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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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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…

Eric Dubberstein
April 16, 2024

ECE senior earns prestigious NSF fellowship

Eric Dubberstein, a senior studying computer engineering and computer science, has won a prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a…

April 15, 2024

ECE alum visits ECE210 class to share industry experience

Last month, UW–Madison Electrical Engineering alum Donn Dengel (BSEE‘82) traveled from Illinois back to the Badger state to share his industry experience with a group of current ECE undergraduate students….

Focus on Faculty: Bhuvana Krishnaswamy
April 3, 2024

ECE Focus on Faculty: Bhuvana Krishnaswamy

Bhuvana Krishnaswamy is a Charles Ringrose Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Krishnaswamy’s research in the areas of Communications, Networks, Privacy…

Riki Banerjee
April 2, 2024

ECE alum Banerjee named CTO

ECE Alum, Riki Banerjee BSEE‘00 (MSEE‘03, PhDEE‘05, University of Minnesota), has been named Chief Technology Officer for Synchron, a company specializing in endovascular brain-computer interfaces (BCI) focused on creating technology…

Susan Hagness and Ian Cherkauer
March 15, 2024

ECE undergraduate, college-funded scholarship recipients recognized

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) undergraduate students who received scholarships funded through the College of Engineering were honored recently at a reception in Engineering Hall. Eighty-three ECE undergraduate…

Leon Shohet with PhD students and stellerator
March 12, 2024

Remembering Professor Emeritus J. Leon Shohet

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor Emeritus J. Leon Shohet passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the age of 86.  Professor Shohet was a member of…

Day of the Badger Logo with red Bucky Badger head and white background
February 20, 2024

Day of the Badger: Celebrate with ECE

On April 16 and 17, 2024, Day of the Badger returns to UW-Madison.  This annual celebratory event hosted by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a spirit-filled opportunity for…

Focus on Faculty - Mikhail Kats
February 9, 2024

ECE Focus on Faculty: Mikhail Kats

Mikhail Kats is a Jack St. Clair Kilby Associate Professor and an Antoine-Bascom Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW–Madison. An award-winning instructor, Kats has…

Machine Learning - green and red data points on black background
February 7, 2024

Accelerated MS-ECE a great option for ML/AI students

The Accelerated Master’s program within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison stands out as an exceptional choice for students seeking to fast-track their careers in the…