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UW-Madison moves to 6th in national research ranking

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National…

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January 14, 2025

Meet grad student Elvis Umaña: Using data science to answer sustainability questions 

Elvis Umaña is a University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Graduate Engineering Research Scholar in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Umaña, who works in the labs of Conway…

Savannah Finley
January 9, 2025

Meet grad student Savannah Finley: Committed to contaminant-free drinking water for all

Savannah Finley is a PhD civil and environmental engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She’s a Graduate Engineering Research Scholar (GERS) and is advised by Assistant Professor Athena Nghiem…

Minjeong Kim with research poster
December 27, 2024

ECE’s Kim wins best poster at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) PhD student Minjeong Kim won a best poster award during the 2024 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting which was held in Boston recently….

December 13, 2024

Lisa Je inducted into the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Lisa Je, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of five outstanding scholars inducted by the Graduate School into the university’s chapter…

Jah’inaya Parker
December 4, 2024

Meet grad student Jah’inaya Parker: Making sense of multitasking

Jah’inaya Parker is a PhD student in industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A Graduate Engineering Research Scholar, she is co-advised by Emerson Electric Quality & Productivity…

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November 25, 2024

Student Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Megh Doshi

After completing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in the spring of 2023, Megh Doshi decided his time at UW-Madison was not quite complete. Now, more than a year into…

November 22, 2024

Meet grad student Carlos Huang-Zhu: Using molecular simulations to study nanoparticles

Carlos Huang-Zhu is a University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Graduate Engineering Research Scholar in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Huang-Zhu, who works in Hunt-Hougen Associate Professor Reid Van…

Xinzhi Zhong at video interview
November 19, 2024

A deeper dive on ‘why’ transportation with Xinzhi Zhong

As a student focusing her studies in the realm of transportation, Xinzhi Zhong, fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has found an abundance of opportunities…

Photo of the spotlighted student, Bhanu Maheswaran
October 28, 2024

Student Spotlight: Engineering Mechanics PhD Student Bhanugoban Maheswaran

Bhanugoban (Bhanu) Maheswaran’s time at UW-Madison has been nothing but rewarding. A PhD student in the Engineering Mechanics program, Bhanu is an accomplished researcher who focuses on advanced materials for…

Bromide electrolytes in aqueous flow batteries
October 25, 2024

Research summary: Additive could significantly reduce cost of renewable energy storage

The research summary below was generated with the help of Microsoft Copilot. Read the full story in our news section. Introduction: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an…