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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…

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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…