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Brad Moore ERB cryostat
March 3, 2026

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Mechanical Engineer Brad Moore

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…

March 2, 2026

Student Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering Junior, Lileigh Nguyen

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
February 12, 2026

ME150 Seminar, Distinguished Alumni Christine Schyvinck

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…

Negrut lab
February 2, 2026

Wisconsin mechanical engineers taking AI industry by storm

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…

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January 27, 2026

Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Mechanical Engineer Neil Duffie

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…

Liquid engine rocket blasting from far viewpoint
December 23, 2025

Wisconsin Space Program Completes Liquid Engine Hotfire

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…

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…