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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…

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…

Paul Campagnola
July 1, 2024

Campagnola part of major project studying pulmonary fibrosis

Paul Campagnola, the Peter Tong Department Chair and Professor of biomedical engineering, will bring his unique combination of fabrication and imaging techniques to a new $11 million project funded by…

Kangwook Lee
June 25, 2024

Lee receives competitive Amazon Research Award

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Kangwook Lee recently received a globally-recognized Amazon Research Award. Lee is one of 98 recipients who represent 51 universities across 15 countries….

UW Crest with engineering background
June 19, 2024

CHESS earns funding for effort to reduce dental no-shows

The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is part of a new project funded by the National Institutes of Health to reduce missed dental…

Allison Mahvi ME
June 12, 2024

Faculty Focus: Allison Mahvi

Assistant Professor Allison Mahvi is the director of the Laboratory for Energy Transport and Storage (LET+S) and also has a joint appointment with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. LET+S seeks…

ME spring 2024 newsletter cover
May 28, 2024

Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2024 newsletter is now available online. Highlights from this issue include: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above…

Xin Wang, pictured center, accepts a Best Paper Award from ASCE staff and others during the 2024 CI & CRC Joint Conference.
May 15, 2024

Xin Wang redefines human-robot collaboration in construction

Groundbreaking research on human-robot collaboration in construction spearheaded by Xin Wang, CEE PhD 2024, has captured the industry’s attention, earning Wang the Best Paper Award among more than 400 submissions…