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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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April 13, 2026

Graduate student Abigail Cordiner navigates dyslexia in science

“Rachel has 17 apples and gives 9 to Sarah. How many apples does Rachel have now?” Young third-grade Abigail Cordiner never had trouble understanding the problem—only reading it. While her…

Daniel van der Weide
April 13, 2026

Dan van der Weide elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected Grainger Institute for Engineering Professor Daniel van der Weide to its 2026 College of Fellows.  Election to AIMBE honors individuals who have…

Brian Pfleger
April 13, 2026

Brian Pfleger elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected Karen and William Monfre Professor Brian Pfleger to its 2026 College of Fellows.  Election to AIMBE honors individuals who have made outstanding or…

April 10, 2026

CBE project selected for ARPA-E effort to automate and speed up design of new industrial catalysts

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected a project led by faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering for its Catalytic Application Testing…

materials science and engineering senior Leo Liu stands next to his research poster at Research in the Rotunda
April 9, 2026

Senior Spotlight: Leo Liu Presents Sustainability-Focused Research at the Rotunda

As graduation approaches, many seniors reflect on their time at UW-Madison by celebrating meaningful milestones. For materials science and engineering student Leo Liu, one of those moments came this spring…

Kelly Senecal
April 9, 2026

ME150 Seminar, Distinguished Alumni Kelly Senecal

Join us on Thursday, April 16, 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…

Jeffrey Linderoth
April 8, 2026

Linderoth earns ONR grant to optimize decision-making aids

Jeffrey Linderoth, the Harvey D. Spangler Professor of industrial and systems engineering, will lead a new project funded by the Office of Naval Research to build automated decision tools to…

Susan Hagness
April 8, 2026

Susan Hagness honored with IEEE AP-S Distinguished Achievement Award

The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society has selected Susan Hagness, the Philip Dunham Reed Professor, Maria Stuchly Professor, and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of…

Haihan Sun
April 8, 2026

Haihan Sun selected for IEEE AP-S Donald G. Dudley Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award

Haihan Sun, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2026 Donald G. Dudley Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award from the…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 7, 2026

UW-Madison engineering graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The UW-Madison College…