Monthly Archives: January 2025

Apply to be an Emerging Leader in Engineering (ELE) with the college of engineering

Posted on by
Reply

Hi folks,

Please consider applying to be one of the College of Engineering’s Emerging Leaders in Engineering (ELE) for next academic year (AY 2025-26). We consider these to be VERY important positions of influence in getting new students aware of and interested in civil and environmental engineering. I would LOVE to see at least 20 departmental students apply for these spots. So long as your graduation date is Spring 2026 or later, you are eligible to apply. That means even if you are a sophomore or freshman right now, you can apply!  This is a great way to give back to the community and do one of those memorable college things that are not required, but definitely rewarding.

Apply here: https://www.engr.washington.edu/student/leadership-programs

Applications are due January 20th, 2025

Further information

You can apply to any of these three types of ELEs:

In all cases, no previous experience is required. And, they pay you for doing these things!

Please consider doing this. We need YOU.

Invitation to presentation and discussion on Accelerating Energy and Climate Progress

Posted on by
Reply

Dear students,

Please find below an invitation to a presentation by the co-founder (and myself) of a new organization called OpenMinds, focused on the dual challenge of increasing energy demand and the need to urgently decarbonize.  This is a group of leaders from across sectors, but particularly in the energy sector and I’ve been enormously impressed and encouraged by their engagement in the issues and their agency to effect change.

Date: Jan 30
Time: 3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Founders Hall 170

Maya Tolstoy (Dean of the College of the Environment) & Frank Hodge (Dean of the Foster School of Business) invite you to an exclusive presentation with David Baldwin, founder of OpenMinds and Dean Tolstoy to discuss, “Accelerating Climate and Energy Progress”, and to explain what OpenMinds is doing to address the dual challenge of meeting increasing energy demand, while also addressing the urgent need to decarbonize.  This is an incredible opportunity to engage directly with a leading voice in energy transition and climate action. A question and answer session will follow.

Please RSVP here.

2025 Summer Paid Internship Opportunity: Work with a NOAA Scientist and Learn to Integrate Mathematics and Fisheries Science

Posted on by
Reply

Hello Students,

Summer Internship Opportunity: Work with a NOAA Scientist and Learn to Integrate Mathematics and Fisheries Science

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and the University of Washington request applications for students in the Mathematical Sciences for a summer internship at the NWFSC. Interns will spend summer (~16 June – 15 September) working on a research project that integrates mathematics with the science that informs fishery managers. A stipend of $6,300 will be provided from the Usha and S. Rao Varanasi SAFS Faculty Endowment for Student Support, the NWFSC, and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS). The successful applicant will also be provided with office space at the NWFSC or SAFS and a NWFSC mentor.

Although any projects related to sustainable management of west coast fish resources would be considered, the following projects are already available and mentors identified, which each of these projects looking for two or more interns this year:

  1. Combining survey data to quantify spatiotemporal variation in fish populations across the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

Mentors: Eric Ward (NWFSC), Kelli Johnson (NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology), Kiva Oken (NWFSC), Chantel Wetzel (NWFSC), Sean Anderson (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Lewis Barnett (Alaska Fisheries Science Center).

  1. Development of machine- and deep-learning models for processing remote-sensing data.

Mentor: Eli Holmes (NWFSC).

For more information on these projects contact the primary NWFSC mentors (Eric Ward: eric.ward@noaa.gov; Eli Holmes: eli.holmes@noaa.gov) Continue reading →

Upcoming Engineering Abroad Info Sessions! Engr Japan Info Session today 1/14 at 5:30pm

Posted on by
Reply

Hi everyone,

Please see below for remaining/upcoming study abroad info sessions open to students in all engineering majors. Some sessions are happening as soon as today!

SUMMER A 2025 – Engineering Spain: Manufacturing Systems and Analytics (IND E 337, IND E 315)

“Designed for students who want to do a Summer A term in Spain while fulfilling a Writing credit.  While ISE students will be fulfilling the INDE 315 and 337 requirements in Leon, Spain, other Engineering students can request permission to use this course to fulfill a technical elective. Students in this program will tour manufacturing facilities in and near Leon, Spain. Students will get to see first-hand the manufacturing principles taught in class.

SUMMER A 2025 – Engineering Japan: Exploring in the Heart of High-Tech (ENGR 296)

“Designed for freshmen and sophomores majoring in science and engineering (STEM) fields. Students will be given insight into the needs of world society based on advanced science and technology of the future. The program will offer cutting-edge classes in next-generation science and engineering with a focus on contributing to society through research.”

  • Tuesday, January 14th 5:30-6:30pm (Loew Hall 215) 

Continue reading →

FYP Student Leadership Positions!

