August 29 @ 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM New Graduate Student Orientation 1153 Mechanical Engineering 1513 University Ave, Madison, WI, United States Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics new graduate students are invited to join us on Friday, August 29th from 10:30-1:30pm in the Mechanical Engineering Building Room #1153 for New Graduate Student Orientation. Come meet your peers, interact with faculty, find out about graduate student services, learn about the Grad Student Advisory Council, or ask questions specific to you. This orientation will be the perfect way to jumpstart your...
September 3 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Info Sessions Grad School Virtual Info Session Join us to learn more about graduate school with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UW-Madison! We will be hosting virtual sessions on the first Wednesday of every month from June through December from 9:00-10:00am CST. Please RSVP here. Those who attend will learn more about: Questions? Email us at dept@me.engr.wisc.edu
September 9 @ 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Back Ice Cream Social Mechanical Engineering Building - Atrium 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison All undergrad and graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics majors are invited to celebrate the new academic year with the Department of Mechanical Engineering on September 9th from 4:30-6:30pm in Mechanical Engineering Building Atrium. *Please bring your student ID to check-in to the event.
September 11 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Dean Devesh Ranjan 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...
September 12 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Joseph Andrews 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Joseph Andrews is a professor at UW-Madison.
September 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Mike Molnar 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Michael Molnar (BSME '85) is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office at NIST. Presentation Title: The Federal Role in Accelerating Technology and Manufacturing Innovation Abstract: The...
September 18 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Public Town Hall on National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing This town hall will gather information from the advanced manufacturing community in the Wisconsin area for the 2026 – 2030 National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing, which guides Federal efforts to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. The plan is revised every four years to provide new federal priorities in advanced manufacturing research and development,...
September 19 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Matthew Brake 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Matthew Brake is an Associate Professor at Rice University. Presentation Title: Videographic Modal Analysis Abstract: Experimental modal analysis is a classical tool that has formed the basis of modern...
September 25 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Jim Berbee 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...
September 26 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Daniel Chung 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Ave, Madison The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Daniel Chung is an Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne. Presentation Title: Fluid mechanics of riblets drag reduction Abstract: Riblets are a surface texture composed of tiny...