WA Space Grant Deputy Director Kam Yee earns recognition for her work from alma mater University of North Dakota

Elsayed Talaat (A&A '93) has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Universities Space Research Ass

Graduating seniors earn recognition for rocket engines, space debris monitoring, and adaptive flight systems.

Researching battery control systems earth and spacecraft applications, Key heads to the University of São Paulo.

The A&A Student Excellence Awards honor students who exemplify research innovation, teaching commitment, and

A&A senior Senna Keesing wins this prestigious fellowship to continue studies for a doctorate.

Lightning simulators, plasma physics, medical simulations, and satellite networks round out the research lineup.

Visit our undergraduate research posters from the 2025 SHARC Showcase.

Swimming style predicts skeleton: AI solves stingray puzzle.

The A&A Lab is sending a payload to space this summer.

ESS Professor and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Director Harold Tobin is quoted.

ESS Assistant Professor Joshua Krissansen-Totton is co-author of the study discussed in this article.

This year, we are excited to introduce two new awards that acknowledge some of our excellent graduates: the Emerging Leader Award and the ESS Distinguished […]

ESS Research Scientist Scott Henderson was recognized this spring with the College of the Environment Distinguished Staff Member award. This award honors staff […]

In a CNN article discussing the implications of federal budget cuts on natural disaster preparedness, ESS Professor and PNSN Director Harold Tobin emphasized […]

Before the eruption of Mount St. Helens 45 years ago, Washington had about 12 seismometers. ESS Professor and PNSN Director Harold Tobin described the event as […]

A new study suggests major PNW earthquake could make ground sink up to 6 feet. ESS Professor and PNSN Director Harold Tobin is quoted.

ESS welcomed visitors of all ages to its 2025 Annual Open House, with several students and faculty—including department chair David Schmidt—featured in a […]

Minnesota study adds to growing evidence of human-accelerated erosion, which could jeopardize agriculture. ESS Professor David Montgomery is quoted.

The Hubble Space Telescope has generated the most comprehensive survey yet of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest galactic neighbor to the Milky Way. The new […]

NASA has awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant to establish a regional scientific consortium based at the University of Washington, in partnership with […]

Researchers think meltwater beneath Martian ice could host microbial life. New results show that dusty ice could allow deeper layers to melt, while allowing […]

An international team including a UW scientist found that the water on one of Saturn’s moons harbors phosphates, a key building block of life. The team used […]

Scientists suspect that the red streaks crossing the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is a frozen mixture of water and salts, but its chemical signature […]

A planetary scientist worked with engineers to measure the physical limits of a liquid for salty water under high pressure. Results suggest where robotic […]

After years of preparation, a tiny satellite built by UW students is scheduled to launch early Saturday, Nov. 2, from a NASA flight facility in Virginia. The […]

A new model for plasma flow within the sun provides novel explanations for sunspots, the 11-year sunspot cycle, solar magnetic reversals and other previously […]