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UW Crest with engineering background
December 4, 2025

Fall 2025 Faustin-Prinz Research Fellowship Awardees

The Department of Mechanical Engineering awarded the largest group of students in recent years the Faustin-Prinz Research Fellowship, a program that supports undergraduate Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students who…

Eva Stafne
November 25, 2025

Undergraduate researcher Eva Stafne publishes new paper on how Einstein’s theory might help planets around white dwarfs stay habitable

Undergraduate Mechanical and International Engineering student Eva Stafne is studying abroad in Norway this fall, while also publishing a first-authored paper in The Astrophysical Journal exploring how Einstein’s theory of…

Ying Li
November 24, 2025

Ying Li recognized with 2025 Materials Today Rising Star award

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Li has received the 2025 Materials Today Rising Star Award in the area of Materials Data Science & AI! The Materials Today Rising Star Awards…

November 19, 2025

UW-Madison Baja SAE roughs it at Baja Backwoods Challenge

A weekend competing against other schools, camping under the stars, racing off-road motor vehicles, and learning new engineering skills, just begins to paint the picture the UW-Madison Baja SAE team…

November 17, 2025

Student Spotlight: Ian Hughes is expanding FIRST Robotics in Madison

Ian Hughes, a junior in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) bachelor’s program, traces his interest in engineering back to his early involvement in FIRST Robotics – a nonprofit that introduces students…

Alejo Roldan Alzate Universidad EIA award
November 13, 2025

Roldán-Alzate honored with ‘Ser, Saber y Servir’ award from Universidad EIA

Associate Professor Alejandro Roldán-Alzate recently received a ‘Ser, Saber and Servir’ award from his home university, Universidad EIA in Colombia. The awards are an annual recognition by Universidad EIA to…

Bower SAE COTY
November 12, 2025

ME teaching professor and ECE alumnus honored as SAE Contributors of the Year

UW–Madison Mechanical Engineering associate teaching professor Glenn Bower and Electrical and Computer Engineering alumnus Danny Bocci have been recognized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) as Contributors of the…

Deans and Borgen at ME EDAY 2025
November 12, 2025

150 years of ME history to celebrate

The 2025 ME Engineers’ Day event was filled with special memories, recognitions, and guests. Alumni, current faculty, emeritus faculty, staff, students, friends, and family gathered in the Discovery Center Building…

Muirhead with Myers Uyehara scholarship students
November 6, 2025

ME recognizes new graduate fellowship program at annual scholarship night

Mechanical Engineering students, families, friends, and supporters gathered on October 23rd to celebrate at our annual scholarship night event. This year, mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics students were awarded $1.6…

Ranjan and Bonazza ME fall 2025
November 5, 2025

ME Fall 2025 Newsletter

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s fall 2025 newsletter content is available online. This issue includes: Use any of the links above or view a PDF file to access these stories…