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Devesh Ranjan

Ranjan’s reflections

Through Ranjan’s Reflections, Dean Devesh Ranjan opens a window into the ideas driving his bold agenda for our college and his vision for how engineering can shape our tomorrow.

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April 27, 2026

Crone awarded Society of Experimental Mechanics 2026 Murray Medal

Professor Emeritus Wendy Crone has been selected by the Society of Experimental Mechanics to receive the 2026 Murray Medal and to deliver the 2026 Murray Lecture. 

Laura Albert
April 16, 2026

Albert earns campus graduate student mentoring award

Laura Albert, a professor of industrial and systems engineering, is among the inaugural recipients of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring. Albert’s…

Susan Hagness
April 8, 2026

Susan Hagness honored with IEEE AP-S Distinguished Achievement Award

The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society has selected Susan Hagness, the Philip Dunham Reed Professor, Maria Stuchly Professor, and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of…

Haihan Sun
April 8, 2026

Haihan Sun selected for IEEE AP-S Donald G. Dudley Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award

Haihan Sun, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2026 Donald G. Dudley Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award from the…

MBSE Team (left to right): Hasnaa Ouidadi (Postdoctoral Scholar), Kaibo Liu (Professor), Ying Fu (PhD Student), Xuepeng Jiang (PhD Student), Hantang Qin (Associate Professor), Shiyu Zhou (Professor)
March 30, 2026

UW–Madison Industrial and Systems Engineering Researchers Lead AI & Systems Integration for Major DOE Fusion Award

UW–Madison Industrial and Systems Engineering researchers are leading AI and systems engineering work for a major U.S. Department of Energy fusion project. Their efforts are helping advance new fusion technologies for clean, reliable energy.

UW Crest with engineering background
March 20, 2026

UW-Madison engineers receive $3 million in DOE nuclear research awards

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $33.9 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) in 2025 to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of $3 million for three projects led by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers.

Marcel Schreier
February 10, 2026

Marcel Schreier wins Vilas Associates Competition award

Marcel Schreier, the Richard H. Soit Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a winner of the 2026-27 Vilas Associates Competition. Schreier is one…

Daniel Rhodes
February 10, 2026

Daniel Rhodes wins Vilas Associates Competition award

Daniel Rhodes, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a winner of the 2026-27 Vilas Associates Competition. Rhodes is one of 24 UW-Madison…

Josh Brochman
February 9, 2026

Brockman honored with Shaw Early Career Research Award to support innovative research

Joshua Brockman, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the 2026 Shaw Early Career Research Award. This award provides $200,000 over two years…

January 27, 2026

Barry Van Veen earns IEEE Signal Processing Society education award

Barry Van Veen, the Lynn H. Matthias Professor Emeritus in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2025 IEEE Signal Processing Society Carl Friedrich Gauss…