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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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April 25, 2024

Arthur Lin presents in Wisconsin Falling Walls Lab

Arthur Lin, a graduate student in the Cersonsky Research Group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, presented this year at Wisconsin’s Falling Walls Lab in April. Named in…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 22, 2024

Michael Graham receives top award in rheology

Michael Graham, the Steenbock Professor of Engineering and Harvey D. Spangler Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the recipient of the 2024 Eugene C….

Class photo of students in the first summer lab session in the summer of 1994
April 17, 2024

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: chemical engineer Joe Moidl

Joe Moidl (BSChE ’94) is now the Vice President of Innovation, Technology and Quality at General Mills, but he was once a Badger engineering student, attending lectures and having a…

April 12, 2024

Mavrikakis featured on the MRS Bulletin Materials News podcast

Manos Mavrikakis, the Ernest Micek Distinguished Chair, James A. Dumesic Professor, and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recently interviewed for…

operational laboratory in the chemical and biological engineering department
April 11, 2024

Laboratory construction brings constructive learning

For two years the new instructional lab and pilot plant for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been under construction. Named the John C. Kuetemeyer Instructional Laboratory and…

students in fermentation lab
April 5, 2024

Students draft the first fermentation lab

Down in the depths of the basement in Engineering Hall, something is brewing…. This semester, Brian Pfleger, a Karen and William Monfre Professor and a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of…

March 18, 2024

Rose Cersonsky recognized as one of “35 under 35” principle investigators in materials science

This past year, the Matter journal recognized Rose K. Cersonsky as one of 35 (plus one extra) global researches approximately under the age of 35. This “35 under 35” list…

Profile of Houqian Li in his lab office
February 29, 2024

Houqian Li Wins Inaugural ACS Early Career Postdoctoral Faculty Bridge Grant

With his eye on upcycling waste plastics into high-value chemicals, Houqian Li moves forward with his research with the support of a two-year grant in the form of salary for…

Bascom Hall with tulips in foreground
November 8, 2023

PhD Funding and Financial Information

Did you know that a vast majority of students receive a 5-year financial guarantee? Learn more about funding here.

November 8, 2023

PhD Program Information and Milestones

Program requirements are detailed in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Academic Policies Procedures, also referred to as the Graduate Handbook. The Graduate Handbook is a resource for the requirements of our graduate program. Current and past Graduate Handbooks and related forms will be available on the intranet. Key program information and requirements are summarized below.