News and Awards

The Husky Sustainability Award is provided by the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee in its 14th year award at UW. It's awarded to those who have pushed for energy sustainability at UW.

The award is granted to those at the University of Washington who actively find ways to make the world more environmentally sustainable.

The Mary Gates Research Scholarship is a UW scholarship for undergraduate students involved in research in various disciplines, offered twice a year. Stefhany was awarded the scholarship for her project, "Project Stoma," the development of "a medical app for stoma patients to get a precise fit for their wafers and to have better care."

"I applied for the scholarship and wrote an essay about why I think my research related to my field of study and how I intend to continue to work on it throughout the year. When you apply, you must say which quarter you want the scholarship applied to. And you have to commit to presenting at the Research symposium and take at least one credit during Summer Quarter."

For more information on the scholarship, click here.

Each year, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) recognizes students and educators for their accomplishments and goals in computing and technology. The Award for Aspirations in Computing "honors 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, or non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions", granting various prizes, including scholarships and internship opportunities.

For more information about the award, click here .

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is a dental membership association "solely focused on dental infection prevention and patient safety education and training." Sep was awarded the 2021 Dr. James A. Cottone Award for Excellence in Investigative Research for his abstract: "Evaluating Aerosol Persistence During Dental Procedures Using a Real-Time Network of Sensor."

For more information about the award and OSAP, click here.

The Vikram Jandhyala and Suja Vaidyanathan Endowed Innovation Award in Electrical Engineering is a UW ECE award that "supports students with an entrepreneurial spirit." Sep was awarded the award for working on his graduate degrees in electrical engineering while completing his MBA and creating DietSkan. This handheld nutritional intake device earned him the invitation to be on SharkTank.

For more information on the award, click here.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is "the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology." Its collegiate poster competition encourages women to showcase their research projects in engineering. Molly was selected as one of ten global finalists in the undergraduate poster competition for her abstract on her SEAL research project. She was ultimately awarded first prize at the international SWE WE17 Conference for her poster.

For more information about SWE and its competitions, click here.