UW Engineering Departments at a Glance
Aeronautics & Astronautics »-
Office: 211 Guggenheim Hall (map), (206) 543-1950 Chair: Adam P. Bruckner Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Aerospace Engineering, PhD Intro: Designs, develops, tests, and produces aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellites. Subjects include aerodynamics, aircraft and spacecraft design, flight dynamics and controls, structural analysis and design, and aircraft and spacecraft propulsion. 
Bioengineering »-
Office: 107 W.H. Foege Bioengineering Building (map), (206) 685-2000 Chair: Paul Yager Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Medical Engineering, PhD Intro: Invents the future of healthcare. Subjects include distributed diagnosis and home healthcare (D2H2), engineered biomaterials and tissue engineering, molecular bioengineering and nanotechnology, medical imaging and image-guided therapy, and computational and integrative bioengineering.
Chemical Engineering »| Office: | 105 Benson Hall (map), (206) 543-2250 |
| Chair: | Eric Stuve |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Transforms raw materials into useful products. Subjects include petroleum, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, environmental engineering, consumer products, biotechnology, electronic materials, nuclear chemical engineering, polymers, composites, colloids, and interfaces. |
Civil & Environmental Engineering »| Office: | 201 More Hall (map), (206) 543-2390 |
| Chair: | Craig Benson |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Plans, designs, constructs and manages facilities such as airports, buildings, bridges, dams, water, and sewage systems. Subjects include structures, transportation, environmental engineeering, geotechnical engineering, construction, and water resources, hydrology and hydraulic systems. |
Computer Science & Engineering »| Office: | AC101 Paul G. Allen Center (map), (206) 543-1695 |
| Chair: | Hank Levy |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Designs and implements both hardware and software computer systems. Subjects include ubiquitous computing and embedded systems; networking; operating systems; databases and data mining; software engineering; graphics, vision and animation; artifical intelligence and robotics; computational biology; and technology in education. |
Electrical Engineering »| Office: | AE100R Paul G. Allen Center (map), (206) 221-5270 |
| Chair: | Leung Tsang |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Designs, produces, and operates devices and systems that use electric and electromagnetic energy for sensing, processing, visualizing and use of information. Subjects include circuits, systems and controls (robotics); signal and image processing; electronics, electronic devices, and photonics; computers; energy systems; electromagnetics and optics. |
Industrial Engineering »| Office: | G10 Mechanical Engineering Building (map), (206) 543-1427 |
| Chair: | Richard Storch |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Designs effective ways to improve the use of materials, people, machines, and energy in manufacturing and other industries. Subjects include business aspects of engineering; building layouts and equipment selection; financial planning and cost control systems; manufacturing productivity improvement; and statistical quality control, linear optimization, and stochastic modelling. |
Materials Science & Engineering »| Office: | 302 Roberts Hall (map), (206) 543-2600 |
| Chair: | Alex Jen |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Develops new materials, process methods, equipment, and material uses. Subjects include biomimetics and biomaterials; ceramic properties; composite materials; electronic, optical and magnetic materials; materials characterization, chemistry, modelling; metals & alloys; and polymers. |
Mechanical Engineering »| Office: | 143 Mechanical Engineering Building (map), (206) 543-5090 |
| Chair: | Mark Tuttle |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD |
| Intro: | Design and manufacturing of mechanical devices and systems. Subjects include conversion of thermal, chemical, solar, and wind energies into mechanical energy through engines and other power plants; design and manufacturing processes, especially as applied to transportation systems (airplanes, automobiles, trucks, etc); application of engineering principles to the study of biological systems; ultra-high precision system dynamics and control; and analytical numerical, and experimental fluid and structural analysis. |
Technical Communication »| Office: | 14 Loew Hall (map), (206) 543-2567 |
| Chair: | Jan Spyridakis |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Master of Science in Technical Communication, Master's in Technical Japanese, PhD |
| Intro: | Combines visual, analytical, and language skills with knowledge of printed publications, computers, audio-visual communications, and media. Subjects include technical manuals, on-line help systems, multi-media educational materials, web design, and technical Japanese. |