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Jennifer Choy, Chirag Gupta, Robert Jacobberger, Shubhra Pasayat, Bulent Sarlioglu, Eric Tervo
June 30, 2026

Six ECE faculty appointed to named professorships

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,…

Wisconsin baja team june 2026
June 30, 2026

Wisconsin Baja races at 2026 SAE Competition in New York

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
June 26, 2026

New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Shaoting Lin

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…

WA with car
June 23, 2026

Wisconsin Autonomous wraps up AutoDrive II Challenge, showcases strong teamwork

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…

Mechanical engineering newsletter spring 26
May 28, 2026

ME Spring 2026 Newsletter

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…

May 27, 2026

WiscWind team places second in Collegiate Wind Competition

A team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison won second place in the 2026 Collegiate Wind Competition and took first in the project development portion of the contest. Students…

May 27, 2026

ME/EMA Badgers represent at National Conferences

Attending national conferences provides a unique opportunity for badger engineering undergrads. Whether attending to present research, explore their interests further, build on their skills, or network with professionals in the…

Golden Gear Award Logo
May 20, 2026

The 2026 ME Golden Gear of Excellence Awards

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is excited to recognize two individuals for the 2026 Golden Gear of Excellence Awards – Glenn Bower and Caitlin Scott! This award highlights one non-tenure…

Graduate student mentoring award winners (from left) Hangyu Li, Shengdong Liu, Inna Popova Saleh Alshammari, Eric Kastelic and Zilin Huang stand with Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Greg Harrington (center) at an awards reception
May 15, 2026

College recognizes graduate mentoring excellence

The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs…

May 13, 2026

Student Spotlight: Graduating PhD Juan Pablo Gonzalez-Pereira

Graduation is not only a time when you look forward to what’s next, but also a time of reflection. Five years ago, Juan Pablo Gonzalez-Pereira (JP) came to the United…