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Grace Xing, Zetian Mi, Seth Ariel Tongay, Shanhui Fan, Shiwen Mao
August 5, 2026

ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to host the ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series, featuring leaders whose groundbreaking work is shaping the future of technology and society.

Mark Anderson
July 9, 2026

A Small-Scale Test Facility with a Big Role in Advanced Nuclear Reactor Safety

Professor Mark Anderson of the UW Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory (UW-THL) in Mechanical Engineering has been awarded a large collaborative award contract with TerraPower for the Natrium reactor IET Loop Testing…

Jennifer Choy, Chirag Gupta, Robert Jacobberger, Shubhra Pasayat, Bulent Sarlioglu, Eric Tervo
June 30, 2026

Six ECE faculty appointed to named professorships

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is pleased to recognize six faculty members who have been appointed to named professorships. These appointments recognize outstanding achievements in research, teaching,…

Capture of simulated drone paths during a nuclear war scenario
June 23, 2026

Experts gather at UW–Madison to accelerate research on nuclear war effects

To understand the global, cascading consequences of nuclear war, researchers and security experts gathered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from June 2-6, 2026 for the Workshop on Nuclear War Effects: Scenarios and Modeling.

June 10, 2026

Using powerful computational tools, Ping identifies a promising oxide qubit material

In a paper published June 3, 2026, in the journal PRX Quantum, MS&E Associate Professor Yuan Ping, along with UW-Madison graduate students Shimin Zhang, Erik Perez and Kejun Li, used…

June 4, 2026

Annual IISE Conference celebrates students and faculty

Members of the UW-ISyE community traveled to Arlington, Texas last month for the annual conference of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). The conference always proves to be…

Anthony Garcia, graduate student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
May 28, 2026

PhD student advances fusion safety tools through DOE national lab collaboration

PhD student Anthony Carlos Garcia has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program to conduct fusion safety analysis research in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory.

Mechanical engineering newsletter spring 26
May 28, 2026

ME Spring 2026 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2026 newsletter content is available online. This issue includes: Use any of the links above or view the full newsletter PDF to access these…

student and advisory board member discuss his poster.
May 20, 2026

Inaugural ISyE Student Research Symposium

The ISyE department recently celebrated student innovation at its inaugural Student Research Symposium on May 1st. Bringing together undergraduate and graduate researchers, the event kicked off with a keynote lunch…

UW Crest with engineering background
May 13, 2026

2026 Student Fellows and Award Winners

This spring, multiple BME students received fellowships and awards for the 2026-27 academic year. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramThis prestigious, competitive fellowship supports outstanding graduate research across the…