Artificial intelligence opens enormous opportunities to transform materials science and materials-driven technologies, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is training the next leaders of that transformation. AI is being…
Some of the most important materials in modern technology, from the memory chips in a laptop to the superconductors envisioned for future quantum computers, depend on thin layers of crystals…
John Perepezko, IBM Bascom Professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, received the 2026 RQ Distinguished Fellow Award at the 18th International Conference on Rapidly…
For four undergraduate researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison, the opportunity to pursue hands-on research is taking an exciting step forward. All four have…
Yuan Ping, associate professor of materials science and engineering with affiliate appointments in physics and chemistry, is among 18 faculty members named 2026-27 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellows at the University…
The College of Engineering is celebrating faculty and teaching faculty members who have received promotions, tenure and academic appointments in the 2025-26 academic year. These achievements mark important career milestones…
Katy Jinkins (PhDMS&E ’20) has been selected for a 2026 Wisconsin Alumni Foundation Forward Award. The award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on…
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is pleased to announce the promotion of Franklin Hobbs to Associate Teaching Professor. Hobbs was awarded the James G. Woodburn Award for Excellence…
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Rhodes to Associate Professor. Since joining the department in 2020, Rhodes has seen many milestones…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted the Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Methods June 22-25, 2026. The workshop, held at various locations each year since 1989, brings together…
As a PhD student in materials science and engineering, Matthew Vigil came to UW-Madison looking for two things. He wanted to experience distinct seasons after growing up in Southern California,…