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Aidiel Hassan next to poster presentation.

Curiosity to contribution: Aidiel’s journey from research to recognition

For Aidiel Ikmal Bin Abu Hassan, a graduating senior in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his interest research began small and grew into something far more…

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Yonatan Mintz
December 9, 2025

Mintz working to help home caregivers for dementia patients

Yonatan Mintz, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is part of two new efforts funded by the National Institutes of Health to use…

UW Crest with engineering background
December 4, 2025

Fall 2025 Faustin-Prinz Research Fellowship Awardees

The Department of Mechanical Engineering awarded the largest group of students in recent years the Faustin-Prinz Research Fellowship, a program that supports undergraduate Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students who…

December 3, 2025

Unique university experiment empowers the future of fusion

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Helically Symmetric eXperiment is advancing the fusion industry by investigating knowledge gaps and training the future fusion workforce.

Cole Evered, a PhD student in the MaDCoR research group, works on the new in situ molten salt corrosion/irradiation cell that he designed, tested, and validated for the left beamline.
November 26, 2025

NEEP Fall 2025 Newsletter

From nuclear weapons policy to small modular reactors, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics is leading the way in diverse, cutting-edge nuclear and fusion research. Read our fall newsletter to learn more.

Eva Stafne
November 25, 2025

Undergraduate researcher Eva Stafne publishes new paper on how Einstein’s theory might help planets around white dwarfs stay habitable

Undergraduate Mechanical and International Engineering student Eva Stafne is studying abroad in Norway this fall, while also publishing a first-authored paper in The Astrophysical Journal exploring how Einstein’s theory of…

Keke Long, PhD
November 24, 2025

Building public trust in self-driving cars: Keke Long wins award for research communication

Autonomous and connected vehicle technology can improve road safety, increase mobility, reduce emissions, and ease congestion, but are you ready to let go of the wheel? Would you be comfortable…

Austin MacIntyre performing as part of the UW Marching Band at Badger Bash.
November 6, 2025

Senior Austin MacIntyre blends chemistry, math and music

When senior Austin MacIntyre first visited the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he didn’t expect to find a place that would shape nearly every part of who he’s become—a researcher, a leader,…

Ranjan and Bonazza ME fall 2025
November 5, 2025

ME Fall 2025 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s fall 2025 newsletter content is available online. This issue includes: Use any of the links above or view a PDF file to access these stories…

Robert Jacobberger
October 13, 2025

With DARPA Young Faculty Award, Jacobberger will develop industry-ready diamond semiconductors

Robert Jacobberger, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has earned a 2025 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award. The highly…

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.