ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Sastry Pamidi
2025-04-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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. Professor Sastry Pamidi is a professor at Florida State University.

ISyE - Coffee and Pastries
2025-04-18 09:00 - 11:00 | 3121 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Hosted by HFES, stop in for free coffee, pastries, and socializing.

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Somnath Ghosh
2025-04-18 12:05 - 12:55 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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 Somnath Ghosh is a professor at Johns Hopkins University.

BME Seminar Series: Alan Jassanof, PhD
2025-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Analyzing Brain-Wide Function Using New Molecular Imaging Tools

Alan Jasanoff, PhDProfessor of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Abstract:Behavior and cognition depend on the integrated action of neural structures and populations distributed throughout the brain. Deciphering mechanisms by which this takes this place is both a tremendous scientific problem and a major engineering challenge, because of the need to establish suitable measurement technologies. We are creating a set of molecular imaging tools that enable multiregional neural processing to be studied at a brain-wide scale in rodents and nonhuman primates. Here we will describe how a novel genetically encoded activity reporter we have engineered enables information flow in virally labeled neural circuitry to be monitored by fMRI. Using the reporter to perform functional imaging of synaptically defined cell populations in the rat somatosensory system, we show how activity is transformed within brain regions to yield characteristics specific to distinct output projections. We also show how this approach enables regional activity phenomena to be modeled in terms of inputs, in a paradigm that we are extending to address circuit-level origins of functional specialization in marmoset brains. In the second part of the talk, we will discuss how some of our MRI tools now enable the detection of optical reporters in deep neural tissue. We use novel imaging probes to detect luminescent proteins, yielding a hybrid optical/MRI noninvasive imaging modality that surpasses limitations of conventional methods. This work demonstrates the possibility of investigating diverse brain-wide processing phenomena using advanced molecular neuroimaging methods.

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Focus on Communications
2025-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | 1413 Engineering Hall – Cheney Room, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
Join us as we welcome special guest speaker Dr. Mike Behan, an expert on technical communications skills. All engineering students are welcome – pizza will be served!

Dr. Behan is an Associate Professor in Winona State University’s Marketing Department, and Coach of the WSU Sales Team. He also served as the Director of the Strauss Center for Sales Excellence from 2022-2033. This is his second trip to our campus to talk to students about the building blocks of solid communications, especially for a technical audience.

This event is hosted by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Dr. Michael Behan shares tips on communication excellence to undergraduate students.

Inaugural ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium
2025-04-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Union South, 1308 W Dayton St., Madison, 53711
Union South

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites you to join us for the inaugural ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium. The symposium will be an exciting showcase of undergraduate research beyond the classroom. Selected students and teams will present their innovative work during a poster session where all are encouraged to talk with the undergraduate researchers about their discoveries. Over thirty research projects will be on display!

This event is open to the public—come support our students and explore their cutting-edge research!

Event schedule:3:00 – Poster session with light refreshments – Agriculture Room and Industry Room in Union South4:45 – Award presentations

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Ufuk Topcu
2025-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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. Professor Ufuk Topcu is a professor at the University of Texas Austin.

ISyE - Student info session with Promega
2025-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 | 1153 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Ave, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Connect with IISE and Promega! Promega is a Madison, Wisconsin–based manufacturer of enzymes and biotechnology with a portfolio covering the fields of genomics and drug discovery. This is great for expanding your professional network and learning about potential career opportunities within Promega, especially if you are interested in how ISyE and life sciences overlap. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!

Welcome Back, Badger - Jayeeta Lakhani
2025-04-25 09:55 - 10:45 | 1800 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
Please help us welcome back alumna Jayeeta Lakhani, General Manager of IoT at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Jayeeta earned her Master’s in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds certifications as a Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Master. She sharpened her strategic foresight and leadership acumen at Harvard Business School’s prestigious Advanced Management Program. As an angel investor, she actively supports pioneering startups driving innovation in healthcare, AI, and DEI.

BME Design Poster Session and Awards
2025-04-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Engineering Centers Building Atrium, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The biomedical engineering department invites the public to a poster session presented by biomedical engineering undergraduates. Over 40 teams will be showcasing their solutions for design projects from clients in the medical school, life sciences, engineering, and the community. For a full list of the projects and presentation times, visit the UW BME Design page.

Informal poster viewing: 11 am – 12 pmFormal poster session: 12 – 2:15 pmAwards ceremony: 3 – 4 pm

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Carlos Portela
2025-04-25 12:05 - 12:55 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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 Carlos Portela is a professor at MIT.

ISyE - Student/Alumni Lunch
2025-04-25 12:15 - 13:00 | 3121 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering is hosting a lunch for students and alumni. The alumni guests are members of the department’s Industrial Advisory Board. Learn more about our board members here.

