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WiscWind team members at 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition

UW–Madison team advances to finals in 2023 wind competition

A group of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will again compete in the nation’s most prominent undergraduate-level wind energy competition for the eighth consecutive year. UW–Madison’s team, known as…

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David Rothamer
June 7, 2023

Rothamer Joins College Leadership as New Associate Dean for Research

Congratulations to David Rothamer, Robert Lorenz Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the college’s Engine Research Center, on his appointment as the college’s new associate dean for research! In…

Paul Wilson
June 2, 2023

Wilson named Fellow of ANS

Paul Wilson, Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected as a Fellow of…

Lei Zhou
June 1, 2023

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Lei Zhou

Dr. Lei Zhou will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2023! Zhou’s research centers on the design and control of precision mechatronic systems for…

UW Crest with engineering background
May 31, 2023

Engineering faculty lead five Research Forward projects

Research Forward, a competition sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has selected five projects led by College of…

UW Crest with engineering background
May 30, 2023

UW–Madison undergraduate students win regional engineering award

Using plans from a capstone course that address flooding on a local farm, University of Wisconsin–Madison civil and environmental engineering students won a regional competition designed to promote real world…

Mario Trujillo Marshall award
May 22, 2023

Trujillo Recognized with ILASS-Americas Marshall Award for Best Paper

Mechanical Engineering Professor Mario Trujillo has been recognized by ILASS-Americas with the Marshall Award! Prof. Trujillo’s paper, “Examining the Underlying Equations of Two-Phase Flow,” has been recognized as the best…

Michael Wang, Jinuan Lin, Chu Ma, Dajun Zhang and Michael Wang at the 184th Acoustical Society of America Meeting.
May 16, 2023

Chu Ma wins young investigator travel award

ECE assistant professor Chu Ma and four of her students attended the 184th Acoustical Society of America Meeting in Chicago in early May, 2023. Ma chaired a special session titled “Interaction…

Jennifer Franck
May 16, 2023

New DoD Research Award for Jennifer Franck

Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Jennifer Franck on her new Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award from the Department of Defense! Jennifer Franck will receive $600,000…

May 8, 2023

2023 ECE department awards reception highlights excellence

The Vision Statement for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) reads: To improve the world through bold research, educational excellence, effective technology transfer and impactful service. On Friday,…

Chang-Beom Eom receives his honorary degree
May 4, 2023

Eom receives honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Denmark

On April 28, 2023, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) presented an honorary doctoral degree to Chang-Beom Eom, the Raymond R. Holton Chair for Engineering and Theodore H. Geballe Professor…