The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted the Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Methods June 22-25, 2026. The workshop, held at various locations each year since 1989, brings together…
The ME Department is recognizing four retirements this summer. Randy Jackson, Jason Oakley, Riccardo Bonazza, and Tom Krupenkin made substantial contributions during their careers at UW and we thank them…
Professor Mark Anderson of the UW Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory (UW-THL) in Mechanical Engineering has been awarded a large collaborative award contract with TerraPower for the Natrium reactor IET Loop Testing…
First Place Finish After two years of fast paced development, WISP, the Wisconsin Space Program student org, competed at the FAR-OUT competition in Mojave, California with the first liquid rocket…
Wisconsin Racing finished the 2026 season with a historic 6th place finish at their annual competition! They proved themselves as one of the nation’s top engineering student teams with a…
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is pleased to recognize six faculty members who have been appointed to named professorships. These appointments recognize outstanding achievements in research, teaching,…
The Wisconsin Baja team had a great time at Hogback Hill in Palmyra, NY racing their disco-themed car Boombox in the June 2026 Baja SAE competition. Incoming team president Lileigh…
Shaoting Lin will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in August 2026! Dr. Lin’s research in the Extreme Soft Materials Laboratory has been focused on fundamental problems associated…
Wisconsin Autonomous has closed the chapter on their AutoDrive II journey, finishing 3rd Overall across the full five-year AutoDrive II Challenge! Final tally in 2026, Competition Year 5: Team President…
The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2026 newsletter content is available online. This issue includes: Use any of the links above or view the full newsletter PDF to access these…