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Mikhail Kats

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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Aarushi Bhargava
June 16, 2025

Faculty Spotlight: Aarushi Bhargava

Assistant Professor Aarushi Bhargava joined the department in the fall of 2024. Read on to learn more about her research. What is your research focus?My research explores the application of…

William A. Sethares
June 6, 2025

ECE Professor William Sethares retires

After nearly four decades of shaping minds and advancing knowledge, Professor William Sethares is retiring from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Sethares…

Eduardo Arvelo
June 6, 2025

ECE’s Arvelo selected for Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award

Eduardo Romero Arvelo, assistant teaching professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2025 Alliant Energy James R. Underkofler Excellence in…

Steve Loheide
June 4, 2025

Loheide Named NGWA 2026 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer

The National Ground Water Association and Groundwater Foundation has selected Steven Loheide as the 2026 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer. Loheide, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of…

Professors Oghuzan Alagoz, Jim Luedtke, Robert Radwin and Shiyu Zhou
June 3, 2025

Four ISyE faculty earn IISE honors

Four faculty members from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering brought home individual awards from the annual conference of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers…

Mikhail Kats
June 2, 2025

Mikhail Kats wins ACS Photonics Young Investigator Lectureship Award

Mikhail Kats, the Jack St. Clair Kilby and Antoine-Bascom Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the prestigious 2026 ACS Photonics Young…

Lih-Sheng-Tom-Turng
May 23, 2025

Turng Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

We are delighted to share that Mechanical Engineering Professor Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), a prestigious honor that recognizes…

David Rothamer
May 15, 2025

Spring 2025 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2025 newsletter is now available online. This issue includes: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above to access…

Silvia Jordache with Susan Hagness
May 8, 2025

2025 ECE department awards highlight exceptional academic community

As the 2025 academic year came to a close, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison brought together faculty, staff, and graduate students to…

Luke Mawst
May 6, 2025

ECE Professor Luke Mawst retires

After a remarkable career of teaching, research, and mentorship, Grainger STAR Professor in Engineering Luke Mawst is retiring from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University…