Registration is requested:

Student/Alumni Lunch Registration

ISyE - Poster Session
2025-04-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
Atrium- Mechanical Engineering

Learn more about the exciting research in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering!

Our graduate students will be hosting a poster session highlighting their recent research. This event is free and open to the public.

BME Seminar Series: Jessica Wagenseil, PhD
2025-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Biomechanics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

Jessica Wagenseil, DScProfessor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials ScienceVice Dean for Faculty AdvancementMcKelvey School of EngineeringWashington University

Abstract:Thoracic aortic aneurysms are a dilation of the aortic wall that can be asymptomatic for many years until they dissect or rupture. Dissection or rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. Surgical replacement is the current treatment standard and is performed when the aortic aneurysm reaches a specified size or growth rate. However, many aortic aneurysms fail before reaching these thresholds and many pass the thresholds without failing. We are interested in predicting how the aneurysm will grow, remodel, and fail in response to mechanical stimuli using mouse models of human aneurysmal disease. Data will be presented from our work on biomechanical metrics associated with aneurysms, correlations between mechanical changes and biochemical signaling, growth and remodeling predictions of aneurysm progression, fluid-solid structure interaction modeling of aneurysm biomechanics and failure, and transmural fluid and solid transport, as possible contributions to aneurysmal disease.

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NEEP Poster Session: NE 526 Plasma Laboratory
2025-04-29 13:00 - 15:00
The NE526 Plasma Laboratory class is hosting a poster session this Tuesday (04/29/25) from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Depending on the weather, posters will be displayed either in the ERB lobby or outside in front of ERB. Students will showcase new experimental capabilities, share exciting results on plasma waves, and highlight recent diagnostic advancements. Pizza and drinks will be provided in appreciation of the students’ hard work. We hope you’ll stop by, enjoy some refreshments, and offer feedback to the students on their projects!

ECE Capstone Design Open House
2025-04-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Engineering Hall Lobby, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Engineering Hall Lobby

All are welcome to come view demonstrations of projects created by student teams in ECE capstone design courses! ECE alumni and course instructors will serve as judges as teams compete for Best Project awards. Past winning projects have included a Mario Kart-type simulator, a sign language recognition device, and an app for AI-automated time management and scheduling for students.

Courses participating in the ECE Capstone Design Open House:ECE 453 – Embedded Microprocessor System Design taught by Teaching Faculty Joe KracheyECE455 – Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering taught by Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan StrachenECE554 – Digital Engineering Laboratory taught by Assistant Professor George Tzimpragos

ECE Alumni Judges:

Rick Abegglen (BS’82, MS’84, JD’99) – Casimir Jones, S.C. – ShareholderBill Berg (BS’71, MS’72) – Dairyland Power Cooperative – Chief Executive Officer, RetiredCole Burek (BS’18) – Extreme Engineering Solutions – Embedded EngineerOlivia D’Souza (BS’24) – University of Wisconsin–Madison – PhD StudentJohn Hester (BS’91) – Techtricity Corporation – President, RetiredJustin Reed (BS’05, MS’07, PhD’14) – C-Motive Technologies, Inc. – Chief Technology OfficerTerry Sartori (BS’80) – GE Healthcare, Accuray – Engineering Project Manager, RetiredKenton Smith (BS’14) – Extreme Engineering Solutions – Senior Embedded EngineerJohn Ziehr (BS’71) (MBA’95 – University of Iowa) – Rockwell Automation – Vice President Manufacturing Operations, Retired

NEEP Seminar: Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley
2025-05-01 12:00 - 13:00
Thursday, May 112:00 – 1:00pmERB 106Remote Participation: Please contact office@ep.wisc.edu for the Zoom link.

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Speaker: Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley

Bio: Haley Williams is a Ph.D. candidate in the SALT Research Group studying the structure and speciation in molten fluoride salts. She holds the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellowship. Prior to her graduate studies, she received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering with minors in French and Physics from The University of Tulsa. During her undergraduate studies, she studied concentrated solar power at The University of Tulsa and molten chloride corrosivity at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

This seminar is presented by the Institute for Nuclear Energy Systems and the Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Department.

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Timothy Long
2025-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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. Professor Timothy Long is a professor at Arizona State University.

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Yuri Bazilevs
2025-05-02 12:05 - 12:55 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
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 Yuri Bazilevs is a professor at Brown University.

ECE 2025 Graduation Brunch
2025-05-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Engineering Hall Lobby, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Engineering Hall Lobby

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is excited to celebrate our graduates by hosting a brunch for graduates, family, and friends prior to the commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. Graduating students, please check your email in April for information about how to RSVP for this fantastic event. We welcome all of the celebrants to enjoy a full brunch buffet, photo booth, and hearty congratulations from ECE faculty and staff.

Summer and December 2024 graduates, we would love the opportunity to celebrate with you as well. Please email office@ece.wisc.edu to let us know you will be joining us!

