The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $33.9 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) in 2025 to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of $3 million for three projects led by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers.
Christopher ‘Kiffer’ Creveling joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as Assistant Teaching Faculty in January 2026! Creveling completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah where he…
The UW-Madison Solar Energy Laboratory (SEL) has announced that Allison Mahvi and Mike Wagner will serve as the lab’s new Co-Directors, continuing SEL’s long tradition of collaborative leadership and impactful…
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is excited to announce the Spring/Fall 2026 Faustin Prinz Fellowship Recipients. This fellowship supports undergraduate Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students who want to develop…
Mechanical Engineering alum Brad Moore earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from UW-Madison over the course of 2007 to 2025. The incredible span of his experiences demonstrate how learning…
Lileigh Nguyen is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a Data Science minor. Her time at UW-Madison has been filled with memorable experiences – from bonding with peers in…
Join us on Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 4:00-5:00pm as our ME 903: Distinguished Alumni Seminar Series continues to celebrate the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s 150th anniversary. Our featured speaker is…
Over the last 8 months, several students from the Simulation Based Engineering Lab co-lead by Mechanical Engineering’s Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor Dan Negrut and Distinguished Scientist Radu…
In our year of recognizing the 150th anniversary of UW Mechanical Engineering, it makes sense to talk to one of the Department’s illustrious leaders. Emeritus Professor Neil A. Duffie earned…
UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Space Program (WISP) is excited to announce their most recent accomplishment – successfully completing the group’s first liquid engine hotfire. After 11-months of designing, building, and testing, the…