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Mikhail Kats

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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Dan Botez
April 25, 2025

ECE Professor Dan Botez retiring

After a distinguished career dedicated to advancing both education and innovation, Philip Dunham Reed Professor Dan Botez is retiring from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). A renowned…

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, second from left, poses with winners of the Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
April 24, 2025

Alum Greg Piefer receives entrepreneur award for nuclear fusion innovation

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, has recognized Greg Piefer as a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 8, 2025

UW-Madison engineering graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The UW-Madison College…

John Gubner
April 2, 2025

ECE Professor John Gubner retires

After decades of dedicated service to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Professor John Gubner has retired, leaving behind a legacy of steadfast commitment and leadership.

Hongyan Mei
April 2, 2025

Postdoctoral Scholar Hongyan Mei awarded Schmidt Science Fellowship

Hongyan (May) Mei, a recent PhD graduate and current postdoctoral scholar in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded a 2025 Schmidt Science Fellowship. The highly…

March 31, 2025

Startup founded by PhD student Sanket Deshpande joins the Chicago Quantum Exchange

Dirac Labs, a Madison, Wisconsin–based startup that is leveraging quantum sensing and nanophotonics research to develop positioning, tracking, and navigation technologies for autonomous vehicles and other applications, has joined the Chicago…

UW Crest with engineering background
March 13, 2025

College honors faculty and staff for teaching, research, service

In a ceremony on March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson presented awards to several engineering faculty and staff. These honors recognized exceptional contributions in research, teaching and service to society….

Joshua San Miguel
March 13, 2025

San Miguel honored for dedication to education

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Joshua San Miguel, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering,…

Nader Behdad
March 13, 2025

Behdad honored for innovations in frequency-selective surfaces

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Nader Behdad, McFarland-Bascom Professor in electrical and computer engineering, received the…

March 5, 2025

ECE graduate student Talha Sultan wins campus Capstone Teaching Award

Talha Sultan, an electrical and computer engineering PhD student working in the lab of Associate Professor Andreas Velten, is the recipient of a Capstone Teaching Award sponsored by the Graduate…