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April 3, 2018

Professor Toshiaki Murai, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Japan visited the University of Washington along with Professor Mutsuhiro Shima and Professor Kazuaki Ito. The goal of the visit was to explore potential research collaborations and academic partnership at the Faculty-level between the University of Washington and Gifu University. In addition to a tour of the BARC lab to learn about models for Industry and University research collaboration, they met with Professor Brian C. Fabien, the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor Per Reinhall, the Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and discussed issues in developing new research centers and international academic partnerships. The above photo is from the BARC lab visit. From left, Kevin Bray, Kazuaki Ito, Santosh Devasia, Toshiaki Murai, Mutsuhiro Shima, Parker Owan.

The day turned out to be spectacular. The rains held off, and the UW quad cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

January 19, 2015

Studying engineering can feel divorced from the real world, according to Benjamin Janicki, a graduate student of mechanical engineering at the University of Washington.

So, what’s cool about a new Boeing-UW engineering research lab is that it allows students to pursue academic and theoretical goals “at an industry pace, which is faster, and with real-world applications,” Janicki said Monday, at the opening of the Boeing Advanced Research Center.

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January 19, 2015

Boeing and the University of Washington recently celebrated their new collaborative research lab at the university’s Seattle campus.

The Boeing Advanced Research Center (BARC) opened its doors this week with tours of the 4,300 square foot lab space and several demonstrations of the center’s capabilities. The center will facilitate joint research between Boeing and the university, initially in the areas of advanced assembly and manufacturing technologies.

On hand to usher in the new center were Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, Washington Governor Jay Inslee …

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January 19, 2015

Boeing engineers and scientists have brought their projects to the University of Washington, opening a new research center on campus that will initially focus on advanced assembly and manufacturing technologies.

The Boeing Advanced Research Center, located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on the UW campus, will let students and faculty members work collaboratively with Boeing engineers on aircraft and spacecraft assembly and manufacturing. Four initial projects are underway at the UW, led by Boeing-employed affiliate instructors and UW engineering professors.

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