An undergraduate research experience as a freshman at UW-Madison ignited Stephanie Diem’s passion for fusion research and engineering. Starting college, Diem considered a wide variety of majors before deciding on…
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a mouthful of a heart disease that’s essentially an invisible ticking time bomb for the estimated 1 in 10,000 people who have it. Often,…
For clean energy sources like solar or nuclear, molten salt is somewhat of a wonder material. In concentrated solar power plants, for example, the sun’s heat can be stored in…
New technologies and an influx of private investment are sparking developments in a field that seeks to realize a longstanding energy dream. The lithium in your laptop battery could be…
A new undergraduate course is setting first-year UW-Madison nuclear engineering students up for success in their major by providing a hands-on introduction to technological aspects of nuclear engineering. Additionally, the…
As an intern at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, UW-Madison nuclear engineering undergraduate Brienna Johnson is relishing the experience of living abroad and working on efforts…
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have created a nanofiber material that outperforms its widely used counterparts—including steel plates and Kevlar fabric—in protecting against high-speed projectile impacts. Basically, it’s better than bulletproof….
A University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering mechanics alumnus made important contributions to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful space science observatory. The telescope launched on Dec….
Moo Hwan Kim (PhDNE ’86)President, Pohang University of Science and Technology We are honoring Moo Hwan as a nuclear engineer and academic leader who has made innovations that significantly improve…
Benjamin W. Longmier (BSEP/physics ’04, MSEP ’05, PhDEP ’07)CTO and co-founder, Swarm Technologies We are honoring Ben as a nuclear engineer whose expertise in aerospace engineering has enabled him to…
Ten images and two videos created by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2021 Cool Science Image Contest. Among the winners are several…