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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 22, 2024

Laptop recommendations

One of the most common questions we receive from students entering the College of Engineering is, “What kind of computer will I need?” That’s a super-important question, because the answer…

July 16, 2024

Grand lab opening ceremony

This April, we hosted the grand lab opening of the John C. Kuetemeyer Instructional Laboratories with many donors and alumni in attendance. If you didn’t get a chance to make…

Colin and Brian Peck
July 11, 2024

ECE student inspired to follow brother’s path after loss

Colin Peck, a senior studying computer engineering and computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, found inspiration from the loss of his brother to help others. When Brian Peck, a…

Tasting glass with Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering logo.
July 10, 2024

The beginnings of brewing traditions

Along with beer, students are brewing up new traditions… At the start of the year, seniors Aidan Bomski, Lauren Carlisle, Ethan Saye and Harith Razif mashed their resources together to…

June 20, 2024

TTF Roundup: NEEP presenters and graduate student wins Best Student Poster

The University of Wisconsin- Madison hosted the 2024 US-EU Transport Task Force (TTF) Workshop, chaired by Dr. George McKee (NEEP) in Asheville, North Carolina. 80 researchers from the US, Germany,…

Baja SAE 2024 all team W
June 11, 2024

Wisconsin Baja 2024 SAE Competition

Congratulations to the Wisconsin Baja team on a great performance at their yearly Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) off-road racing competition! They spent over four days in Williamsport, PA with…

Wisconsin Robotics 2024 URC team photo
June 6, 2024

Wisconsin Robotics heads back to Mars

Wisconsin Robotics started June with a strong showing at the University Rover Challenge at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah! The University Rover Challenge is a competition designed…

May 30, 2024

Students and faculty shine at annual conference

Faculty and students from UW-ISyE received honors and shared research at the 2024 IISE annual conference in Montreal in May.

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…

PEP WAVES electric boat building competition 2024
May 23, 2024

Making WAVES with electric boats

This spring marks the first time a UW-Madison team traveled and competed in the “Promoting Electric Propulsion” (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the…