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Zihao Sheng, Minjeong Kim and Ying Fu
July 1, 2026

Trio receives Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships

College of Engineering PhD students Zihao Sheng, Minjeong Kim and Ying Fu have received Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships, which support and reward their scholarly excellence. Zihao Sheng is a…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 1, 2026

Kim receives Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Minjeong Kim, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of three engineering students selected for a 2026-2027 Grainger Wisconsin…

Jennifer Choy, Chirag Gupta, Robert Jacobberger, Shubhra Pasayat, Bulent Sarlioglu, Eric Tervo
June 30, 2026

Six ECE faculty appointed to named professorships

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is pleased to recognize six faculty members who have been appointed to named professorships. These appointments recognize outstanding achievements in research, teaching,…

WA with car
June 23, 2026

Wisconsin Autonomous wraps up AutoDrive II Challenge, showcases strong teamwork

Wisconsin Autonomous has closed the chapter on their AutoDrive II journey, finishing 3rd Overall across the full five-year AutoDrive II Challenge! Final tally in 2026, Competition Year 5: Team President…

Three students standing in front of research poster and behind table with computer equipment and test stuffed animal
May 29, 2026

Showcasing innovation at the Spring 2026 ECE Capstone Design Open House

On May 1, 2026, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomed students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the program to the Spring ECE Capstone…

May 27, 2026

WiscWind team places second in Collegiate Wind Competition

A team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison won second place in the 2026 Collegiate Wind Competition and took first in the project development portion of the contest. Students…

Parameswaran (Parmesh) Ramanathan
May 23, 2026

Ramanathan named ECE Interim Chair

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomes a familiar and accomplished leader to serve as interim department chair. Effective May 25, 2026, Vilas Distinguished…

Graduate student mentoring award winners (from left) Hangyu Li, Shengdong Liu, Inna Popova Saleh Alshammari, Eric Kastelic and Zilin Huang stand with Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Greg Harrington (center) at an awards reception
May 15, 2026

College recognizes graduate mentoring excellence

The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs…

Award Certificate
May 14, 2026

Recognizing leadership, service and impact in ECE

As the 2026 academic year drew to a close, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison gathered faculty, staff, and graduate students to celebrate…

Eric Hoffman
May 8, 2026

ECE faculty Eric Hoffman retires

Eric Hoffman, teaching faculty with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison, retired earlier this year after 23 years with the department. Hoffman described his time teaching…