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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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Leon Shohet with PhD students and stellerator
March 12, 2024

Remembering Professor Emeritus J. Leon Shohet

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor Emeritus J. Leon Shohet passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the age of 86.  Professor Shohet was a member of…

Electrical engineering professor James Beyer in a room of equipment
January 2, 2024

Remembering Professor Emeritus James Beyer

James “Jim” Beyer passed away on December 6, 2023 at the age of 92.  He was an emeritus professor within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University…

William Nicholas “Nick” Hitchon
August 7, 2023

Remembering Professor William “Nick” Hitchon

William Nicholas “Nick” Hitchon, a respected researcher and dedicated educator in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away July 23, 2023. He was…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 29, 2023

Obituary: Mechanical Engineering’s Edward G. Lovell

We are sorry to share the sad news that Professor Emeritus Edward G. Lovell passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the age of 84. His cause of death…

John Uicker and Darryl Thelen at the April 2023 Pi Tau Sigma banquet
May 3, 2023

Obituary: Mechanical Engineering’s John J. Uicker, Jr.

We are sorry to share the sad news that Professor Emeritus John J. Uicker, Jr., passed away on April 25, 2023 from lung cancer. He was with his family at…

John Webster
April 5, 2023

Remembering Professor Emeritus John Webster

John Webster, a pioneering and renowned researcher and educator in the field of biomedical instrumentation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died March 29, 2023. He was 90. Webster first joined…

Kris Dressler
December 15, 2022

Obituary: Mechanical Engineering’s Kris Dressler

We are sorry to share the sad news that our exceptional colleague and friend Kris Dressler passed away on December 1, 2022. He was at home and engaged with family…

Professor Emeritus Donald Novotny
May 16, 2022

Remembering Emeritus Professor Donald Novotny

UW-Madison Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeritus Professor and WEMPEC Co-Founder Donald Novotny passes away at the age of 87.