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New faculty members converse
August 12, 2026

Engineering at the speed of relevance

For most of my career as a researcher, I’ve studied what happens when flow crosses a threshold. Think about air moving across the surface of a supersonic jet, or a…

UW Crest with engineering background
August 11, 2026

ME Faculty Mentor Students through Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty/research staff will mentor 5 undergraduate students in independent research projects through university supported fellowships this academic year. With topics ranging from robotics to aerospace to…

Feng Ye sitting in lab
August 7, 2026

Ye is part of Genesis Mission to protect AI from cyber threats

Feng Ye, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a collaborator on a Genesis Mission project, a national effort aimed at leveraging AI to address…

August 7, 2026

ASME Design Team Gives Back to Local Food Pantry

When The River Food Pantry relocated to a new facility in spring 2026, one important piece was missing: a donation shed. As Dane County’s busiest food pantry, the organization serves…

Pedestrians walk and bicyclists pedal up and down the 600 block of State Street in downtown Madison, Wis., during an autumn (fall) football game-day on Oct. 18, 2025. At left with a W emblem is State Street Brats, a popular restaurant and sports bars located near the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
August 6, 2026

Advice from Graduating BME Seniors

Stepping onto the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for your first year is a monumental milestone. To help the incoming class navigate this transition, we reached out to graduating biomedical engineering…

Grace Xing, Zetian Mi, Seth Ariel Tongay, Shanhui Fan, Shiwen Mao
August 5, 2026

ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to host the ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series, featuring leaders whose groundbreaking work is shaping the future of technology and society.

August 4, 2026

Wisconsin Robotics Moves Forward in University Rover Challenge

Set against the red-rock landscape of southern Utah’s desert terrain, Wisconsin Robotics debuted a newly designed competition rover at the 2026 University Rover Challenge (URC). After narrowly missing qualification the…

UW Crest with engineering background
August 3, 2026

Celebrating ME teaching professor appointments and promotions

We are excited to celebrate three well-deserved promotions and two new appointments within the Mechanical Engineering Teaching Professor track!

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Focus on Faculty - TW Huang
July 31, 2026

ECE Focus on Faculty: TW Huang

Tsung-Wei (TW) Huang is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison. In this short faculty spotlight video, Huang shares how his research is…

Stephanie Diem
July 29, 2026

Stephanie Diem promoted to Associate Professor

Stephanie Diem has been promoted to Associate Professor, recognizing her dedication to teaching and service and her outstanding research achievements in experimental plasma physics, magnetically confined plasmas, and microwave heating and current drive.