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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 23, 2024

Chemical engineering undergraduate award winners

Earlier this year, four chemical and biological engineering students were honored at the 2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 3rd for various awards. The whole department is excited to…

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…

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 7, 2024

Kyuhyeok Choi receives undergraduate award

Undergraduate student Kyuhyeok (Brian) Choi received the 2024-2025 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship with George Huber, a Richard L. Antoine Professor in chemical and biological engineering. This award provides $3,000 to…

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…

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…

ME spring 2024 senior design showcase
May 15, 2024

Spring 2024 Mechanical Engineering Design Showcase

Forty-six project teams made up of 187 mechanical engineering senior level students presented their work at the spring 2024 design showcase event earlier this month! “The Showcase displayed a diverse…

Juan Esparza, Breanna Buck, Nicole Kunz, Justin Benz
May 13, 2024

Inaugural ECE Capstone Design event highlights student innovation

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted its first ECE Capstone Design Open House on May 3, 2024. Twenty-two student teams from three…

May 6, 2024

ECE student leaders and faculty recognized for excellence by WESC

Wisconsin Engineering Student Council (WESC) held an end-of-year celebration and awards ceremony on April 29th. The council celebrated engineering student organizations, as well as their student and faculty leaders. The…