ISyE/ME Spring Commencement Brunch
2025-05-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
(Photo by Althea Dotzour / UW–Madison)

Attention all graduates! The joint Graduation Celebration with Industrial & Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering will begin at 9:00am on Saturday May 10th, with remarks and student recognition from the ISyE and ME Chairs at 10:00am. Join us for brunch and show your family and friends where you have been for these last few years!

Please click here to RSVP.

MS&E Graduate Celebration
2025-05-10 13:00 - 15:00
Mark your calendars for the Materials Science and Engineering Graduation Celebration at Steenbock’s On Orchard on Saturday, May 10 from 1-3 p.m. This event celebrates MS&E students between the university-wide commencement at Camp Randall and the College of Engineering’s Ceremony at the Kohl Center.

Graduates can be joined by a set number of guests. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP. More information to come, including a sign-up sheet for the event.

CEE Graduation Celebration
2025-05-10 13:30 - 15:30 | Engineering Hall Lobby, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Graduating students from the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department and their guests are invited to a graduation reception in the lobby of Engineering Hall following the Camp Randall ceremony on Saturday, May 10.

Appetizers and refreshments will be served from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. This event is hosted by the CEE Department and is open graduating students and their guests at no cost.

To assist with planning, students are asked to RSVP with their guest count by Wednesday, April 30. Students will receive an email with details on how to register in April.

Doors for the College of Engineering (CoE) ceremony at the Kohl Center open at 4 pm, allowing ample travel time for students and their guests who are attending all events (the Camp Randall ceremony, this reception, and the CoE ceremony).

Please contact Amanda Thuss with questions.

NEEP Graduation Celebration
2025-05-10 13:30 - 15:30
The Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Department is excited to celebrate our graduates! Bring your friends and family, and join us for a buffet lunch as we recognize your hard work and achievements. This event will take place after the Camp Randall Commencement Ceremony and before the College of Engineering Graduation Recognition at the Kohl Center.

Saturday, May 10 | 1:30 – 3:30pm

Symphony RoomGordon Dining Hall & Event Center770 W Dayton Street

Please RSVP for the event here.

BME 2025 Spring Graduation Lunch
2025-05-10 13:30 - 15:30 | Engineering Centers Building Atrium, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Department of Biomedical Engineering invites our new graduates and their guests to a celebratory lunch following the commencement ceremony at Camp Randall on May 10 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Graduating students will receive an email with information about RSVPing and picking up their graduation gifts. If you have questions, please contact Vishmaa Ramsaroop-Briggs.

Visit these sites for more information on:College of Engineering Graduate Recognition EventUW Spring Commencement

Chemical Engineering 2025 Spring Banquet
2025-05-10 14:00 - 16:30 | Union South, Varsity I and II, 1308 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States
Congratulations to our graduating class of 2025. After years of hard work, the students and faculty are putting on the 2025 Spring Banquet for Chemical Engineering.

The banquet is in Varsity Hall I & II at Union South on the second floor. The banquet is directly after the graduation ceremony at Camp Randall. It involves lunch, faculty speaker, and a gift for students. Information about RSVP and guests will be available in the next few weeks.

College of Engineering Graduate Recognition Event
2025-05-10 17:00 - 19:30 | Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The College of Engineering Graduate Recognition Event is a formal event where graduating engineers at all levels will march across the stage in the company of their peers, have their name read, shake hands with college and department or program leaders, receive their red diploma cover, and have a graduation photo taken. Doors open at 4:00pm, the event begins at 5:00pm.

Graduates from December 2024, May 2025, August 2025, and December 2025 are welcome to participate in this recognition event.

Graduates: register here
Graduates: you must register by April 11 if want your name to appear in the printed program. Registrations after that date may not appear in the program. If you have difficulty registering, please make sure you are logged into your UW Google account. You may also contact us.

Grad School Virtual Info Session
2025-06-04 09:00 - 10:00
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:

Mechanical Engineering Department programs overview (including department research overview)

Research MS and PhD program information

Professional (course-only) based MS program information

Admissions Information

Faculty & Graduate Student Panel

Q&A

Much More!

Questions? Email us at dept@me.engr.wisc.edu

ISyE Annual Town Hall Meeting
2025-06-11 12:00 - 13:00
Join us to hear the latest news, including campus, college and department updates. We’ll share highlights from our undergraduate and graduate programs, with a special spotlight on some of the exciting research that’s been happening.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this virtual meeting.

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ME & ISyE Golf Outing 2025
2025-06-13 09:00 - 15:00 | Odana Hills Golf Course, 4625 Odana Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53711
The Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Systems Engineering host a joint annual summer golf outing that engages Industrial Advisory Board members and alumni. Contact Caitlin Scott (cscott8@wisc.edu) or Jane Feller (jfeller3@wisc.edu) with any questions, .

This event is by invitation-only.
