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Devesh Ranjan

Ranjan’s reflections

Through Ranjan’s Reflections, Dean Devesh Ranjan opens a window into the ideas driving his bold agenda for our college and his vision for how engineering can shape our tomorrow.

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UW Crest with engineering background
March 3, 2026

Gillian-Daniel receives Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award

Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, distinguished teaching faculty III and director of education/outreach in the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the Bassam Z. Shakhashiri…

Brad Moore ERB cryostat
March 3, 2026

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Mechanical Engineer Brad Moore

Mechanical Engineering alum Brad Moore earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from UW-Madison over the course of 2007 to 2025. The incredible span of his experiences demonstrate how learning…

March 2, 2026

Student Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering Junior, Lileigh Nguyen

Lileigh Nguyen is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a Data Science minor. Her time at UW-Madison has been filled with memorable experiences – from bonding with peers in…

Max Schneider, Co-President of Wisco Humanoids, working on an armature for humanoid robot.
March 2, 2026

Why the Badger engineering experience matters in an AI education era

These days, discussions about AI dominate the news—with topics ranging from privacy, safety and regulation to data center energy use and AI’s impact on jobs and the workforce. Over the…

Devesh Ranjan
March 2, 2026

Ranjan’s reflections

Through Ranjan’s Reflections, Dean Devesh Ranjan opens a window
into the ideas driving his bold agenda for our college and his vision for how engineering can shape our tomorrow.

Victor Zavala
February 27, 2026

Victor Zavala selected as National Academy of Inventors senior member

Victor Zavala, the Baldovin-DaPra Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named a senior member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Zavala is one…

Old photo of Donald Dietmeyer and colleague working at early generation computer
February 27, 2026

Remembering ECE Professor Emeritus Donald Dietmeyer

Donald Dietmeyer (BS’54, MS’55, PhD’59), an influential researcher and educator in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away on February 13, 2026,…

Associate Professor Juliana Pacheco Duarte poses in the new PHILUS facility alongside PhD student Cole Dunbar and Dr. Donkoan Hwang.
February 17, 2026

New research facility to support nuclear reactor power uprates

The new PHILUS facility is generating crucial data to support safely expanding the operating capacity of current U.S. nuclear power plants.

UW Crest with engineering background
February 13, 2026

Padma Gopalan selected Fellow of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division

The American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) has selected Padma Gopalan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for its 2026 class…

UW Crest with engineering background
February 12, 2026

ME150 Seminar, Distinguished Alumni Christine Schyvinck

Join us on Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 4:00-5:00pm as our ME 903: Distinguished Alumni Seminar Series continues to celebrate the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s 150th anniversary. Our featured speaker is…