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Why this UW undergrad chose nuclear engineering to help fight cancer

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.

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Paul P.H. Wilson
April 16, 2026

Wilson elected to ANS Board of Directors

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.

UW Crest with engineering background
April 15, 2026

Honoring the people who power engineering: Celebrating faculty and staff excellence

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 7, 2026

UW-Madison engineering graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
April 7, 2026

NEEP ranked #3 among nuclear engineering programs in the U.S.

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. 

UW Crest with engineering background
March 20, 2026

UW-Madison engineers receive $3 million in DOE nuclear research awards

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.

Associate Professor Juliana Pacheco Duarte poses in the new PHILUS facility alongside PhD student Cole Dunbar and Dr. Donkoan Hwang.
February 17, 2026

New research facility to support nuclear reactor power uprates

The new PHILUS facility is generating crucial data to support safely expanding the operating capacity of current U.S. nuclear power plants.

Graduate student Connor Moreno and his advisor, Professor and Department Chair Paul Wilson, discuss his latest research in modeling stellarators
February 10, 2026

Grad student develops software used by fusion startups to automate stellarator design

Connor Moreno, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has developed software tools that are helping leading fusion companies design the first commercially viable fusion power plants.

Nuclear war effects modeling from Sebastien Philippe's research group
February 4, 2026

Sébastien Philippe receives over $550,000 to advance nuclear war effects modeling

UW–Madison has received over $550,000 to support the development of open, science-based tools for understanding the consequences of nuclear weapons use.

Teresa Salazar, undergraduate in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
February 2, 2026

Undergraduate Q&A: Teresa Salazar

Teresa Salazar, a junior from Los Lunas, New Mexico double majoring in nuclear engineering and physics, shares her experiences in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) at UW–Madison. 

NEA Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop participants gather in the reactor hall at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology
January 27, 2026

‘Rising Star’ prepares to advance nuclear through advocacy-driven leadership

Jessica Wysocki, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP), is leveraging her graduate school experiences to strengthen her leadership skills as she prepares to help drive the nuclear field forward.