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WiscWind team members at 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition

UW–Madison team advances to finals in 2023 wind competition

A group of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will again compete in the nation’s most prominent undergraduate-level wind energy competition for the eighth consecutive year. UW–Madison’s team, known as…

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March 30, 2023

12 students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Twelve students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, one of the most prestigious fellowships for graduate research in the country….

Radu Serban receives the 2023 Bollinger Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Research.
March 29, 2023

College faculty and staff earn accolades for excellence

For decades, the College of Engineering annually has honored faculty and staff for their exemplary work in research, education or service. On March 28, 2023, we recognized nine members of…

Students visit a construction site in downtown Madison.
February 28, 2023

Student Org Spotlight: UW-Madison Construction Club

Elyse Miramontes, a junior studying civil and environmental engineering, sheds light on what Construction Club has to offer students, alumni, and industry professionals alike. What is Construction Club? Construction Club…

WiscWind team members at 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition
February 28, 2023

UW–Madison team advances to finals in 2023 wind competition

A group of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will again compete in the nation’s most prominent undergraduate-level wind energy competition for the eighth consecutive year. UW–Madison’s team, known as…

Professor Hannah Blum poses with a hard hat on a sunny fall day.
January 10, 2023

Blum takes not one, but two awards home: McGuire and Terry Peshia

Hannah Blum, an assistant professor and the Alain H. Peyrot fellow in structural engineering within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded both the 2022 McGuire Award…

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November 11, 2022

Rethinking space: Wisconsin counties team up with UniverCity to reimagine facilities

For Wisconsin counties, planning for future buildings can be like a giant jigsaw puzzle. They require strategizing, acquiring financing and property, and listening to community input. Through partnerships with UniverCity…

2022 NCEES awards ceremony (left to right): Jan Kucher, Andrew Baker, Kris Cotharn, Adam Wehking, and Mark Oleinik.
November 10, 2022

Senior Capstone Design Course for Civil Engineers Wins 6th NCEES Award

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison proudly accepted their sixth Engineering Education Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying…

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November 2, 2022

Award-winning alumni return to campus for 75th Engineers’ Day

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will mark its 75th Engineers’ Day on November 4, 2022, by honoring 14 accomplished and inspiring alumni from a wide array of industries. The annual celebration…

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October 31, 2022

Zak Koga: 2022 Early Career Award recipient

Zak Koga BSCEE ‘08Co-founder, Karben4 Brewing We are honoring Zak as a civil engineer and entrepreneur who leveraged passion, business acumen and project management skills to found and grow a…

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October 25, 2022

John Kissinger: 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

John Kissinger MSCEE ’83 (BSCE/SE ’79, UW-Milwaukee)President and CEO, GRAEF We are honoring John as an executive who has advanced technology in structural engineering and fostered a work environment that…