CMEC News
Meet us at International Mass Timber Conference!
If you’ll be in Portland for the 2026 International Mass Timber Conference, be sure to attend the Mass Timber Advanced Topics panel on Wednesday, April 1st! Pouria Bahmani, Ph.D., P.E. […]
In Recent News
WSU helps launch Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator
Washington State University is helping lead a major regional effort to reduce the environmental impact of air travel through its role in the newly launched Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA). Announced Jan. 8 at […]
Take a virtual tour of CMEC’s RTP labs!
CMEC is excited to share our new interactive RTP tour! Take a virtual walk-through and get an immersive look at our space: Take the Virtual Tour
Sharp apparel: super-powered smart wearables that could save your life one day
New high-tech fabrics created by Washington State University apparel researcher Hang Liu are bringing us comfortably closer to smart wearables that monitor our health, protect us from danger, and connect […]
Congratulations to Abiola Adeniran!
Congratulations to Abiola Adeniran for defending his Doctor of Materials Science and Engineering dissertation, Borate Treatment of Douglas Fir and Grand Fir Laminates for a More Durable Cross-Laminated Timber. Good […]
Wood & Natural Fibers
Structural Engineering
Meet us at International Mass Timber Conference!
If you’ll be in Portland for the 2026 International Mass Timber Conference, be sure to attend the Mass Timber Advanced Topics panel on Wednesday, April 1st! Pouria Bahmani, Ph.D., P.E. […]
WSU helps launch Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator
Washington State University is helping lead a major regional effort to reduce the environmental impact of air travel through its role in the newly launched Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA). Announced Jan. 8 at […]
Take a virtual tour of CMEC’s RTP labs!
CMEC is excited to share our new interactive RTP tour! Take a virtual walk-through and get an immersive look at our space: Take the Virtual Tour
Go Cougs Means…
WSU identified the promise of mass timber decades ago, said Karl Englund, research professor at the Composite Materials & Engineering Center (CMEC). The university aligned engineering, architecture, business, and materials […]
Modular Mass Timber Hybrid Construction for Affordable Housing in the United States
As part of the Office of Policy Development and Research’s (PD&R’s) ongoing support of building technology research, modular construction has emerged as a promising technology for increasing production and supply of affordable […]
Shake table test of earthquake-resistant timber shelter
Dr. Pouria Bahmani conducted a series of shake table tests at a Department of Defense (DOD) facility in Champaign, Illinois, where he investigated an innovative modular shelter made from thermally […]
Cementitious & Bituminous Materials
Polymeric Materials
Meet us at International Mass Timber Conference!
If you’ll be in Portland for the 2026 International Mass Timber Conference, be sure to attend the Mass Timber Advanced Topics panel on Wednesday, April 1st! Pouria Bahmani, Ph.D., P.E. […]
2024 Commercialization Gap Funding Award recipients announced
The Office of Commercialization has awarded Jinwen Zhang, Xianming Shi, and six other WSU researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) for 2024. The CGF supports research projects with high […]
Jinwen Zhang and Xianming Shi named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
Engineering professors Xianming Shi and Jinwen Zhang have been honored as senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. The Academy recognizes senior members for their success in patents, licensing, […]
Congratulations to Evan Gonzalez, 2025 DGRP member!
Evan Gonzalez has been chosen to be one of five members of the 2025 Distinguished Graduate Research Program (DGRP). Through the PNNL-WSU Distinguished Graduate Research Program (DGRP), Ph.D. students will […]
Congratulations to Zihui Zhao!
Congratulations to Zihui Zhao for defending her Doctor of Individual Interdisciplinary dissertation, The Development of Textile-Based Conductive Wearables via Direct Ink Writing (DIW) 3D Printing Technology. Good job, Zihui! Zihui […]
Congratulations to Kundavi Thanda!
