Steven Brunton

Dr. Steven L. Brunton is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington.  He is also Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics, Computer science, and Aeronautics and Astronautics, and he is a Data Science Fellow at the eScience Institute.  He is Director of the NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems and the AI Center for Dynamics and Control (ACDC) at UW.  Steve received the B.S. in mathematics from Caltech in 2006 and the Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton in 2012.  His research combines machine learning with dynamical systems to model and control systems in fluid dynamics, biolocomotion, optics, energy systems, and manufacturing.  He received the University of Washington College of Engineering junior faculty and teaching awards, the Army and Air Force Young Investigator Program (YIP) awards, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  He has co-authored over 200 scientific publications, mentored over 30 PhD students and over 15 postdocs, and collaborated on funded research exceeding $100M dollars.  Steve is also passionate about teaching math to engineers as co-author of four textbooks and through his popular YouTube channel, under the moniker “eigensteve”.

Iman Majd

Dr. Iman Majd is a distinguished healthcare professional with a multifaceted career spanning diverse areas of medicine, education, and research. His journey began at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1996. Subsequently, he pursued a Master of Science in Acupuncture at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA, USA, graduating in 2005. Dr. Majd’s commitment to advancing his expertise led him to complete a Residency in Acupuncture at Bastyr University’s Department of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Majd sought further specialization in family medicine, completing the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Family Medicine Residency in 2012. Throughout his career, he has held various faculty positions, showcasing his dedication to education. Notably, he served as Clinical Adjunct Faculty at Bastyr University from 2005 to 2021 and as a Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washingtons Department of Family Medicine from 2012 to 2021. Dr. Majd has made significant contributions to patient care as an Attending Physician at the University of Washington Neighborhood Clinics – Factoria since 2012 and at the University of Washington Medical Center since 2018. In 2021, Dr. Majd assumed the role of Interim Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Washington, later becoming the Director in 2022. He also serves as the Clinic Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Washington in Ballard. His exceptional achievements have been acknowledged through numerous awards, including the prestigious Bastyr Mission Honor award in 2018 and the Gold Circle Award from the American Society of Association Executives in 2020. Dr. Majds leadership roles extend to his involvement in various professional organizations, including the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, where he served as the Chair of the Board of Commissioners and Chair of the Executive Committee. In addition to his clinical and administrative roles, Dr. Majd is actively engaged in research, having secured grants such as the Osher Foundation Grant in 2021 and the RapSDI Grant from the American Academy of Family Physicians in the same year. Dr. Majd is an accomplished author with publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributions to educational curricula. He has also delivered invited talks and presentations on acupuncture, integrative medicine, and healthcare practices at national, regional, and local levels. With an unwavering commitment to integrative health and a distinguished career marked by excellence, Dr. Iman Majd continues to impact the field of medicine through his leadership, education, and patient-centered care.

Yanfang Su

Dr. Yanfang Su is a health economist with more than ten years of work experience in health systems and policy. Dr. Su holds an MA in Public Management from Tsinghua University and an ScD in Global Health and Population within Health Systems track from Harvard University. During her postdoctoral training at the University of Washington, Dr. Su applied econometric methods to health financing and published papers in The Lancet as co-first author and The Lancet Infectious Diseases as first author. Her publications focus on three areas: 1) economic evaluation of healthcare systems, including analysis of equity, supply, demand, costs, and quality; 2) public policy evaluation; and 3) global health and population measures. Dr. Su is the cofounder and the co-director of a new initiative, Learning for Action in Policy Implementation and Health Systems (LAPIS), in the Department of Global Health at University of Washington. Dr. Su is the founder and Board Chair of a non-profit organization, the East West Alliance for Education and Health, which delivered equitable community services and conducted digital health randomized controlled trials in low-resource settings. Dr. Su worked at Tsinghua University and the Hong Kong Policy and Research Institute in China. Dr. Su has consulted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and Results for Development on primary health care systems strengthening. Dr. Su is a guest editor for a special issue on policy implementation science in Frontiers in Health Services. Dr. Su is an NIH-funded Implementation Science Scholar (IS-2) and an NIH career development awardee (K01).

Denzil Suite

As Vice President for Student Life, Denzil Suite provides leadership for a wide-range of programs and services that support students in their transition to the university and deepen their out-of-class experiences. These programs and services include: Housing and Food Services, Student Activities, Union Facilities, Student Publications, Recreational Sports, Counseling Center, Disability Resources, Career Center, Ceremonies, Greek Relations, Community Standards and Student Conduct and Health and Wellness.

Yen-Chu Weng

Yen-Chu Weng is an assistant teaching professor in the College’s Program on the Environment. As a geographer, she has always been interested in exploring the connections between human societies and the environment. She received broad training in both the biophysical sciences and the social sciences, and has integrated quantitative, qualitative and GIS methods into her research projects. Her research focuses on the politics of participation in environmental volunteering programs. By comparing perspectives of multiple stakeholders, she examines the role of science, nature and participation in ecological restoration.

Weng enjoys teaching and experimenting with innovative pedagogy in her courses. Through the UW’s Center for Teaching and Learning and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, she has been contributing to evidence-based teaching strategies and case study pedagogy. As an affiliate faculty at the UW’s Taiwan Studies Program, Weng also teaches a course on Environmental Issues in East Asia and leads a study abroad program in Taiwan. Weng advises students on various capstone projects on the topics of environmental education, sustainability design, community outreach, and many others.

This year, Weng is serving as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in Japan. Through her project, she will share the American experience in environmental conservation, movements, and governance with students and scholars in Japan and to foster opportunities for mutual learning and advancement in these areas.

Jihui Yang

Jihui Yang currently serves as the Vice Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Washington and the principal research administrator for a high-impact portfolio, spearheading strategic initiatives that bridge engineering, medicine, and industry. A Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, Jihui has built a career at the intersection of fundamental materials science and large-scale industrial application.

His research team works on developing next-generation energy storage solutions, making high-performance batteries more stable, sustainable, and manufacturing-ready. By collaborating with national laboratories and industry partners, Jihui’s work ensures that the clean energy technologies of tomorrow are built on a foundation of rigorous engineering and scalable innovation. He has authored over 100 papers and holds 19 US patents, reflecting a career-long commitment to translating academic excellence into global energy solutions.

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