Skip to main content

College of Engineering blog

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…

Read the article

Peter Adamczyk youtube faculty video
July 9, 2024

Faculty Focus: Peter Adamczyk

Mead Witter Foundation Associate Professor Peter G. Adamczyk directs the UW Biomechatronics, Assistive Devices, Gait Engineering and Rehabilitation Laboratory (UW BADGER Lab) in Mechanical Engineering. The BADGER Lab aims to enhance physical and…

Weiyu Li
July 9, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Weiyu Li

Dr. Weiyu Li will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Alfred Fritz Assistant Professor in Fall 2024. Li’s expertise lies in theoretical and computational modeling of transport in…

Tom and Tim Smart
July 8, 2024

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Mechanical Engineers Tom & Tim Smart

The Smart Brothers, Tom BSME’1976 and Tim BSME’1980, both credit their father E. Allen Smart for inspiring their paths into Mechanical Engineering. He completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees…

Doug Reindl ASHRAE
June 25, 2024

Reindl recognized with ASHRAE 2024 Exceptional Service Award

Mechanical Engineering Professor Doug Reindl has received an ASHRAE 2024 Exceptional Service Award! This award recognizes ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) members who have served the…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 13, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Prateek Jaiswal

Prateek Jaiswal will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in November 2024! Jaiswal will establish the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Lab at UW-Madison. His research group will…

Allison Mahvi ME
June 12, 2024

Faculty Focus: Allison Mahvi

Assistant Professor Allison Mahvi is the director of the Laboratory for Energy Transport and Storage (LET+S) and also has a joint appointment with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. LET+S seeks…

Baja SAE 2024 all team W
June 11, 2024

Wisconsin Baja 2024 SAE Competition

Congratulations to the Wisconsin Baja team on a great performance at their yearly Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) off-road racing competition! They spent over four days in Williamsport, PA with…

Thomas Breunung
June 10, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Thomas Breunung

Thomas Breunung will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in January 2025! Breunung will establish the Dynamics, Structures, and Data (DSD) Lab at UW-Madison. He and…

ME Xiao Kuang
June 4, 2024

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Xiao Kuang

Xiao Kuang will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in August 2024! Kuang will bring his talents to the Polymer Engineering Center and has research plans…

ME spring 2024 newsletter cover
May 28, 2024

Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2024 newsletter is now available online. Highlights from this issue include: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above…