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Colin and Brian Peck

ECE student inspired to follow brother’s path after loss

Colin Peck, a senior studying computer engineering and computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, found inspiration from the loss of his brother to help others. When Brian Peck, a…

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Corinne Henak
September 9, 2024

Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor Awarded to Corinne Henak

Congratulations to Corinne Henak, PhD on earning tenure and being promoted to an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Henak has been with the department since 2015 and…

Assistant Professors Chirag Gupta and Shubhra Pasayat examine a new ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor material
August 20, 2024

Pasayat and Gupta receive 2024 Early Career Innovator Awards

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has chosen ECE Assistant Professors Shubhra Pasayat and Chirag Gupta to receive 2024 Early Career Innovator…

UW Crest with engineering background
August 16, 2024

UW-Madison engineers receive $4.1M in DOE nuclear research awards

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded more than $44 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) in 2024 to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a…

UW Crest with engineering background
August 5, 2024

Arnold receives Kellett Mid-Career Award

Michael Arnold, the Beckwith-Bascom Professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of 11 faculty members at the university to receive a 2024-2025 Kellett Mid-Career…

Luca Mastropasqua
July 2, 2024

Mastropasqua earns ARPA-E IGNIITE 2024 award to transform waste plastic upcycling

Luca Mastropasqua, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to receive an Inspiring Generations of New…

Sebastian Kube
July 2, 2024

Kube earns ARPA-E IGNIITE 2024 award for automating alloy discovery

A project led by Sebastian Kube, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for…

Whitney Loo
June 26, 2024

Loo receives ORAU junior faculty award

Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award from the nonprofit…

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…

Kaibo Liu receives Hromi Medal
May 16, 2024

Liu earns quality award

Kaibo Liu, a professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the Hromi Medal from the American Society for Quality. The medal, which the society…

Ramathasan Thevamaran
May 15, 2024

New Vilas Early Career Award to Ramathasan Thevamaran

Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ramathasan Thevamaran on his Vilas Early Career Award! Prof. Thevamaran joined UW-Madison as an assistant professor in August 2017. Since then, he has emerged…