Skip to main content

College of Engineering blog

Badger Solar Racing Car with student standing behind

Cross-college collab drives innovation: Badger Solar Racing

Badger Solar Racing is a team of dedicated undergraduate and graduate students from across the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison committed to building a solar-powered car for…

Read the article

UW Crest with engineering background
September 24, 2024

UW-Madison ranks 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering program rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual…

September 18, 2024

MS&E Associate Professor receives 2024 Young Investigator MBE Award

The International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (ICMBE) has named UW-Madison Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor Jason Kawasaki as this year’s Young Investigator of MBE for “his work on…

Justin Benz and ASL glove
September 11, 2024

Capstone design courses: Transforming ECE students into Badger engineers

Follow along as Badger student teams prepare and present design projects for the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Capstone Design Open House. Capstone Design courses are a vital component of…

Tony McDonald
August 20, 2024

McDonald promoted to associate professor

In recognition of outstanding contributions in research, teaching and mentoring, Dr. Tony McDonald has been promoted to the position of associate professor with tenure.

Gabriel Zayas-Caban
August 20, 2024

Zayas-Cabán promoted to associate professor

In recognition of his sizable contributions in research, teaching and mentoring, University of Wisconsin-Madison Industrial and Systems engineering faculty member, Gabriel Zayas-Cabán, has been promoted to associate professor, a tenured…

Doctors William C. Zarnstorff and George Rowe, in surgical dress, use a heart x-ray machine on a patient.
July 31, 2024

Remembering ECE Professor Emeritus William C. Zarnstorff

William “Bill” Zarnstorff (BS’59, MS’62, PhD’70), a respected researcher and educator in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away June 17, 2024. He was…

ECE Focus on Faculty: Dominic Gross
May 13, 2024

ECE Focus on Faculty: Dominic Gross

Assistant Professor Dominic Gross is an instructor and award-winning researcher within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Gross’ research within the areas of…

Dan Ludois
May 2, 2024

ECE Focus on Faculty: Daniel Ludois

Daniel Ludois is a Jean Van Bladel Associate Professor and H.I. Romnes Fellow within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During his time in…

Tanuj Kumar and Susan Hagness
April 29, 2024

2024 ECE department awards showcase vibrant academic community

With the culmination of another year of remarkable achievements in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, faculty, staff, and graduate students came together…

Focus on Faculty: Chu Ma
April 19, 2024

ECE Focus on Faculty: Chu Ma

Chu Ma is an Assistant Professor and Grainger Institute Fellow within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Ma is an award-winning researcher whose work…