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September 8, 2025

UW + Amazon Science Hub announces new director

Karen Leung, University of Washington (UW) Aeronautics & Astronautics assistant professor and director of the Control and Trustworthy Robotics Laboratory, has been appointed Director of the UW+ Amazon Science Hub. She succeeds founding Director Josh Smith, Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Allen School of Computer Science professor, who launched the Hub to accelerate advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and engineering in the Seattle area.

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