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Category: Research and Creative Projects for Undergrads

Soda can solar heater built to warm tiny home

For their capstone project, four Mechanical Engineering students built a soda can solar heater to demonstrate how recycled aluminum cans could help heat a tiny house for the homeless.

November 7, 2022

Bees represent UW Bothell sustainability

If the University of Washington Bothell had an official insect it would be the bee. Bees embody the university’s commitment to environmental sustainability in academics and practice.

November 7, 2022

Preparing for wildfire smoke indoors

UW Bothell students are helping evaluate enhanced air filtering at Seattle community centers that offer residents fresh air when wildfire smoke falls over the city.

November 7, 2022

Sponge city: Planning climate change in China

Associate Professor Eric Salathé is creating a climate model for an area of southeast China that forecasts decades into the future. 足彩app哪个是正规的 simulation will help urban planners anticipate sudden, heavy rain storms and design a “sponge city” to prevent flooding.

November 7, 2022

Mask’s fit more important than fabric

When deciding on a face mask, fit is more important than fabric, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry who is testing how well different masks filter particles from the air.

November 7, 2022

Professional development integrating art, STEM

Education researchers at the University of Washington Bothell are helping lead a project that fosters teaching K12 students to integrate science and art. Through this integration, researchers aim to broaden the participation of students in science, technology, engineering and math.

November 7, 2022

Computer science used against coronavirus

Dong Si, an assistant professor in the School of STEM, led a team of computer science students in developing a program that could help develop a drug or vaccine against the coronavirus, 足彩app哪个是正规的 Herald of Everett reports.

November 4, 2022

How Arctic fish survive in North Cascades lake

Working through the pandemic summer of 2020, researchers led by University of Washington Bothell Teaching Professor Jeff Jensen found how Arctic grayling are surviving in one lake in the North Cascades.

November 4, 2022

Undergraduate researchers marvel at birds

Seed grant helped Assistant Professor Doug Wacker launch a study of the birds of Lake Forest Park and gave undergraduate researchers a chance to see how habitat and urbanization impact avian life.

November 4, 2022