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.

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Gary Lai, architect of Blue Origin's New Shepard and lunar resource innovator, named 2025 Distinguished Alumni A

A&A senior Grace Pardini makes the list! Read her Husky 100 profile!

Professor Emeritus Reiner Decher chronicles his family history as part of a post-WWII technological migration.

Professors Shumlak and Srinivasan and Ph.D.

CNN quotes Professor Bhuvana Srinivasan on the promise of nuclear fusion for space travel. 

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.

ESS Assistant Professor and astrobiologist Joshua Krissansen-Totton is quoted.

From volcanic hazards to planetary science, the 2025 Earth & Space Sciences Research Gala celebrated the innovative work and inspiring stories of UW ESS […]

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 […]