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Curiosity to contribution: Aidiel’s journey from research to recognition

For Aidiel Ikmal Bin Abu Hassan, a graduating senior in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his interest research began small and grew into something far more…

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Tanuj Kumar, wearing safety glasses, a beige patterned shirt, and blue pants stands in a laboratory next to scientific equipment.
August 21, 2025

Tanuj Kumar awarded NASA fellowship to advance far-infrared optics research

Tanuj Kumar has been awarded a prestigious NASA fellowship to support his research in far-infrared (far-IR) optics, an area of growing importance for space-based telescopes. He was one of just…

So Yeon Kim
August 20, 2025

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: So Yeon Kim

So Yeon Kim will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in January 2026! So Yeon’s research seeks to understand and engineer materials’ damage tolerance under open-system…

Ying Li third coast water seminar
August 19, 2025

Ying Li to present in Third Coast Water Seminar Series

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Li will be speaking as part of the Third Coast Water Seminar Series, hosted by Current and supported by Great Lakes RENEW. Tune in on…

Lula Baker
August 15, 2025

College welcomes Georgia Tech expert to leadership team

On Sept. 1, 2025, Lula Baker, chief of staff in the Woodruff School at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will be joining the College of Engineering as chief strategy officer….

UW Crest with engineering background
August 13, 2025

Suri shares QRM story in top journal

Rajan Suri, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who first developed the quick response manufacturing (QRM) strategy, has published an article outlining the history…

Equipment in the UW-Madison Altitude and Climatic Testing Laboratory
August 13, 2025

New award for multi-fuel capable engine systems lands in Mechanical Engineering

The UW Engine Research Center (ERC) Altitude and Climatic Testing (ACT) Laboratory, which opened last fall, will play a key role in a major new research effort supported by the…

Brian and Heidi Dondlinger Orion
August 12, 2025

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Entrepreneurs & Mechanical Engineers Brian & Heidi Dondlinger

Husband-and-Wife Entrepreneurs and Mechanical Engineering alumni Brian (MSME’10; BSME’98) and Heidi Dondlinger (BSME’00) are the founders of Orion Motors, a Milwaukee-based startup that is turning the RV industry, specifically the…

Julia Marshall, graduate student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
August 8, 2025

Graduate student elected to the American Nuclear Society Board of Directors

PhD student Julia Marshall was elected to the American Nuclear Society Board of Directors along with NEEP alumni Grace Stanke and Sama Bilbao y León. 

Nader Behdad, Daniel Ludois, Line Roald, Daniel van der Weide
August 8, 2025

Four ECE faculty appointed to named professorships

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has announced the appointment of four faculty members to named professorships. These prestigious positions provide additional support for the faculty members to advance their research and expand their professional impact.

Composite of groups of college students. 3 photos have college students making presentations at front of a class room and 1 photo has a team of 4 students wearing neon safety vests in a manufacturing setting
August 7, 2025

Senior design projects with real-world impact

Each semester, seniors in UW–Madison’s ISyE 450: Senior Design Project course collaborate with companies and nonprofit organizations to solve real-world challenges using industrial and systems engineering tools. Student teams gain…