Daily Archives: January 5, 2026

Emerging Leaders in Engineering (ELE) – Please apply!

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Hi Civil and Environmental Undergraduates,

If you are a Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior (i.e., you have at least 1 academic year left after this one) I would like you to consider applying to the College of Engineering’s Emerging Leaders in Engineering (ELE) programs for AY 2026-27. This is a chance to give back, gain experience mentor/motivate/speak, and get an $1,800 scholarship for the effort if you are selected.

What: Apply for ELE programs

When: Now. Application period closes on 20 January 2026

Why do it: experience, give back, mentor/motivate/public speaking, and make some scholarship $

More on Emerging Leaders in Engineering (ELE)

There are 3 programs. You can apply to your favorite or more than one. They are:

  • Engineering Peer Educator (EPE). Welcome first-year Engineering Undeclared students to the College and work with a group as part of the GEN ST 199 course associated with ENGR 101. It’s like you are their TA/helper for this exploratory class.
  • Engineering Ambassador (EA). You go out and speak on behalf of the UW to K-12 youth and Community & Technical College students. Show them the pathway to engineering and inspire them to give it a go.
  • Engineering Design Coach (EDC). Support first-year Engineering Undeclared students by facilitating workshops in makerspaces across campus for ENGR 106.

What I would like to see from our department in the ELE programs?
I would like to see at least 20 students apply for these positions, more if possible. Last year was our first year with over 20 applicants (we had 24). I would like to match or exceed that number. We want to make sure that folks hear the civil and environmental engineering story as they consider UW, consider their major, or participate in engineering workshops. Please apply. If someone reaches out to you directly and asks you to apply, please strongly consider it.

Aloha,
Steve Muench

Special Event: Engineering for Art! with Richard Rhodes on 1/15/26 @ 4:30 p.m.

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Hi all,

Welcome back to Winter Quarter 2026. I want to invite you to a special event next week with a CEE department 2025-26 Visting Burgess Professor.

What: Richard Rhodes, professional stone sculptor- Engineering for Art!

When: Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Where: IEB, Room G106

Why Go: Learn about Richard, his fascinating art/engineering connection, and the world of stone

RSVP Here: RSVP for Richard Rhodes Talk – Engineering for Art!

Richard’s work with stone over the years is quite simply amazing! Come meet Richard as he talks about his work, its connection to engineering, and the stuff you never know about stone, one of the world’s oldest building materials. How DID he get that Resolute Arch (see above) to stand up? Isn’t it broken? Richard knows and he’ll tell you. 

More about Richard

Rhodesworks – his design studio: https://rhodesworksdesign.com/

Stone: Ancient Craft to Modern Mastery – his book: https://rhodesworksdesign.com/education/

Hammer, chisel, stone: simple tools for hard moments – his TEDx Seattle talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElfRKvDN7mY&t=5s

Richard Rhodes is a professional sculptor, Master stonemason, and scholar of stonework worldwide. His book, Stone: Ancient Craft to Modern Mastery (Princeton Architectural Press, June 2025) looks at the last 5000 years of stone architecture and works to decode the design principles. As the first non-Italian admitted into Siena’s medieval masonic guild in 726 years (operative branch of the Freemason’s, heirs to the cathedral builders of Europe), he is known throughout the sculpture and stone community as the “last apprentice” since the guild collapsed in the mid-1990’s. During Rhodes’ UW appointment, he hopes to engage students and faculty with real-world materiality, grounding the work of civil and environmental engineering in the empirical first principals of our built environment. He also hopes to help nurture the creativity essential for solving the complex problems UW’s future engineers will encounter.

RSO Opportunity for Engineering Students — Montlake Consulting Group Recruitment

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Montlake Consulting Group is the University of Washington’s oldest student consulting organization. We provide hands-on consulting experience, personal development, and an expansive professional network. With 14+ years of experience across 85+ projects for clients like the Seattle Seahawks, Costco, and LinkedIn, our alumni go on to institutions like McKinsey, Google, Goldman Sachs, and more.

We welcome motivated undergraduates of all majors, minors, and interests—no prerequisites required.

