Whitworth University Engineering & Physics Department

04/29/2026

We are so proud of these three students and what they have accomplished. They demonstrate what it means to be a faithful steward of the gifts that God has given them and we are excited to see the impact that they will have on our world.

02/18/2026

It is Whitworth's One Pine Day, a day devoted to raising funds for specific projects that directly benefit students. One of those projects is supporting our CubeSat effort. Students are in the midst of a multiyear effort to develop a small satellite. If you want to support them, visit

Today, your support grows students’ lives and dreams.

11/13/2025

We know that many of our students do good work on faculty-led research projects. It is gratifying when that excellence is recognized by outsiders. Congratulations to Valerie Hanes on the work she did this past summer and her ability to communicate it clearly with others.

Congratulations to physics major Valerie Hanes ’27, who earned the Best Poster Award at this year’s Murdock College Science Research Conference! Hanes’ award-winning poster, titled “Modeling Cell Motion in Time-Dependent Electric Fields,” showcased her impressive summer research conducted under the mentorship of Whitworth Engineering & Physics Department faculty members John Larkin and Jonathan Dawson.

Hanes’ work contributes to a larger, three-year research project funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust and led by Dawson that aims to develop a deeper, mechanistic understanding of how biological cells move in response to external electric fields. This recognition highlights not only Hanes' exceptional talent and dedication but also the cutting-edge research opportunities available to our students. At Whitworth, students can press into their curiosity through hands-on undergraduate research that bridges physics, engineering and biology.

10/29/2025

The work of Dr. David Schipf and his research students in the area of assistive technology was recently recognized nationally in IEEE Spectrum. Congratulations Team Schipf!

09/08/2025

Whitworth is adopting a new pricing model that should make the true cost of attending more transparent to prospective students. Learn more at

Whitworth University's cost clarity tuition price removes confusion to show the actual cost of a Whitworth undergraduate education. Learn more.

09/04/2025

https://www.kxly.com/news/whitworth-students-create-electronic-learning-system-for-6-year-old-with-cerebral-palsy/article_390255af-c311-4794-bfeb-e49b7fd1c3d9.html

Great work has been done by Whitworth engineering students to help make a 6-year-olds life better.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Whitworth University students unveiled an electronic learning system for a 6-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who starts first grade this week.

05/02/2025

https://pupnmag.com/article/collaboration-at-the-microscale-whitworth-universitys-pioneering-research-in-microdevices/

Dr. Philip Measor, associate professor of Engineering and Physics at Whitworth University, started and runs the campus Microdevices Lab, where he collaborates

04/15/2025

We have just launched the search for a Fabrication Manager to support the work that will be done in the new engineering building at Whitworth. We are looking for someone who has technical expertise in metal fabrication as well as a desire to work with engineering students.

You can now apply online by clicking on the job title you are interested in and clicking on the "Apply" link! After viewing the Job Description, click the 'Apply' tab. If this is the first time you are applying using our online job application, you will need to create an account and select a Usernam...

02/19/2025

It is Whitworth's spring One Pine Day. There are many good projects seeking support. Among those is the equipment fund for the new engineering building. We plan to begin teaching classes in PACCAR Engineering in January 2026, but in order to do that we need to fill those new spaces with equipment to support student learning.

Today, each new monthly donor to one of the Help-A-Pirate projects, releases a $500 challenge grant, up to $10,000 total.

09/24/2024

A Whitworth engineering graduate comes full circle to work on our new PACCAR engineering building currently under construction.