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Aidiel Hassan next to poster presentation.

Curiosity to contribution: Aidiel’s journey from research to recognition

For Aidiel Ikmal Bin Abu Hassan, a graduating senior in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his interest research began small and grew into something far more…

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January 18, 2026

Susan Hagness receives International Union of Radio Science Impact Award

Susan Hagness, the Philip Dunham Reed and Maria Stuchly Professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the United States National…

Ying Li
November 24, 2025

Ying Li recognized with 2025 Materials Today Rising Star award

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Li has received the 2025 Materials Today Rising Star Award in the area of Materials Data Science & AI! The Materials Today Rising Star Awards…

Adelle Wright
November 14, 2025

Wright awarded Pivot Fellowship to advance fusion technology

Adelle Wright, Assistant Professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics, was awarded a Pivot Fellowship from the Simons Foundation.

Alejo Roldan Alzate Universidad EIA award
November 13, 2025

Roldán-Alzate honored with ‘Ser, Saber y Servir’ award from Universidad EIA

Associate Professor Alejandro Roldán-Alzate recently received a ‘Ser, Saber and Servir’ award from his home university, Universidad EIA in Colombia. The awards are an annual recognition by Universidad EIA to…

Robert Jacobberger
October 13, 2025

With DARPA Young Faculty Award, Jacobberger will develop industry-ready diamond semiconductors

Robert Jacobberger, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has earned a 2025 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award. The highly…

Kate Fu DTM award
October 13, 2025

Kate Fu receives inaugural ASME Design Theory and Methodology Lasting Impact Paper Award

Kate Fu, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, received the inaugural DTM (Design Theory and Methodology) Lasting Impact Paper Award at the recent ASME IDETC conference. This new award recognizes a single…

Sebastian Kube
October 6, 2025

Sebastian Kube earns DARPA Young Faculty Award

Sebastian Kube, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has earned a 2025 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award. The highly competitive…

Thelen Borelli award ASB
October 3, 2025

Darryl Thelen honored with Borelli Award from American Society of Biomechanics

Darryl Thelen, John Bollinger Chair and Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the Borelli Award from the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). The…

Adamczyk Founders award ASB
October 1, 2025

Adamczyk receives ASB Founders’ & Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards

Peter Adamczyk, Mead Witter Foundation Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, has been recognized with the Founders’ Award from the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). The Founders’ Award was established in…

Whitney Loo
September 29, 2025

An NSF DMREF award will help Whitney Loo design polymers critical to making next-gen computer chips

Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is part of a four-year project selected by the National Science Foundation Designing…