Moonshots Limitless distributed power Moonshots Making quantum practical GivingResearch August 25, 2026 · 6 min read $27M WARF investment fuels next frontiers in research A $27 million investment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will accelerate four University of Wisconsin-Madison high-impact transdisciplinary research initiatives—two of which are led or co-led by College of Engineering researchers. Building on existing…
ResearchWisconsin Idea August 19, 2026 · 7 min read Engineers pioneer a pacemaker that can power itself A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that’s charged by a patient’s heartbeat. The device has the potential to last an entire lifetime, reducing the risks and costs associated…
Students August 12, 2026 · 3 min read From the plant floor to a career path: Teagan Strecker’s summer at GE Healthcare Teagan Strecker didn’t expect a materials science degree to lead her onto a manufacturing floor at 6 a.m., walking the line with engineers and operations teams to review the previous day’s safety, quality and delivery…
FacultyResearch August 3, 2026 · 5 min read New UW-Madison center accelerates discovery where materials meet their limits A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has received nearly $25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation for an initiative that leverages AI to accelerate discovery and development of “super” materials that can withstand…
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…
Students May 5, 2026 · 4 min read Badgers take first and second place at national Cast in Steel competition Students from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering worked together to bring home both first and second place at the 2026 Cast in Steel national competition, an impressive…
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…
Educational Innovation April 13, 2026 · 4 min read New certificate builds engineers who work with AI, not around it Amanda Smith knows the question is coming. At just about every admitted student info session at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering these days, it’s only a matter of time before a prospective student…
Faculty April 1, 2026 · 2 min read Xudong Wang named materials science and engineering chair Thomas and Suzanne Werner Professor Xudong Wang will succeed Harvey D. Spangler Professor Izabela Szlufarska as chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, beginning July 1. After earning his PhD in materials science…
March 23, 2026 · 9 min read Cracking the quantum code The strangest physics on Earth is about to transform life as we know it. These days, you don’t have to look far to find the term “quantum”: Marketers have slapped the word on dishwasher pods,…