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Mikhail Kats wins prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Mikhail Kats, the Jack St. Clair Kilby and Antoine-Bascom Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a 2025 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and…

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Students peer into the University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor pool to see the blue glow
May 14, 2025

Operation detect light: first year nuclear engineering students gain hands-on experience at the UWNR

First year students in the Nuclear Engineering program at UW–Madison gain hands-on engineering experience with this unique group research project.

Plasma ball during a Wonders of Physics show, presented as part of Family Science Night at UW Space Place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Nov. 22, 2013.
May 6, 2025

New fusion plasma focus area to offer greater academic flexibility in light of emerging technologies

The Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics has introduced a Fusion Plasma focus area within the Nuclear Engineering B.S. program. This new option offers students who are interested in…

Student team explains project to visitors
May 2, 2025

Student innovation and alumni experience converge at ECE Capstone Design Open House

On April 30, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) once again opened its doors for the ECE Capstone Design Open House. Students from three senior design courses showcased…

May 1, 2025

Celebrating Innovation: Spring Poster Session and Design Awards

On April 25, we held our annual Spring Poster Session and Design Awards. Our talented students from BME 301 and BME 402 showed off their incredible prototypes to solve real-world…

Joshua San Miguel
March 13, 2025

San Miguel honored for dedication to education

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Joshua San Miguel, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering,…

Jesse Hampton
March 13, 2025

Hampton honored for immersive education

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Jesse Hampton, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, received…

UW Crest with engineering background
January 28, 2025

UW-Madison online master’s in engineering programs ranked highly

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering’s online master’s programs that help professionals advance their careers even as they continue working have been recognized as among the best in the…

ECE Prof. Venkataramanan tests student circuit board
January 17, 2025

Building the future of electronics

Within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students enrolled in ECE 342: Electronic Circuits II received an interactive learning experience in modeling and application…

Students compact sand around a model
January 17, 2025

Art and engineering forge partnership for practical learning in Art Department foundry

A version of this story by Kari Dickinson was originally published by UW News and the School of Education. Mechanical engineering students gained practical experience casting screwdriver handles this fall…

May 7, 2024

Lab Grand Opening Celebration wrap up

The Grand Opening Celebration for the John C. Kuetemeyer Instructional Laboratories has been the culmination of multiple years of hard work, fundraising and construction to transform the summer lab space…