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February 11, 2026

A look inside the major: How ECE students build a rich undergraduate experience

In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison, the student experience reaches far beyond the classroom. While ECE coursework lays the foundation of a strong academic journey,…

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…

January 18, 2026

Susan Hagness receives International Union of Radio Science Impact Award

Susan Hagness, the Philip Dunham Reed and Maria Stuchly Professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the United States National…

Two students pointing to research poster on bulletin board with alumni judge looking on
January 6, 2026

27 ECE design teams participate in capstone open house

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison prioritizes student application of theoretical knowledge to real-world practice throughout our curriculum. Specifically, within a varied selection…

Liquid engine rocket blasting from far viewpoint
December 23, 2025

Wisconsin Space Program Completes Liquid Engine Hotfire

UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Space Program (WISP) is excited to announce their most recent accomplishment – successfully completing the group’s first liquid engine hotfire. After 11-months of designing, building, and testing, the…

Yeonghoon Jin, Tanuj Kumar, Minjeong Kim, Mikhail Kats, and Chenghao Wan by MRS sign
December 18, 2025

ECE researchers shine at Materials Research Society meeting

UW–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students, alumnus, postdoctoral researcher, and faculty from UW–Madison earned major recognition at the recent Materials Research Society (MRS) meeting, highlighting the department’s…

Zongfu Yu
December 16, 2025

Zongfu Yu named 2026 IEEE Fellow

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Zongfu Yu, the Grainger Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to its…

December 3, 2025

Unique university experiment empowers the future of fusion

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Helically Symmetric eXperiment is advancing the fusion industry by investigating knowledge gaps and training the future fusion workforce.

Ulugbek Kamilov, Dan van der Weide, Dan Ludois, Nader Behdad, Line Roald,
December 2, 2025

ECE Investiture honors faculty excellence and donor impact

The UW–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate several faculty members whose accomplishments, leadership, and scholarly impact have advanced engineering education and research…

Zongfu Yu
November 13, 2025

Zongfu Yu selected for 2025 highly cited researchers list

Zongfu Yu, the Grainger Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is included on the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025.  The annual list recognizes…