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Aidiel Hassan next to poster presentation.

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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Wisconsin Baja group photo
July 7, 2025

Wisconsin Baja Racing 2025 SAE Competition

Wisconsin Baja Racing placed 7th overall, out of 107 teams, in the Baja SAE Competition in Mechanicsville, Maryland in June. With teams from all over the world, the off-road motorsport…

Christian Franck
July 3, 2025

Christian Franck named fellow of SEM

Christian Franck, the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellow and Bjorn Borgen Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named a fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics….

Profile photo of alumni John Martens
July 3, 2025

Badger beginnings to biomedical breakthroughs with John Martens

John Martens (BSChE ’68) built a career that spans polymer chemistry, defense, materials science, consulting, and now biochemistry and biomedicine—but it all started at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As a…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 3, 2025

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Harsh Sharma

Dr. Harsh Sharma will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in August 2025. The Sharma research group will focus on integrating first principles and domain-specific knowledge with machine…

Image of an atom orbit in space
July 2, 2025

Legislation moves nuclear forward in Wisconsin

On July 2, 2025, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills that can help advance the state’s nuclear energy landscape and in the process, tap the depth and breadth of…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 2, 2025

Connecting people with science, Hidayat noted among Wisconsin’s Asian-American leaders

Madison 365 has named Dadit Gunarwanto Hidayat, who directs WiscAMP, the Wisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation at UW-Madison, to its 2025 list of the 20 most influential Asian-American…

Company co-founder Jarryd Featherman, Wenjia Wang, Hoya Ihara and co-founder Scott Rankin
July 2, 2025

Galasys, UW–Madison spinoff company, among winners of 2025 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest

Galasys, a University of Wisconsin–Madison based spinoff company, took first place in the Advanced Manufacturing category of the 22nd annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contest was developed to…

Assistant Professor Joseph Andrews pitches his technology at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
July 2, 2025

UW-Madison spinoff Saturn Agrisense among finalists in Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest

Saturn Agrisense, a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff company based on technology created by Joseph Andrews, the Alfred Fritz Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, won third…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 2, 2025

Ahsan earns Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Sara Ahsan, a PhD student in chemical and biological engineering, has received a 2025-26 Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, a prestigious honor for doctoral students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison…

Choy, Gross, Huang, Bhuvana, Lee
July 1, 2025

UW–Madison ECE Announces Newly Promoted and Tenured Faculty

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to celebrate the faculty members who have earned tenured promotions this year. All five have been elevated to…