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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.