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December 20, 2024

New instructional labs expand ME student course opportunities

Mechanical Engineering has a habit of growing. The movement of Engineering Mechanics students into the ME department in 2023, plus overall growth in the number Mechanical Engineering students, now puts…

Ying Li
December 4, 2024

Ying Li recognized with ASME Rising Star award

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Li recently received an ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering Award! The award recognizes “innovative work and dedication that significantly advances the engineering profession and…

Profile Picture of Megh Doshi
November 25, 2024

Student Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Megh Doshi

After completing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in the spring of 2023, Megh Doshi decided his time at UW-Madison was not quite complete. Now, more than a year into…

Rod Copes speaking at Engineers' Day lunch
November 18, 2024

Rodney Copes: 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

BSME ’88 (MSME ’93, MIT; MBA ’93, MIT)Executive Chairman, Slate A mechanical engineer and senior executive, anchored by strong values, who has built high-performing global teams that have delivered exceptional…

Jay Flores speaking at Engineers' Day lunch
November 18, 2024

Jay Flores: 2023 Early Career Award recipient

BSME ’12Global STEM Ambassador, Founder and CEO, Invent the Change; Mystery Science Guide, Discovery Education A mechanical engineer and passionate STEM ambassador who inspires young people to become tomorrow’s innovators…

PhD student Katherine Heidi Fehr and Associate Professor Peter Adamczyk conduct a 3D scan of a shoe outside
November 7, 2024

Fall 2024 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s fall 2024 newsletter is now available online. Highlights from this issue include: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above…

Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Awards 2024
November 1, 2024

Mechanical Engineering awards $1 million in scholarships

We have a new record in the mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics programs this fall: nearly 300 undergraduate students officially received over $1 million in scholarship support from ME and…

Photo of the spotlighted student, Bhanu Maheswaran
October 28, 2024

Student Spotlight: Engineering Mechanics PhD Student Bhanugoban Maheswaran

Bhanugoban (Bhanu) Maheswaran’s time at UW-Madison has been nothing but rewarding. A PhD student in the Engineering Mechanics program, Bhanu is an accomplished researcher who focuses on advanced materials for…

Krishnan Suresh
October 21, 2024

Suresh honored with 2024 ASME CIE Excellence in Research Award

Mechanical Engineering Mead Witter Foundation Professor Krishnan Suresh has received the ASME CIE Excellence in Research Award for 2024! The ASME CIE (Computers and Information in Engineering) Division award recognizes…

Group with Janssen 2024 Fall Mechanical Engineering Investitures
October 14, 2024

Outstanding Mechanical Engineering faculty earn professorships

Congratulations to the Mechanical Engineering faculty honored with new professorships at our 2024 investiture ceremony this fall. Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering Ian Robertson and John Bollinger Chair…