Attendees at the RUA 2022 All-Hands Conference held on the Caltech campus discuss the sessions over lunch.
Attendees at the RUA 2022 All-Hands Conference held on the Caltech campus discuss the sessions over lunch.

At UW, the Research University Alliance (RUA) supports postdocs and late-stage PhD candidates across Mathematics, Physical Science, Computer Science and Engineering, and Environmental Science with networking, professional development, and community-building opportunities.  RUA particularly seeks to support those who identify as underrepresented in their disciplinary field.

Questions? Please send us an email at ruacoordinator@uw.edu.

Programs and resources

Leadership team

  • Julia Parrish, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of the Environment, jparrish@uw.edu
  • Aina Hori, Program Coordinator, ruacoordinator@uw.edu
  • Anind Dey, Dean, Information School, anind@uw.edu
  • Bill Mahoney, Associate Dean for Student and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate School, wmahoney@uw.edu
  • Daniel Pollack, Divisional Dean for the Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, pollack@uw.edu
  • Daniel Ratner, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, dratner@uw.edu
  • Kevin Williams, Executive Director, Applied Physics Laboratory, klw8@uw.edu

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