funded research
Avg. $11M annual awards from industry, 10% of portfolio
128 NSF Young Investigator/Early Career Awards since 1984

5. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS & SCHOOLS
William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Human Centered Design & Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

6. FACULTY – Fall Quarter > #16, @ 258, in number of T/TT faculty
> #32 in % women 22.9%
> In 2013, UW was #13 at 22.4%
(ASEE data)

7. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

8. GRADUATE DEGREES > #27 in PhD degrees > #27 in MS degrees
> $1.25M/PhD
> Grad ranking #25
(ASEE data)

9. STRATEGIC RESEARCH AREAS
Environment
Energy
Manufacturing
Health
Infrastructure and Smart Cities
Strategic Research Areas:
Engineering and Environment
Water availability, purity and management will be the critical 21st century issue for the health and well being of global society. The Puget Sound region represents a national resource for understanding complex demands on water in ecosystems that ranges from mountains to sound to coast, and are set in social contexts ranging from rural to urban and agrarian to industrial. Major research projects in this area include:
a collaboration between the College of the Environment, the College of Engineering, and UW Tacoma that seeks to strengthen freshwater-related science, engineering, resources management, and educational capacity at the UW, and Mountains to Sea, an initiative of to catalyze and facilitate water sustainability research at UW. Mountains to Sea addresses key questions directly relevant to the Pacific Northwest; efforts which can then be translated to national and global scales. The initiative is a joint venture of interdisciplinary faculty whose research areas include hydrology, carbon cycling, fisheries, and aquatic ecology, estuarine hydrodynamics, and contaminant fate.
Engineering and Energy
The College of Engineering is helping to advance the adoption of a clean energy future by developing next generation solar energy and electrical energy storage materials, devices and systems, as well as their integration with the grid. Research centers include the Clean Energy Institute, which is accelerating the creation of a clean energy economy and will grow Washington’s capacity for a sustainable economy and environment, and the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which aims to facilitate commercialization of marine energy technology, inform regulatory and policy decisions, and close key gaps in scientific understanding with a focus on student growth and development.
Engineering and Manufacturing
Our goal is to become research leaders in next-generation advanced manufacturing to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in the State of Washington and the nation. Major projects take place at the Boeing Advanced Research Center, the Collaborative Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), the Center for Advanced Materials in Aircraft Structures (AMTAS), and the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure site (NNCI), within the Nanoengineering & Sciences program.
Engineering and Health
With the recent focus in U.S. policy on value and accountability in healthcare, there has never been a more opportune time for researchers, engineers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs to contribute to the development of medical and dental technology for the purpose of lowering costs and improving the quality of care. The Engineering Innovation in Health initiative at the UW is a program that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between engineering and the health sciences with the goal of developing technical solutions to pressing challenges in health care. Since 2013, over 200 students have participated in the program, in which teams of students are mentored by faculty from COE and SOM and industry to develop functional prototype solutions for particular health challenges.
Infrastructure and Smart Cities
We live in a time of unprecedented growth in urban populations. Rapid expansion creates significant challenges in stewarding urban network and infrastructure systems including transportation, food, water, and power to ensure that communities are resilient and sustainable. Responding to these challenges, we have a remarkable opportunity to realize innovative and groundbreaking approaches, techniques, and tools to leverage advancements in data science, sensing, communication, and infrastructure design to connect people, communities, and the urban infrastructure in new and productive ways. Research collaborations include The MetroLab Network, where the University of Washington and the City of Seattle have joined a new national network of university-city partnerships that will work on Smart City solutions, The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), which serves as an engine and showcase for transportation research, education, and workforce development in the Pacific Northwest, with local and national reach. In addition, in September 2015, UW and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) signed the Smart Cities Initiative, a formal MOU to work together on smart cities research and teaching.
Strategic Research Initiative in the College of Engineering
The Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program was developed to advance two of our strategic plan goals:
Build interdisciplinary collaborations that inspire innovation.
Focus on key global challenges where we can achieve greatest impact and excellence.
Each team receives up to $50,000 in the first year with another potential $50,000 in the second year to advance their idea. The projects are also supported through matching funds from departments and other colleges. Awards include teams from across COE and SOM, APL, AMATH and Evans School, with recent projects focusing on Engineering and Health, Smart Cities and additive manufacturing

10. RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
> UW ranks #13 nationally
(#10 among publics)
(ASEE data)

11. RECENT RESEARCH AWARDS
Developing actionable cyber defenses
Wastewater Treatment Technology
Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions
Molecular Engineering Materials Center
Kidney dialysis innovation
Post-Disaster, Rapid Response Research Facility
Novel disposable instrument-free test platform for point-of-care Ebola diagnostic
Synthetic Biology in the Cloud

12. RECENT RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Invention of a cellphone that requires no batteries
PupilScreen app can detect concussion and traumatic brain injuries in the field
Fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes
Microscope scans tumors during surgery and examines cancer biopsies in 3-D

13. ENGINEERING: ENGINE OF INNOVATION
169 of UW innovations reported from CoE in 2016 – 46% of total
237 patents filed from COE in 2016 – 57% of total
51 startups launched by COE faculty and students in
Jeeva Wireless
BiliCam
PolyDrop
Phoresa Diagnostics

14. THRIVING REGION

15. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS
University partnerships

16. DIRECT TO COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
New admission policy approved for 2018 incoming freshman class
Incoming freshman students to UW apply and are admitted into the College of Engineering
Will better engage students in an immersive engineering experience

17. INDUSTRY CAPSTONE PROGRAM
Students and companies tackle real-world, multidisciplinary engineering problems
Teams of 3-6 students work with industry mentor
Developed template IP and project agreement with CoMotion

18. CAREER CENTER @ ENGINEERING
Opened in Fall 2015
In , 6,141 students served by
538 companies came to recruit
74% of students do at least one internship

19. STUDENT CLUBS & COMPETITIONS
UW EcoCAR
EcoCAR3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition
Converting a Chevrolet Camaro into electric hybrid by 2018
Husky Robotics
Participates in University Rover Challenge
Design, build, program and test a Mars Rover in simulated missions
Hyperloop
Designing a magnetic levitation train that glides inside an evacuated tube
placed 4th in nation in Elon Musk’s competition

20. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
30 active student exchange programs
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Tsinghua University
Technical University of Berlin
18 study abroad programs for engineering credit
Bangalore, India
Hangzhou, China
Rome, Italy

21. INVESTMENTS IN THE FUTURE
Growing students, faculty & facilities to expand our impact
Continue to build relationships with industry
Industry capstone program
Career Center
Research partnerships
Global partnerships
GIX
Industry research
University partnerships
Study abroad programs