Spring 2026 Activities
Interdisciplinary Coursework (Mandatory)
- No courses are being offered in Spring 2026 semester.
Technical Skill Courses (Electives)
| Course No | Course Title | Credit | Instructor | Class Number | Campus |
| CPT_S 534 | Neural Network Design and Application | 3 | Y Yan | 04375 | Pullman |
| CPT_S 534 | Neural Network Design and Application | 3 | Y Yan | 12204 | Tri-Cities |
| CPT_S 540 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | N Hoang | 04401 | Pullman |
| CPT_S 540 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | N Hoang | 02024 | Tri-Cities |
| E_E 501 | Linear System Theory | 3 | A Saberi | 03003 | Pullman |
| MATH 511 | Advanced Linear Algebra | 3 | M Tsatsomeros | 02237 | Pullman |
| MATH 511 | Advanced Linear Algebra | 3 | M Tsatsomeros | 04811 | Vancouver |
Immersive Field Study
TBD
IRAS Seminars
| Date | Place | Speaker | Seminar Title |
| Jan 16th 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | ETRL 101 | Dr. Zarif Rahman Faculty Fellow, Whitman College and Part-time lecturer, University of Idaho | The Universe as a Nuclear Factory: Engineering at the Smallest Scale Event Link |
| Fab 6th 11: 00 AM – 12:00 PM | ETRL 101 | Drs. Michael Hua & Cecile Mejean Director of Nuclear Science, Helion Energy | Introducing Helion Energy and the HERCULES Program Event Link |
| Feb 13th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ETRL 101 | Dr. Somdatta Goswami Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Systems Engineering, John Hopkins University | Neural Operators Beyond Data: Physics, Generalization, and Trustworthy Predictions Event Link |
| Feb 27th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ETRL 101 | Dr. Sergey Y. Tolmachev Research professor in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University; Director of the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Richland, WA | United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries: The Story of Human-Based Radiation Research Event Link |
| March 2nd 04:10 PM | PACCAR 202 | Dr. Michael Shields Professor, Civil & Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Director, HT-MAX. | The Nexus of Machine Learning, Physics-based Modeling, and Uncertainty Quantification Zoom Link |
| March 23rd 04:10 PM | PACCAR 202 | Dr. Yinhai Wang Professor, CEE & ECE, University of Washington. Director, PacTrans (USDOT UTC). | Modernizing Transportation Infrastructure with Edge Computing and Customized AI Zoom Link |
| April 20th 04:10 PM | Zoom | Dr. Steve W. Sun Associate Professor, Columbia University. | Generative Material Modeling with Inferences as Graphs and Trees Zoom Link |
Professional Development Activities
| Date | Place | Title |
| Friday, February 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM | The Alger Family Club Room, Pullman | The Art & Practice of Academic Negotiation: Build the skills that make research, teaching, and leadership work |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10am | Zoom | Spring 2026 Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Event Register Here |