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Laura Albert

Defining Operations Research

Operations research has evolved as a research methodology over the last several decades, and draws on a variety of scientific disciplines, with a heavy reliance on mathematics. It involves data…

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Shiyu Zhou
September 15, 2023

Zhou leads NSF-backed multistage manufacturing monitoring research

Shiyu Zhou, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin, will lead a project to develop new methods for monitoring product quality and…

September 14, 2023

Del Pia wins optimization prize

Alberto Del Pia, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2023 Egon Balas Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and…

Students in front of Engineering Hall
September 6, 2023

College welcomes 19 new faculty

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering is thrilled to welcome 19 new faculty members during the 2023-24 academic year. They come from all over the world, bringing a variety…

Laura Albert
September 6, 2023

Defining Operations Research

Operations research has evolved as a research methodology over the last several decades, and draws on a variety of scientific disciplines, with a heavy reliance on mathematics. It involves data…

UW Crest with engineering background
August 31, 2023

UW-Madison engineers receive $4.6M in DOE nuclear research awards

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded more than $41.2 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total…

Hantang Qin
August 29, 2023

Qin leads research on manufacturing 3D photonic structures

Hantang Qin, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead a new project to develop a novel manufacturing platform to fabricate 3D photonic…

Group of casually dressed adults standing and socializing on an outdoor terrace overlooking trees and a lake.
August 25, 2023

Local engineering alumni enjoy a hot night on the Terrace

UW-Madison College of Engineering alumni from southern Wisconsin enjoyed an evening of shared memories, academic and industry connections, and cool, Babcock ice cream on August 22. Alums who have graduated…

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin with engineering students
July 27, 2023

College tour immerses chancellor in engineering

When you’re in the College of Engineering, you learn by doing. And so it was only fitting that UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin spent the afternoon of July 20 experiencing College…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 20, 2023

Linderoth continues naval optimization research

Jeff Linderoth, the Harvey D. Spangler Professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead a project to build an automated planning tool to support complex…

Carla Michini
June 5, 2023

Michini lands DoD grant to boost computation capabilities

Carla Michini, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead a collaborative, Department of Defense-funded project to develop new computational tools to bolster…