Engineering Research & Inquiry Home Academics Research & Creative Activities Engineering A Partnership to Form the Future of Engineering and Construction Nov. 4 Event: Safeguarding Our Drinking Water from Megafires New Biomedical Engineering Professor Publishes on ... Improving Access: 91ÇÑ×Ó Students Design a Better Wheelchair STEM Grant from National Institute of Standards and Technology ... GRO-MECS Fosters Research Skills August 13, 2025 The 91ÇÑ×Ó Research Opportunities in Math, Engineering, and Computer Science program launched in Summer 2025 to develop Innovation and leadership... Adding Research to Engineering July 21, 2025 The 2025 high-school immersion program collaborated with 91ÇÑ×Ó's new math, engineering & computer science summer research program, GRO-MECS. High Schoolers Get a 'SSIP' of Engineering & Computer Science July 21, 2025 High school students from the Eastern Washington region spent most of a week at 91ÇÑ×Ó learning about careers in engineering and computer science. Stop? Research Published on Awareness of Bicycle Rolling Stop Laws October 16, 2024 The paper co-authored by Dr. Rhonda Young found that awareness of bicycle rolling stop laws was lower in states where the laws were newly enacted,... Engineering Senior Earns 2nd Place in National Research Competition September 18, 2024 Matt Udell ('25, Engineering Management and Mechanical Engineering) presented his research in San Diego to receive the prize. AI LLMs Grow Into A Vibrant Discord Bot Project August 30, 2024 Kevin Dang and Jonathan Smoley ('24) are catching the attention of the AI world with their innovative Discord bot powered by Generative AI Large... Data of a Different Kind Can Predict Basketball Games August 07, 2024 Professor Gina Sprint's Large Language Model (LLM) used more than a million social media messages to predict the 2023 NCAA basketball tournaments. Her... 91ÇÑ×Ó Researchers Help Secure Grant to Study Wildfire Impacts ... February 22, 2024 Discover how a pioneering research team from 91ÇÑ×Ó and Montana State University tackles the pressing issue of wildfire impacts on... Journal Publishes Blow-Over Risk Evaluation System December 21, 2023 This dynamic risk assessing tool, developed with Dr. Rhonda Young and Roman Campos ('24, Civil Engineering), can help travelers with high-profile... Published Research Removes Excess Fluoride from Drinking Water October 20, 2023 Drs. Shimabuku and Baumgardner co-authored "Fluoride removal in batch and column systems using bonechar produced in a top-lit updraft drum gasifier... EPA Recognizes 91ÇÑ×Ó with P3 Award June 30, 2023 91ÇÑ×Ó engineering students earned national recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June for their innovative project in water... Take a Seat: Engineering students help Boeing improve airplane seats June 02, 2023 Boeing has been an ongoing partner in senior design projects for some of 91ÇÑ×Ó’s best and brightest students. Don’t Swet the Small Stuff April 12, 2023 Jackson Swets (’25), a mechanical engineering major, has received the E. Richard Booser Scholarship from the international professional society for... Civil Engineering Students to Present to Spokane Sustainability August 29, 2022 In September, students will present to the Sustainability Action Committee, suggesting many strategies, including repurposing existing buildings as... Professors and Students Receive EPA Grant for Water-Purification Project July 19, 2022 A cross-disciplinary team of 91ÇÑ×Ó students and professors is working to develop a sustainable filtration material to treat contaminated... Leveraging Biochar to Remove PFAS April 20, 2022 Dr. Kyle Shimabuku co-authored a paper published April 2022 in Water Research, explaining a new method of biochar carbon adsorbent applies achieves...
GRO-MECS Fosters Research Skills August 13, 2025 The 91ÇÑ×Ó Research Opportunities in Math, Engineering, and Computer Science program launched in Summer 2025 to develop Innovation and leadership... Adding Research to Engineering July 21, 2025 The 2025 high-school immersion program collaborated with 91ÇÑ×Ó's new math, engineering & computer science summer research program, GRO-MECS. High Schoolers Get a 'SSIP' of Engineering & Computer Science July 21, 2025 High school students from the Eastern Washington region spent most of a week at 91ÇÑ×Ó learning about careers in engineering and computer science. Stop? Research Published on Awareness of Bicycle Rolling Stop Laws October 16, 2024 The paper co-authored by Dr. Rhonda Young found that awareness of bicycle rolling stop laws was lower in states where the laws were newly enacted,... Engineering Senior Earns 2nd Place in National Research Competition September 18, 2024 Matt Udell ('25, Engineering Management and Mechanical Engineering) presented his research in San Diego to receive the prize. AI LLMs Grow Into A Vibrant Discord Bot Project August 30, 2024 Kevin Dang and Jonathan Smoley ('24) are catching the attention of the AI world with their innovative Discord bot powered by Generative AI Large... Data of a Different Kind Can Predict Basketball Games August 07, 2024 Professor Gina Sprint's Large Language Model (LLM) used more than a million social media messages to predict the 2023 NCAA basketball tournaments. Her... 91ÇÑ×Ó Researchers Help Secure Grant to Study Wildfire Impacts ... February 22, 2024 Discover how a pioneering research team from 91ÇÑ×Ó and Montana State University tackles the pressing issue of wildfire impacts on... Journal Publishes Blow-Over Risk Evaluation System December 21, 2023 This dynamic risk assessing tool, developed with Dr. Rhonda Young and Roman Campos ('24, Civil Engineering), can help travelers with high-profile... Published Research Removes Excess Fluoride from Drinking Water October 20, 2023 Drs. Shimabuku and Baumgardner co-authored "Fluoride removal in batch and column systems using bonechar produced in a top-lit updraft drum gasifier... EPA Recognizes 91ÇÑ×Ó with P3 Award June 30, 2023 91ÇÑ×Ó engineering students earned national recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June for their innovative project in water... Take a Seat: Engineering students help Boeing improve airplane seats June 02, 2023 Boeing has been an ongoing partner in senior design projects for some of 91ÇÑ×Ó’s best and brightest students. Don’t Swet the Small Stuff April 12, 2023 Jackson Swets (’25), a mechanical engineering major, has received the E. Richard Booser Scholarship from the international professional society for... Civil Engineering Students to Present to Spokane Sustainability August 29, 2022 In September, students will present to the Sustainability Action Committee, suggesting many strategies, including repurposing existing buildings as... Professors and Students Receive EPA Grant for Water-Purification Project July 19, 2022 A cross-disciplinary team of 91ÇÑ×Ó students and professors is working to develop a sustainable filtration material to treat contaminated... Leveraging Biochar to Remove PFAS April 20, 2022 Dr. Kyle Shimabuku co-authored a paper published April 2022 in Water Research, explaining a new method of biochar carbon adsorbent applies achieves...