Motivated by her mother’s battle with breast cancer, sophomore Freya Stratte is studying nuclear engineering to help improve radiation treatments and develop better diagnostic tools.
Learn where our senior nuclear engineering students are headed after graduation and what they value most about their time at UW!
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) was awarded a Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Super RTE in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop and qualify the performance of advanced nuclear fuels.
Adrien Couet, Kumar Sridharan, and Paul Wilson, professors in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, are helping advance nuclear materials research and workforce training through a multi-institution consortium led by Penn State University.
Professor Emeritus Wendy Crone has been selected by the Society of Experimental Mechanics to receive the 2026 Murray Medal and to deliver the 2026 Murray Lecture.
Paul Wilson, Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics was elected to the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Board of Directors for the 2026-2029 term.
Each year, our College of Engineering recognizes faculty and staff whose work exemplifies excellence, innovation and service. This year’s college award recipients represent the very best of who we are…
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The UW-Madison College…
The Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering tied for #3 among nuclear engineering programs in the nation in the 2026 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nuclear Engineering Programs.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $33.9 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) in 2025 to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of $3 million for three projects led by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers.
The new PHILUS facility is generating crucial data to support safely expanding the operating capacity of current U.S. nuclear power plants.