Engineering and Design Department

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WWU engineering team patents new surgical device	The Distal-Screw Guiding System for Interlocking Intramedullary Nail Implants is shaped like a crescent moon with two thin, oval arms on each side. The curved center piece acts as the guiding jig of the device. Each arm has two holes which allows for a locating pin to be inserted.…	2025-11-07
WWU engineering team patents new surgical device		2025-11-05
WWU student team designs new heavy-duty saw for cutting complex synthetic materials		2025-09-09
Industrial Design program's 30th annual ReMade project debuts May 30 at Ideal in downtown Bellingham		2025-05-22
WWU students, faculty devote chunk of their summer to cleaning up ocean plastics on Alaska's Kayak Island		2024-10-30
WWU student Dori Harcharik wins industry honor for her research		2024-09-25
Meet manufacturing engineering alum and former BSU President Ermias Hagos		2024-07-09
Beloved Industrial Design prof Arūnas Ošlapas retiring after 33 years at Western		2024-06-12
What EPA, researchers and cleaning industry say about detergent pods	A specific formula of PVA is used in detergent pods. Western Washington University Associate Professor and Program Director John Misasi said when a laundry machine is emptied, the water carries the dissolved PVA to a wastewater treatment plant, where there are generally filters…	2024-05-30
Celebrating a Legacy of Mentorship: Nicole Hoekstra's 26 Years of Teaching, Research, and Service at WWU		2024-05-29