News
- A&A senior student wins NSF fellowship for Mars landing researchon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
A&A senior Senna Keesing wins this prestigious fellowship to continue studies for a doctorate.
- Rocket engines to lightning simulators: Graduate research spans all frontiers at SHARC Showcaseon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Lightning simulators, plasma physics, medical simulations, and satellite networks round out the research lineup.
- Undergraduate research on display at 2025 SHARC Showcaseon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Visit our undergraduate research posters from the 2025 SHARC Showcase.
- Force, form, and functionon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Swimming style predicts skeleton: AI solves stingray puzzle.
- The perfect angle: Using sunlight to better track space objectson June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
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- Leading into the third space age: Gary Lai named 2025 A&A Distinguished Alumon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Gary Lai, architect of Blue Origin's New Shepard and lunar resource innovator, named 2025 Distinguished Alumni A
- The Husky 100on June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
A&A senior Grace Pardini makes the list! Read her Husky 100 profile!
- His story to tellon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Professor Emeritus Reiner Decher chronicles his family history as part of a post-WWII technological migration.
- Fusion could save the worldby The Stranger on June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
Professors Shumlak and Srinivasan and Ph.D.
- Nuclear-powered rocket concept could cut journey time to Mars in halfon June 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm
CNN quotes Professor Bhuvana Srinivasan on the promise of nuclear fusion for space travel.
- ESS introduces new alumni honors at the 2025 Awards Ceremonyby sacaton on June 9, 2025 at 11:05 pm
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 awarded College of the Environment 2025 Distinguished Staff Awardby sacaton on June 9, 2025 at 4:46 pm
ESS Research Scientist Scott Henderson was recognized this spring with the College of the Environment Distinguished Staff Member award. This award honors staff […]
- UW Office of Research New Faculty Spotlight: Michelle Muthby sacaton on June 6, 2025 at 5:54 pm
- Who is watching for earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis? Trump is cutting the guardians at the gateby sacaton on May 21, 2025 at 5:50 pm
In a CNN article discussing the implications of federal budget cuts on natural disaster preparedness, ESS Professor and PNSN Director Harold Tobin emphasized […]
- 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption considered ‘game changer’ for volcanic observationby sacaton on May 21, 2025 at 5:10 pm
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 […]
- Experts warn that PNW earthquake would change ground levelby sacaton on May 12, 2025 at 4:52 pm
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 hosts annual Open Houseby sacaton on May 12, 2025 at 4:27 pm
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 […]
- Modern farming has carved away earth faster than during the ice ageby sacaton on April 30, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Minnesota study adds to growing evidence of human-accelerated erosion, which could jeopardize agriculture. ESS Professor David Montgomery is quoted.
- Chemical hints on a distant planet offer ‘strongest evidence yet’ for life outside our solar system, astronomers sayby sacaton on April 21, 2025 at 1:50 pm
ESS Assistant Professor and astrobiologist Joshua Krissansen-Totton is quoted.
- Innovation, impact and community: highlights from the 2025 Earth & Space Sciences Research Galaby sacaton on April 17, 2025 at 10:53 pm
From volcanic hazards to planetary science, the 2025 Earth & Space Sciences Research Gala celebrated the innovative work and inspiring stories of UW ESS […]
- Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of starsby UW News staff on January 16, 2025 at 7:43 pm
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 funds effort to study effects of the space environment on living organismsby UW News staff on November 5, 2024 at 12:25 am
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 […]
- Life could exist on Mars in shallow meltwater pools below icy surface, study suggestsby UW News staff on October 17, 2024 at 4:05 pm
Researchers think meltwater beneath Martian ice could host microbial life. New results show that dusty ice could allow deeper layers to melt, while allowing […]
- Phosphate, a key building block of life, found on Saturn’s moon Enceladusby UW News staff on June 14, 2023 at 3:03 pm
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 […]
- Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moonsby Hannah Hickey on February 21, 2023 at 3:46 pm
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 […]
- Experiments measure freezing point of extraterrestrial oceans to aid search for lifeby Hannah Hickey on May 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm
A planetary scientist worked with engineers to measure the physical limits of a liquid for salty water under high pressure. Results suggest where robotic […]
- Washington’s first student-built satellite preparing for launchby Hannah Hickey on October 31, 2019 at 9:08 pm
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 […]
- Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomenaby UW News staff on September 19, 2019 at 5:37 pm
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 […]

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