Posted on by
Reply

Hello all,

We hope that the winter quarter is starting off strong for you! We wanted to remind everyone that First Year Programs is recruiting for our next cohort of First-year Interest Group (FIG) Leaders and Virtual Orientation Leaders (VOL). The positions are open and actively accepting applications! 

Applications are open and the deadline to apply is Friday, January 24, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. PST. Application information & questions are available for review online at fyp.uw.edu/apply.

Please note that these positions are open to undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in Seattle.

Week 2: Final Email Announcement, Spring Planning

Posted on by
Reply

Hello CEE majors,

In addition to our regular reminders below, we wanted to let you know that this will be the last CEE announcement sent over email. From now on, we will only post these as Canvas announcements. So if you haven’t already, check to make sure you have Canvas notifications turned on or else 😇

Refresh your degree audit

This is a good time to refresh your degree audit in myPlan to make sure everything looks correct and that you’re on track. If you see anything odd or if you’d like clarification on how to read your audit, email us or stop by during drop-in hours.

Spring 2025 Time Schedule

The spring time schedule will be released this Friday, 1/17. While it admittedly feels too early to start thinking about spring quarter, it’s never too early to start planning 🌸

CEE Winter Mixer Reminder + RSVP

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the CEE Winter Mixer! To help us with planning, please RSVP. Hope to see you there! 🎳

📅 Tuesday, January 28th

⏰ 4-6 PM

📍 HUB Bowling Alley

As always, email us at ceadvice@uw.edu or stop by during drop-in hours (Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am-12pm) with any questions.

2025 NSF NHERI summer internship: Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Posted on by
Reply

Dear Students,

Each summer, NSF NHERI research and experimental sites fund 30 undergraduate students from various undergraduate degrees (engineering, architecture, sciences, computer science, social science, etc.) to participate in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, the NHERI REU. 

We encourage you to apply for the NHERI REU. The deadline for application is Feb. 16, 2025.

The NSF NHERI research experiences focus on mitigating natural hazards specific to earthquakes, wind storms, tsunamis, coastal engineering, data management and analysis, field reconnaissance, modeling and simulation, and social science research. 
 
Students work with faculty and graduate student mentors to conduct research during a 10-week, paid, NSF-funded summer experience at one of NSF NHERI’s research or experimental facilities: 

Find more information and apply at the NHERI REU website:

NHERI REU program Continue reading →

Winter 2025 Registration Change Guide

Posted on by
Reply

Dear University of Washington students,

Welcome to winter quarter 2025. This message provides important information about new changes around registration and your transcript that are effective for the 2024–2025 academic year.

This also contains a guide with information about adding, dropping or withdrawing from any or all of your winter 2025 courses. You may not need these instructions until later in the quarter, so hold onto this email for future reference.

New for the 2024–2025 Academic Calendar Year

Changes to Period 1 Registration Dates — Beginning with the winter 2025 registration, Registration Period 1 priority groups have changed. Learn more about spring 2025 Registration Period 1 priority groups.

Undergraduate Academic Standing Terms — Effective summer quarter 2024
The language used to indicate University academic standing on the transcript has changed.

Incomplete Grade Policy and Incomplete Request Form — Effective autumn quarter 2024
There is a new policy on Incomplete grades that is effective autumn 2024. For any Incomplete grade assigned to an undergraduate student in autumn 2024 and after, the Incomplete notation (I) will be removed from the transcript after the following quarter ends and a final grade is recorded for the course. The removal of the Incomplete notation (I) does not apply to graduate students.

Community Engaged Learning/Service Learning Annotation — Beginning with autumn 2024, the letter “S” for a Service Learning designation on a course will not be used. The letter “E” for Community Engaged Learning will be used instead. Continue reading →

GUEST SPEAKER: Amir Ehsaei, Sr. Sustainability Engineer for AWS Data Center Engineering on Greenhouse Gas emissions and Amazon Data Centers

Posted on by
Reply

Hi all,

I want to invite you all to attend our class session for CEE 498B to hear from our guest speaker about Amazon Data Center embodied carbon reduction efforts. I think the subject and speaker will be interesting and it’s a topic relevant to our department and to employment of our students (Amir is a civil engineer).

WHAT: Amir Ehsaei, Sr. Sustainability Engineer (AWS Data Center Engineering for Amazon) speaking on Embodied carbon, and Amazon’s data center efforts

WHEN: Thursday, 30 January 2025 from 1:30 – 3:20 p.m.

WHERE: HUB Room 340

WHY GO: The world will be building MANY data centers in the future and carbon accounting matters – Amir knows what’s going on at Amazon on this front AND he’s a civil engineer by training

RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/Y5pbXr44YJ

A few more details

We don’t talk a lot about data centers or greenhouse gas accounting in our department, but they both will play an outsized role in infrastructure over the decades to come. Amir is a registered PE and has a civil engineering PhD from Continue reading →