Our coffee chats and applications are now open. You can find further information below in our recruitment events calendar. We are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Recruitment Events

Coffee Chats

  • When: Monday, January 5th – Friday, January 9th
  • What: Spend 20 minutes chatting 1-on-1 with current members and the executive team.
  • Sign-ups: tinyurl.com/MCGCoffeeChatW26

Workshops

  • Resume Workshop
    • When: Wednesday, January 7th, Paccar Hall 394 @ 6 PM
    • What: Introduction to what MCG is and offers, our application, and preparing your resume and cover letter for recruitment.
    • RSVP: tinyurl.com/MCGResumeW26
  • Case Workshop
    • When: Thursday, January 8th, Founders 170 @ 5 PM
    • What: Explore what a case interview is and how to complete one.
    • RSVP: tinyurl.com/MCGCaseW26

Applications (including resume, transcript, and cover letter) are due by January 10th at 11:59 PM: tinyurl.com/MCGWinter26App

For questions, contact us at montlakeconsulting@gmail.com or @montlake.consulting on Instagram. We look forward to your application!

Join us this Thursday, Jan 8 at 3:30 in More 225 to hear Hannah Besso talk about her Valle study in Norway

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Happy New Year, and Happy Winter Quarter.

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 3:30 in More Hall 225

CEE PhD student Hannah Besso will talk about her 2025 study abroad adventures in Norway, where she studied snow and local culture. Hannah’s visit was sponsored by the Valle program, which sends UW CEE grad students to Scandinavian countries every year.  Any CEE grad student is welcome to apply (see link below), and this is your chance to find out first hand what a Valle experience is like.  Hannah is the recipient of best-conference presentation awards and is featured in the UW recruitment video — she’s an excellent public speaker, and I highly recommend this seminar.

We have an excellent speaker line-up for Thursdays all quarter, so mark your calendars: Winter Quarter Seminar Schedule:  https://depts.washington.edu/watersem/

Info on the Valle Program: https://www.ce.washington.edu/current/abroad/valle

Deadline: Apply by 1 February 2026 to visit a Nordic location sometime from June 2026 through May 2027.

APPLY! Water Scholarship DUE MARCH 13th

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Hello CEE Department,

My name is Mya Schlepp, and I am a Junior studying environmental engineering and am the president of Water and Infrastructure Professionals.

The local section of the American Water Works Association is sponsoring thousands of dollars worth of scholarships to students interested in the water industry. You do not need to be a member of AWWA to apply, but students who are members have a higher chance of being awarded the scholarship. Memberships cost 20 dollars for students.

Please consider applying to the PNWS-AWWA scholarship, due March 13th. See link below.

https://airtable.com/appG51CO0I4wsYKr8/pagN3AVN06VU0EmvC/form

To stay up to date on other opportunities like this, follow the Water and Infrastructure Professionals Instagram. 

 

Seeking an hourly student assistant (undergrad or grad) to convert handwritten notes to LaTex

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Job Advertisement: Seeking Student Assistant / Student Assistant – Grad to convert handwritten class notes to LaTeX

Seeking a detail-oriented individual with expertise in LaTeX to create LaTeX files using the Overleaf environment from handwritten notes for an engineering analysis class. The ideal candidate will be responsible for converting notes that include equations, line-drawing figures, and numerical plots into polished LaTeX documents in Overleaf.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Transform handwritten notes into well-structured LaTeX files.
  • Ensure accurate representation of equations and figures.
  • Create numerical plots and graphs using supplemental software as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Proficient in LaTeX and Overleaf.
  • Understanding of engineering concepts and terminology.
  • Experience with software for creating figures (e.g. inkscape) and plots (e.g., MATLAB, Excel, python).
  • Excellent attention to detail and organization skills.

Compensation and Time Commitment:

  • Minimum compensation based on UW minimum hourly rate for graduate students, $22.13/hr, regardless of graduate / undergraduate student status.
  • A minimum time commitment of 10 hrs per week is required, with more than 10 hrs per week acceptable.

Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, which includes student status (undergrad or grad and expected graduation date), weekly preferred time commitment, examples of previous LaTeX work that includes structured text (headings and subheadings), equations, figures, plots of data, and plots of continuous functions. If available, please also submit a resume. 

The letter of interest and supporting documents should be submitted to Professor Laura Lowes via email: lowes@uw.edu. Applications will be reviewed beginning January 12, 2026.