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Devesh Ranjan

Ranjan’s reflections

Through Ranjan’s Reflections, Dean Devesh Ranjan opens a window into the ideas driving his bold agenda for our college and his vision for how engineering can shape our tomorrow.

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Graduate student Connor Moreno and his advisor, Professor and Department Chair Paul Wilson, discuss his latest research in modeling stellarators
February 10, 2026

Grad student develops software used by fusion startups to automate stellarator design

Connor Moreno, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has developed software tools that are helping leading fusion companies design the first commercially viable fusion power plants.

Christopher Barns smiles amidst a serene nature path
February 9, 2026

Finding the right fit: a PhD student’s path to UW-Madison MS&E

For PhD student Christopher Barns, choosing the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison hinged on three things: great research, great people and a great location. As someone focused…

Students in front of Engineering Hall
January 27, 2026

UW-Madison online engineering master’s degree programs ranked among best in country

The University of Wisconsin–Madison online master’s programs in engineering, whose students include many working professionals seeking to advance their careers, have been recognized as among the best in the country….

NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop participants gather in the reactor hall at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology
January 27, 2026

‘Rising Star’ prepares to advance nuclear through advocacy-driven leadership

Jessica Wysocki, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP), is leveraging her graduate school experiences to strengthen her leadership skills as she prepares to help drive the nuclear field forward.

Yeonghoon Jin, Tanuj Kumar, Minjeong Kim, Mikhail Kats, and Chenghao Wan by MRS sign
December 18, 2025

ECE researchers shine at Materials Research Society meeting

UW–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students, alumnus, postdoctoral researcher, and faculty from UW–Madison earned major recognition at the recent Materials Research Society (MRS) meeting, highlighting the department’s…

grad students with experiment
November 6, 2025

How to Apply to the Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD Program

If you are a student with a strong background in chemical engineering or a related discipline, and a serious interest in research, apply to our graduate program.

Muirhead with Myers Uyehara scholarship students
November 6, 2025

ME recognizes new graduate fellowship program at annual scholarship night

Mechanical Engineering students, families, friends, and supporters gathered on October 23rd to celebrate at our annual scholarship night event. This year, mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics students were awarded $1.6…

Nicholas Crnkovich, a graduate student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
October 9, 2025

Graduate student receives NASA space technology research award

Nick Crnkovich received a graduate student space technology award to leverage his materials research for NASA nuclear thermal propulsion systems.

Dalton Zirbel, Alex Vanasse, Bill Nguyen, Paridhi Gupta
October 3, 2025

Fellowships fuel the next generation of ECE PhD researchers

Every year, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison invests in graduate students and their research by awarding graduate fellowships to top incoming PhD students.  These fellowships,…

NEEP PhD Student Isabella Wood poses in front of the Sydney Opera House with students she met during the 2025 Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp.
September 30, 2025

Graduate student explores the entrepreneurial side of nuclear innovation

NEEP graduate student Isabella Wood participated in the 2025 Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp to gain insight about the entrepreneurial side of nuclear innovation.