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UW-Madison moves to 6th in national research ranking

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National…

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April 17, 2024

College cites faculty and staff for teaching, research, service

On April 16, 2024, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for work that sets them apart and benefits everyone from our own engineering students…

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April 17, 2024

Zavala honored for transformative teaching

On April 16, 2024, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Victor Zavala, the Baldovin-DaPra Professor in chemical and biological engineering, received…

Setareh Behroozi and Nathan Strachen
March 15, 2023

New instructors bring their passion for teaching to undergraduate education

During the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison added two new members to its teaching staff. Both bring new insights, experiences…

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July 8, 2022

New Assistant Teaching Professor: Jennifer Detlor

Jennifer Detlor will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Teaching Professor in January 2023! Detlor’s current research focuses on gas mixture selection for cryogenic cycles. She measures…

Kassem Fawaz
February 13, 2022

Fawaz wins distinguished teaching award

Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Kassem Fawaz is the recipient of the 2022 Emil H. Stieger Teaching Award, one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. The Stieger…

Focus on ECE Faculty: Eric Tervo
January 10, 2025

ECE Focus on Faculty: Eric Tervo

Eric Tervo is an assistant professor within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Tervo’s research focuses on developing semiconductor materials and devices for…

Xiaopeng Li, Zhenhua Zhu, Daniel Wright, Hannah Blum, Andrea Hicks, Steven Loheide
December 11, 2024

CEE Investiture Ceremony honors leading engineering faculty

Rooted in long-standing tradition, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison celebrated a milestone moment with one of the largest investiture ceremonies in the…

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October 25, 2024

NEEP seeks three new faculty members

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) is hiring tenure-track faculty members to advance research and teaching in areas such as reactor design, AI/ML applications…

Jennifer Franck
September 13, 2024

Jennifer Franck earns tenure and promotion to associate professor

In recognition of her outstanding research, teaching, and mentoring, Jennifer Franck, PhD, has earned tenure and been promoted to an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Jennifer Franck…

September 11, 2024

Advancing the frontier of enabling materials – Ramathasan Thevamaran earns tenure and is promoted to Associate Professor

It is with great pleasure the Department of Mechanical Engineering announces the promotion of Ramathasan Thevamaran, PhD to Associate Professor.  When Thevamaran joined UW-Madison, he had a vision of establishing…