Alumni events

Name: ME Engineers’ Day Luncheon & Lecture
Start: 2025-11-07T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-07T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

September 2025
ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Dean Devesh Ranjan

September 11, 2025 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison

To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Newly appointed dean to the College of Engineering, Devesh Ranjan graduated from UW-Madison with his master's degree...
ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Jim Berbee

September 25, 2025 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison

To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Jim Berbee, who received his bachelor's ('85) and his master's ('87) in mechanical engineering, started his career...
October 2025
Ask an expert: The Intersection of Data, AI and Healthcare

October 8, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

1610 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison

All students, staff and faculty are invited as the Departments Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE), and Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) welcome three alumni experts in the healthcare industry.
ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Brewster Shaw

October 9, 2025 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison

To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Brewster Shaw, who received his bachelor's ('68) and his master's ('69) in engineering mechanics, is a former...
College of Engineering Alumni Tailgate

October 11, 2025

Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

U-Rah-Rah, It’s Back—and This Year, We’re Welcoming Dean Ranjan Home! The College of Engineering Alumni Tailgate returns for UW Homecoming 2025—now with an extra reason to celebrate. Join us in welcoming Dean Devesh Ranjan (MS ’05, PhD ’07) back to Madison for his first Homecoming as Dean of the College of Engineering. It’s a can’t-miss...

$20
November 2025
WECE Coffee Break with Adria Brooks

November 4, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

4610 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison

Join Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) for a coffee break with ECE alumna Dr. Adria Brooks, Director of Transmission Planning at Grid Strategies LLC. Stop by at any time from noon to 2:00 to enjoy free Einstein bagels and coffee. Dr. Brooks is a recipient of a 2025 College of Engineering Early Career...
CEE Engineers’ Day Luncheon

November 7, 2025 @ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Olbrich Botanical Gardens 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin

Join alumni, faculty, staff and industry partners as we celebrate Engineers’ Day and honor our 2025 award recipients on Friday, November 7, at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. To assist with planning, please register by October 30. Check-in and refreshments begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch from Blue Plate Catering at 12:00 p.m., and a short...
ISyE -Semi-annual alumni/student lunch!

November 7, 2025 @ 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

3126 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin

Join us for our semi-annual student/alumni lunch!
ECE Tech Talk with Pankaj Patel

November 7, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2317 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison

Join us for pizza and a conversation with Nile Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Pankaj Patel. Patel will discuss his career path and share about his leadership in advancing next-generation network connectivity solutions and enterprise technology at Nile and, previously, Cisco Systems, Inc. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered by a...
ME Engineers’ Day Luncheon & Lecture

November 7, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery 330 North Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

This free annual celebration gives Mechanical Engineering alumni an opportunity to meet with our current and emeritus faculty, members of our Industrial Advisory Board, department staff, and other friends. The 2025 Engineers’ Day luncheon will begin at 12pm in the DeLuca Forum at the Discovery Center Building, include a brief program recognizing the 2025 honorees,...

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