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Undergraduate Q&A: Virginia Lilly

Virginia Lilly, a junior majoring in nuclear engineering, shares insights about her experience in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Why did you…

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Assistant Professor Adelle Wright and image of her publication titled "An Introduction to Stellarators"
March 25, 2025

Pioneering women in fusion: Adelle Wright co-authors a modern introduction to stellarator theory

Assistant Professor Adelle Wright published An Introduction to Stellarators: From Magnetic Fields to Symmetries and Optimization late last year. The book, co-authored with her colleagues Lise-Marie Imbert-Gérard and Elizabeth J….

UW Crest with engineering background
March 13, 2025

College honors faculty and staff for teaching, research, service

In a ceremony on March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson presented awards to several engineering faculty and staff. These honors recognized exceptional contributions in research, teaching and service to society….

Stephanie Diem
March 13, 2025

Diem honored as an opportunity advancer

On March 13, 2025, Dean Ian Robertson held an event to recognize engineering faculty and staff for outstanding contributions. Stephanie Diem, an assistant professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics,…

Assistant Professors Juliana Pacheco Duarte and Steffi Diem standing next to the sign for the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
March 13, 2025

Diem and Duarte named 2025 Kavli Fellows

Assistant Juliana Pacheco Duarte and Steffi Diem have been selected by the National Academy of Sciences to be 2025 Kavli Fellows, young scientists recognized for their exceptional research contributions.

Raphaelle David presenting at the 3MT Competition
February 19, 2025

3MT semifinalist Raphaëlle David illuminates the path to a brighter future with nuclear energy

Raphaëlle David, PhD student in the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Department, was one of eight semifinalists in the 2024-2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition last week. The 3MT competition…

Adrien Couet
January 31, 2025

Couet leads material discovery panel during U.S. DOE roundtable

Professor Adrien Couet served as a panel lead in the “Foundational Science to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Innovation” roundtable hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

UW Crest with engineering background
November 21, 2024

Badger engineers selected for Nuclear News’ 40 Under 40 list

Nuclear News, the flagship publication of the American Nuclear Society, has named Ben Lindley, an assistant professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and alumni…

UW Crest with engineering background
November 18, 2024

Ken Petersen: 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

BSNE ’87, BS physics ‘87, MSNE ’88President, KSP Consulting; Adjunct Professor, UW-Madison Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics A nuclear engineer, executive and leader who has leveraged technical expertise…

UW Crest with engineering background
October 25, 2024

NEEP seeks three new faculty members

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) is hiring tenure-track faculty members to advance research and teaching in areas such as reactor design, AI/ML applications…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 24, 2024

UW-Madison ranks 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering program rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual…