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Mikhail Kats wins prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Mikhail Kats, the Jack St. Clair Kilby and Antoine-Bascom Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a 2025 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and…

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May 16, 2025

SAE Aero UW Soars to New Heights

Last spring, a group of determined students attended the College of Engineering’s student org bash with nothing more than a model airplane and a dream. The goal? Get enough students…

David Rothamer
May 15, 2025

Spring 2025 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2025 newsletter is now available online. This issue includes: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above to access…

Students peer into the University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor pool to see the blue glow
May 14, 2025

Operation detect light: first year nuclear engineering students gain hands-on experience at the UWNR

First year students in the Nuclear Engineering program at UW–Madison gain hands-on engineering experience with this unique group research project.

human powered vehicle challenge bike turning
May 13, 2025

UW Human Powered Vehicle Club earns 1st in ASME competition

A group of badger engineers traveled to North Carolina at the end of April to participate in the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. The UW competition vehicle was already an…

Silvia Jordache with Susan Hagness
May 8, 2025

2025 ECE department awards highlight exceptional academic community

As the 2025 academic year came to a close, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison brought together faculty, staff, and graduate students to…

May 7, 2025

Fermentation feat: Extra special edition

Last year, four seniors drafted and set up a pilot fermentation lab. Led by Brian Pfleger, Karen and William Monfre Professor, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, and R. Byron Bird Department…

UW-Madison Provost Charles Isbell with Ethan Ewer
May 6, 2025

Ewer awarded first ECE alumni-sponsored Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship

At the 2025 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony, held April 28 in Varsity Hall at Union South, junior Ethan Ewer was honored with a prestigious Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Ewer,…

May 5, 2025

Student Spotlight: Graduating Senior Grace Morgan

The curtain is coming to a close on Grace Morgan’s time at UW-Madison. A spring 2025 graduate from the Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering degree, Grace is reflecting on her…

Student team explains project to visitors
May 2, 2025

Student innovation and alumni experience converge at ECE Capstone Design Open House

On April 30, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) once again opened its doors for the ECE Capstone Design Open House. Students from three senior design courses showcased…

May 1, 2025

Celebrating Innovation: Spring Poster Session and Design Awards

On April 25, we held our annual Spring Poster Session and Design Awards. Our talented students from BME 301 and BME 402 showed off their incredible prototypes to solve real-world…