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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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May 6, 2026

Meet the 2026 NEEP graduates

Learn where our senior nuclear engineering students are headed after graduation and what they value most about their time at UW!

April 29, 2026

UW Ion Beam Laboratory receives NSUF Super RTE for advanced fuel performance research 

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.

Headshots of Adrien Couet, Kumar Sridharan, and Paul Wilson, professors in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
April 28, 2026

Multi-institution consortium enables nuclear materials research at a new scale

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.

April 27, 2026

Crone awarded Society of Experimental Mechanics 2026 Murray Medal

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 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.

Group photo of the 2026 award winners
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.