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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…

Bower SAE COTY
November 12, 2025

ME teaching professor and ECE alumnus honored as SAE Contributors of the Year

UW–Madison Mechanical Engineering associate teaching professor Glenn Bower and Electrical and Computer Engineering alumnus Danny Bocci have been recognized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) as Contributors of the…

Pankaj Patel
November 3, 2025

Pankaj Patel: 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

MSEE ‘77 (BSEngr ‘75, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India)CEO, Nile An electrical engineer who is a leader in advancing network connectivity solutions and enterprise technology, fostering innovation…

Adria Brooks
November 3, 2025

Adria Brooks: 2025 Early Career Award recipient

Energy Analysis and Policy Certificate ‘18, PhDECE ‘20 (BSEP ‘11, University of Arizona)Director of Transmission Planning, Grid Strategies LLC An electrical engineer whose leadership and dedication to advancing transmission planning,…

Susan Hagness standing next to scholarship recipient
October 30, 2025

$781K in scholarships awarded to ECE undergraduates

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) proudly recognized outstanding students at its 2025 Undergraduate Scholarship Reception. This year, 146 students were awarded 180 scholarships totaling…

Dean Devesh Ranjan and alumnus Jim Thompson during the first Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series event
October 16, 2025

Ranjan welcomes Jim Thompson for inaugural Distinguished Lecture

Devesh Ranjan, the Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering, knows Badger engineering alumni have stories to tell about the meaningful impacts they’ve made around the world. As dean—and an…

Robert Jacobberger
October 13, 2025

With DARPA Young Faculty Award, Jacobberger will develop industry-ready diamond semiconductors

Robert Jacobberger, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has earned a 2025 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award. The highly…

October 9, 2025

Jen Choy is helping to bring quantum physics to K-12 classrooms

From the mysteries of light waves to the strange behavior of particles, the Wonders of Quantum Physics program is bringing quantum science into today’s classrooms. Developed through the Hybrid Quantum Architectures and…