Congratulations to Kundavi Thanda for defending her Master of Materials Science and Engineering thesis, Developing Cellulose-Based Foams From Cotton waste. Good job, Kundavi!
Building Environment
Around CMEC
Researchers receive NSF grant to help communities better plan for wildfires and power outages
Washington State University researchers have recently received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a planning framework for wildfire-related power outages. “The overarching goal of this project is to […]
Researchers receive Hydraulics Institute award
Most people don’t think about pumps in their daily lives — until they stop working. Then, whether it’s a heart pumping blood through your body or one that’s supposed to […]
Use Hydraulic Institute’s Training Resources in Higher Education to Pump Up the Future Workforce
Educators in higher education often have the opportunity to share the latest advancements with students and student employees in engineering, design, or construction programs, fostering ongoing learning and professional development. […]
New way found to turn #7 plastic into valuable products
A method to convert commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A team of Washington State University researchers […]
Cougar Cage sets stage for researchers to reduce plastic waste
Post-doctoral research associate Yu-Chung Chang and his team won $50,000 to explore chemical recycling on May 10 at Cougar Cage, hoping to reduce plastic waste in landfills and oceans. Cougar […]
Simpson Strong-Tie Honors Retiring Washington State University Professors as Part of Annual Student Symposium
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, recognized Washington State University retiring professors Dr. Don Bender, P.E., and Dr. J. Daniel Dolan, P.E., for their significant […]
Awards
- Congratulations to Abiola Adeniran!
- Cougar Kudos for Vikram Yadama!
- Congratulations to Maximiliano Wagemann Herrera!
- Congratulations to Evan Gonzalez, 2025 DGRP member!
- Joshah Jennings wins WSU’s 2025 Safety Award!
- Congratulations to Zihui Zhao!
- Congratulations to Kundavi Thanda!
- Michael Wolcott elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
- Voiland College names 2024 outstanding students
- Ji Yun Lee receives NSF CAREER award for community resilience research
- Voiland College names 2023 outstanding students, faculty, and staff
- WSU Extension Forestry team honored for excellence in education
- Suzanne Hamada awarded the Service Recognition Award from WSU ORSO
- Dan Dolan recognized with public safety leadership award
- Simpson Strong-Tie awards Masters degree fellowship to Madison Broers
- Annual awards: CEA names 2012 outstanding faculty, students
- Yadama receives NSF CAREER award
- Congratulations to Derek Tsai. Derek won first place in this years Wiley Presentation competition
- Bin Li, an MME Ph.D. student working with Katie Zhong, was awarded 2010 2nd place Boeing Engineering Student of the Year
- Dan Dolan received the 2009 BSSC Honor Award at the Building Seismic Safety Council annual meeting
Grants
- Pouria Bahmani Receives 2023 New Faculty Seed Grant
- Grant will develop psychological safety training for construction workers
- Carbon-negative homes research earns $2.6 million grant
- Three projects receive $150,000 in final round of Cougar Cage event
- WSU Researchers And Tacoma Eco-Building Company Receive Grant To Create Affordable, Sustainable Building Material
- National Science Foundation grant supports eco‑friendly roofing
- 2019 Wood Innovation Grant Awards select WSU For CLT Research
- Dan Dolan receives Fulbright scholar grant
- $1.5M grant supports testing laminated wood in seismic conditions
- Ashraf Alam and Liv Haselbach have received a $20,000 Portland Cement Association (PCA) Fellowship
- $40 million grant – WSU leads effort for economical, sustainable jet biofuel
- Congratulations to Jinwen Zhang, Assistant Professor, who was recently acknowledged as one of WSU’s top 150 faculty researchers based on grant award
- The Northwest Forest Products Academic Forum, sponsored by the Willamette Valley Chapter, Pacific Northwest and Inland Empire Sections of the Forest Products Society, was held May 16, 2008
- Grant opens the engineering world to undergraduates
- New technologies pay off – Faculty receive grants from Washington Technology Center
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