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September 5, 2024

Prabhakar named 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar

Pavana Prabhakar, the Charles G. Salman Associate Professor in the departments of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, has been named a 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar. Prabhakar is a leader…

Gina Capobianco, CEE MEng Environmental Engineering graduate alum.
September 3, 2024

Insights from Gina Capobianco: ‘Mastering’ Environmental Engineering

Join Gina Capobianco, a recent graduate, as she dives into her experience within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s online masters in environmental engineering. Balancing a full-time role at…

Several people at an indoor social gathering. Some are standing, some are sitting. They are in various phases of individual conversation
August 20, 2024

Second annual alumni social a success

Departments from across the UW-Madison College of Engineering hosted the second annual ice cream social at the Memorial Union on August 15. Rainy weather moved the event indoors to the…

alumnus Scott Weisberg, left, sits with PML LLC founder Peter Lehrer
June 21, 2024

CEE alumnus Weisberg rises to executive role at PML LLC

University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering alumnus Scott Weisberg has been promoted to a leading executive role at PML LLC. Weisberg (BSCEE ‘02) is a Construction Engineering and Management…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 20, 2024

UW-Madison ranks 13th among publics in U.S. News Best Engineering Schools graduate program rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering moved up in the 2024 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Engineering Schools graduate rankings. Overall, the college tied for…

UW-Madison alumni Ryan Waddington and Michael Urynowicz pose in front of a mountain.
June 10, 2024

Badger alumni reimagine renewable energy and carbon capture technology

The decision to enroll at UW-Madison was a pivotal one for Ryan Waddington and Michael Urynowicz. It brought two Badgers a lifelong friendship and together they formed Cowboy Clean Fuels…

Xin Wang, pictured center, accepts a Best Paper Award from ASCE staff and others during the 2024 CI & CRC Joint Conference.
May 15, 2024

Xin Wang redefines human-robot collaboration in construction

Groundbreaking research on human-robot collaboration in construction spearheaded by Xin Wang, CEE PhD 2024, has captured the industry’s attention, earning Wang the Best Paper Award among more than 400 submissions…

May 1, 2024

Wired for success: UW-Madison engineers ready for ECIC 2024

Badger engineers are returning to the 2024 Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC) following a historic first-place finish in 2023. “It was UW-Madison’s first time competing, and we were the first…

UW Crest with engineering background
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…

Olivia Fritz
January 4, 2024

From student to startup co-founder: Olivia Fritz sets sights on sustainability engineering

An interest in sustainability, a passion for the environment, and the promise of a free Qdoba dinner sparked a unique and non-traditional career path for Olivia Fritz, BSCEE ’13. “Kohler…