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Eric Kazyak lab tour fall 2023

Three new electrochemistry research labs open exciting opportunities for ME students

Three new electrochemistry-focused research labs are now open in Mechanical Engineering (ME), led by ME faculty members Eric Kazyak, Luca Mastropasqua and James Pikul. These labs are working together on…

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July 9, 2024

Faculty Focus: Peter Adamczyk

Mead Witter Foundation Associate Professor Peter G. Adamczyk directs the UW Biomechatronics, Assistive Devices, Gait Engineering and Rehabilitation Laboratory (UW BADGER Lab) in Mechanical Engineering. The BADGER Lab aims to enhance physical and…

Weiyu Li
July 9, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Weiyu Li

Dr. Weiyu Li will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Alfred Fritz Assistant Professor in Fall 2024. Li’s expertise lies in theoretical and computational modeling of transport in…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 8, 2024

Engineering faculty are key players in four Research Forward projects

Research Forward, a competition sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has selected four projects involving College of Engineering researchers for the…

Luca Mastropasqua
July 2, 2024

Mastropasqua earns ARPA-E IGNIITE 2024 award to transform waste plastic upcycling

Luca Mastropasqua, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to receive an Inspiring Generations of New…

Sebastian Kube
July 2, 2024

Kube earns ARPA-E IGNIITE 2024 award for automating alloy discovery

A project led by Sebastian Kube, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for…

Shiyu Zhou
June 27, 2024

Dr. Shiyu Zhou takes the reins as department chair

Dr. Shiyu Zhou takes over as department chair.

Whitney Loo
June 26, 2024

Loo receives ORAU junior faculty award

Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award from the nonprofit…

Doug Reindl ASHRAE
June 25, 2024

Reindl recognized with ASHRAE 2024 Exceptional Service Award

Mechanical Engineering Professor Doug Reindl has received an ASHRAE 2024 Exceptional Service Award! This award recognizes ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) members who have served the…

June 14, 2024

Regina Murphy retires from CBE

After 34 years, Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) Professor Regina M. Murphy has retired from the department. Her faculty career started as the first female faculty hire, followed by the first female chair of the department and in 2019 the first R. Byron Bird Chair recipient. Regina had contributed decades to her research, various committees and as a leader within CBE, the College of Engineering and the UW-campus.

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June 13, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Prateek Jaiswal

Prateek Jaiswal will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in November 2024! Jaiswal will establish the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Lab at UW-Madison. His research group will…