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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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Alex Thornton talks to students in front of stellarator
March 31, 2023

ECE Discovery Day sends students on a trek of career exploration

In what has become an annual event, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) hosted ECE Discovery Day in Engineering Hall for all undergraduate ECE students recently. During this…

Day of the Badger Logo with red Bucky Badger head and white background
March 8, 2023

Day of the Badger: 1848 Minutes of Giving

On March 28and 29, 2023, 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 alumni…

Maitreyee Marathe, UW–Madison PhD student in electrical and computer engineering, presents a flash talk about optimal energy rationing for prepaid electricity customers during the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) Research Showcase at the WEI building on the the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Feb. 17, 2023. (Photo by Matthew Wisniewski / Wisconsin Energy Institute)
February 28, 2023

ECE PhD Student winner at Wisconsin Energy Institute’s Energy Research Showcase

Fourth-year PhD student studying Electrical and Computer Engineering, Maitreyee Marathe was one of five UW-Madison College of Engineering students to win an award for the Flash Talk session at the…

Engineering Hall and Engineering Mall are pictured at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 17, 2020. The building is home to the College of Engineering. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)
February 17, 2023

ECE Summer Launch Registration is Now Open for Incoming First-year Students

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW-Madison offers a Summer Launch program for admitted, first-year students who are interested in experiencing campus life prior to the fall semester…

ECE PhD Student Tessa Haldes
January 6, 2023

Haldes receives doctoral research grant

Tessa Haldes, an electrical and computer engineering PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working in the lab of Philip Dunham Reed Professor Susan Hagness, was selected to receive a…

ECE Student Varsha Pendyala
January 6, 2023

Pendyala and Sethares win best paper award

Varsha Pendyala, an electrical and computer engineering PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently received two awards. Pendyala, along with ECE Professor William Sethares and Dr. Viji Easwar from…

UW branded graphic that shows four Polaroid photos on a rope with ECE students in the photos.
December 14, 2022

ECE Department news and student panel featured during Virtual Alumni Town Hall

On December 8th, ECE alumni from across the country participated in a Virtual Town Hall hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering via Zoom. ECE graduates from the…

"Well Read," a sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg of a studious-looking UW-Madison mascot Bucky Badger sitting atop a pile of books, is pictured at Alumni Park at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during autumn on Oct. 30, 2021.
December 6, 2022

ECE Alumni – Share your experience with our current ECE Badgers!

Our alumni are the working arm of UW-ECE: technological leaders and innovators spreading the Wisconsin Idea around the globe. We value the educational, professional, and life experiences that our alumni can bring to the development of our students. No matter where our alums live or work, there are several ways to engage with our students through in-person or virtual volunteer roles.

Are you a UW-ECE alum? Click the button below to view the many opportunities our alumni are connecting with our current UW-ECE students, and let us know if you would like to take part.

ECE Professor Bulent Sarlioglu image with laptop and smart phone and UW-ECE logo
November 30, 2022

New Webinar: Earn a Master of Science in Power Engineering Online

ECE Professor Bulent Sarlioglu and Graduate Advisor Justin Kyle Bush team up to discuss the online Master of Science program in Power Engineering and the Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control. In this webinar, you can hear about each program and its direct application in industry.

ECE scholarship recipient holding up certificate
October 31, 2022

Nearly half a million dollars in scholarships awarded to ECE students this fall

On a beautiful, October afternoon, more than a 100 electrical and computer undergraduate students were recognized at the ECE department’s annual scholarship reception. $399,400 was distributed to ECE students at…