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The UW-Madison 2025 ECIC team, comprised of students, faculty, and mentors
April 25, 2025

Badgers take on Design-Build project in ECIC 2025

The 2025 Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC) is underway and Badger engineers are ready to compete. This year’s competition focuses on the electrical design of an office and warehouse building….

Kenzie Burns standing in front of a wooded landscape
April 16, 2025

From cow poop to purpose: Curiosity sparks career for Kenzie Burns

Kenzie Burns doesn’t shy away from stepping outside of her comfort zone—she pushes forward with curiosity—shaping her life in new and unexpected ways. “I like to joke that I cannot…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 9, 2025

Blum, Ginder-Vogel, Wang promoted during 24-25 academic year

Three civil and environmental engineering professors have been promoted, with two gaining tenure in the process, for the 2024-25 academic year. The civil and environmental engineering department promoted Matthew Ginder-Vogel…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 8, 2025

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 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The UW-Madison College…

UW Crest with engineering background
March 13, 2025

College honors faculty and staff for teaching, research, service

In a ceremony on March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson presented awards to several engineering faculty and staff. These honors recognized exceptional contributions in research, teaching and service to society….

Jesse Hampton
March 13, 2025

Hampton honored for immersive education

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Jesse Hampton, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, received…

Savannah Finley
January 9, 2025

Meet grad student Savannah Finley: Committed to contaminant-free drinking water for all

Savannah Finley is a PhD civil and environmental engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She’s a Graduate Engineering Research Scholar (GERS) and is advised by Assistant Professor Athena Nghiem…

CEE, Construction By Women Group Photograph in ME Atrium
December 20, 2024

Learning through a different lens: New course offers diverse perspectives & networking for students

A new course, Construction by Women, offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is bringing diverse perspectives and a new community to…

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…

2024 Engineers' Day group photo with students and faculty holding up awards.
November 20, 2024

From classroom to community: Collaboration guides success of award-winning Capstone Course

Whether you are a student working towards your degree or an engineer in the field, it takes a village to be successful and collaboration is the key. At the University…