NanoES faculty member Ayokunle Olanrewaju (bioengineering and mechanical engineering) and collaborators Ashleigh Theberge and Erwin Berthier will develop a platform for at-home self-collection of blood, serum separation, and sample stabilization at sufficient sample volumes for comprehensive HIV monitoring.
Santhosh Sridhar, Ankush Nandi, and Shaunak Deshpande won first prize for “Foam in Bloom” in the “Most Stunning” category in the 2025 Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom image contest hosted by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI).
NanoES faculty member Ayokunle Olanrewaju (bioengineering and mechanical engineering) has earned a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The $2.1 million grant is for five years. Often referred to as “R35 awards,” these grants support broad research programs over the course of several years, providing the nation’s most talented and promising researchers “greater stability…enhancing scientific productivity and the chances for important breakthroughs.”
Maria Huffman, director of the Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF), has stepped down to take on new challenges as the director of the Swedish Chips Competence Center (SCCC). Darick Baker, who has served as the engineering and business development manager, has been named acting director.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES) awarded Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D. student Nicholas Yama its 2025 Student Achievement Award. Yama was recognized at the NanoES Symposium on May 8.
The UW Institute for Nano-engineered Systems (NanoES) has awarded four seed grants to UW researchers to use nanotechnology tools to develop new, innovative technologies and devices.
Four years ago, as an Engineering Dean’s Scholar, Jimmy Phan was listening to a lecture from the College of Engineering’s associate dean, Dan Ratner. Ratner told Phan’s cohort about the Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF), an open-access nanofabrication facility at the UW, and the opportunities for undergraduates to work there.
Imagine a building material that becomes stronger when stress is applied. Imagine being able to produce medications on demand, anywhere, with a 3D printer. Imagine biodegradable plastics with the same durability — but more adaptability — than their petroleum-based counterparts.
Step inside the Washington Nanofabrication Facility, where tiny tech is transforming research in quantum, chips, medicine and more.
Matthew Yankowitz, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts & Sciences and of materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the most prestigious award given by the NSF in support of junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through outstanding research, excellent teaching, and the integration of education and research. The five-year award will provide $650,000 of funding to support Yankowitz’s research.