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UW Crest with engineering background
April 15, 2026

Honoring the people who power engineering: Celebrating faculty and staff excellence

Each year, our College of Engineering recognizes faculty and staff whose work exemplifies excellence, innovation and service. This year’s college award recipients represent the very best of who we are…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 7, 2026

UW-Madison engineering graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The UW-Madison College…

William Noguera standing behind a podium in the gym of Madison West High School during the Badger Invitational.
April 1, 2026

Science Olympiad inspires STEM career and leadership

When William Noguera walks through Madison West High School during the Badger Invitational, he’s doing more than coordinating volunteers and answering questions from coaches. He’s leading one of the largest…

Transit Facility team members pose with an NCEES award plaque outside on a sunny day.
December 16, 2025

Excellence in civil engineering education: Capstone course wins 10th and 11th NCEES Awards

The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department recently accepted its 10th and 11th Engineering Education Awards from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in recognition of…

Keke Long, PhD
November 24, 2025

Building public trust in self-driving cars: Keke Long wins award for research communication

Autonomous and connected vehicle technology can improve road safety, increase mobility, reduce emissions, and ease congestion, but are you ready to let go of the wheel? Would you be comfortable…

Berrin Tansel
November 3, 2025

Berrin Tansel: 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

MSCEE ’79, PhDCEE ’89 (BSChE ‘78, Middle East Technical University)Distinguished University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, FloridaInternational University An environmental engineer and educator whose work in water conservation, recycling, contamination…

Colin Fitzgerald
November 3, 2025

Colin Fitzgerald: 2025 Early Career Award recipient

BSCEE ’11, MSCEE ’13, (BS Physics ’11, UW-Eau Claire)Global Principal and Technology Lead for Water Resource Recovery, Jacobs Engineering Group An environmental engineer who is an innovator and leader in…

UW Crest with engineering background
October 28, 2025

Alum guides future of environmental engineering master’s program

Jeffrey Starke (MSEnvE ‘01, PhDEnvE ‘11) is the new program director for the master of engineering in environmental engineering degree program. Starke is taking the role after leading the Master’s Across…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 23, 2025

UW-Madison ranks 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering program rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual…

David Noyce receives Wilbur S. Smith Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers
September 9, 2025

Noyce receives Wilbur S. Smith Award

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) has recognized Arthur F. Hawnn Professor of Transportation Engineering David Noyce with the 2025 Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award. Noyce, who is…