When an entrepreneur wanted to learn more about wood plastic composites (WPC), an Internet search led him to WSU. The ensuing partnership resulted in a factory opening that will employ […]

A multidisciplinary group of students is working on the Auburn Environmental Park District, a 130-acre parcel of land in the city of Auburn for sustainable development and green businesses.  Read […]

The Organic smartFARM project harnesses interdisciplinary teamwork to design sustainable systems into the organic farm at WSU Pullman. With preliminary funding from a National Science Foundation grant, the project promotes […]

Bin Li, a MME PhD student working with Katie Zhong, was awarded 2010 2nd place Boeing Engineering Student of the Year, for his work in multi-functional nanocomposites. The award is […]

Panels & Furniture Asia: The first of a two-part series on particleboard guru Tom Maloney and his influential career in the wood products industry. Read more…

WSU’s organic farm wanted a clean power source, so a group of engineering students is providing a wind turbine and solar panels. The project began in the fall, recently broke […]

Dan Dolan, civil engineering professor, and Gonzalo Montalva, a graduate student, were part of several research teams that went to Chile to assess the damage from the 8.8 magnitude earthquake […]

Congratulations to Jinwen Zhang, Assistant Professor, who was recently acknowledged as one of WSU’s top 150 faculty researchers based on grant award data since 2001.

Concrete Technology: The topic of global climate change is frequently in the news. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that the increase in the concentration of many compounds […]

Balasingam Muhunthan, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The fellow designation is one of the most esteemed honors […]