Moonshots Engineering tomorrow's cures Moonshots Limitless distributed power Moonshots Embodied AI Moonshots Making quantum practical Moonshots Securing critical resources Moonshots Feeding the planet FacultyResearch September 24, 2026 · 7 min read Engineering Moonshots brings campus leaders together around six ambitious challenges Building a future powered by fusion energy. Delivering individualized therapies tailored to each patient. Feeding a growing global population. Making quantum technologies practical. Developing autonomous systems that enhance human capability. Securing the resources needed to…
Awards September 22, 2026 · 1 min read UW-Madison ranked 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering rankings For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual undergraduate program rankings (among…
Moonshot Making quantum practical FacultyResearch September 21, 2026 · 3 min read With NSF CAREER Award, Qin plans to take quantum manufacturing to space In addition to working on NASA-funded research, Hantang Qin is raising a space-exploration enthusiast. His 8-year-old son, George, eagerly watched the launch of the Artemis II mission in April 2026, fresh on the heels of…
FacultyStudents September 17, 2026 · 3 min read Applying their expertise in 4D printing, industrial engineers fill gap in adaptive solutions for individuals with disabilities When Michael Biehler was a kid in rural Bavaria in Germany, his mother worked with individuals with disabilities as an occupational therapist. While Biehler gravitated toward mechanical challenges, eventually studying industrial engineering and exploring the…
Faculty September 4, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Shuo Sun boosts decision-making in retail and supply chains In August 2019, on the recommendation of a few faculty members from her home institution, Tsinghua University, Shuo Sun arrived in Madison. A fourth-year industrial engineering undergraduate, she came to the United States as part…
Educational Innovation September 3, 2026 · 2 min read College taps Amanda Smith to lead its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education The College of Engineering has selected academic leader and educator Amanda Smith to head its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. Smith, who’s currently an associate teaching professor and associate chair for undergraduate affairs in…
Research July 9, 2026 · 3 min read What were they thinking? Study looks inside the minds of AV drivers who grabbed the wheel While Yinsu Zhang is a self-described car guy, his choice of vehicle will almost certainly surprise you. When the recent University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD graduate hit the road to relocate to the San Francisco Bay…
ResearchWisconsin Idea May 26, 2026 · 4 min read Data science guides diabetes treatment planning Not only do the majority of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries, per the World Health Organization, but treatment also lags in those under-resourced locales, more often leading to death or disability….
Students May 9, 2026 · 4 min read College of Engineering celebrates a record cohort of graduates prepared to shape lives On May 9, 2026, in the Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1,000 engineering students gathered for a joyful celebration that, for many, marked the culmination of their studies and the beginning of…
April 21, 2026 · 2 min read Morgridges’ latest gift drives UW-Madison engineering building forward As work steadily continues on the physical foundations of the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a $25 million gift from two of the university’s most devoted supporters, alumni John and…