9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grad School Virtual Info Session September 3 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 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...
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM The Next Era: A Reception with Dean Ranjan September 3 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM The Next Era: A Reception with Dean Ranjan ---- You're invited to join us for a special evening as we welcome Devesh Ranjan (MS ’05, PhD ’07), the new Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering, for a casual reception...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM BME Welcome Back Social September 5 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM BME Welcome Back Social All Biomedical Engineering undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to join us in celebrating the new academic year. Enjoy snacks and department giveaways in the ECB atrium from 2-4pm.
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ECE Student Welcome! September 8 @ 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ECE Student Welcome! Kick off the semester with your fellow ECE students, staff, and faculty at a sweet welcome event! 🍦 Enjoy free Babcock ice cream, score some awesome ECE swag, and celebrate the start of a new year together. Check your wisc.edu email to RSVP by September 4! See you at Union South on September 8!
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM NEEP First Year Student Welcome & Orientation September 8 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM NEEP First Year Student Welcome & Orientation Welcome new NEEP Badgers! We're excited to welcome you into the NEEP community. Please join us on September 8, 2025 to learn about opportunities for undergrads, meet faculty, connect with your fellow first-year students, and enjoy some pizza! Date: Monday, September 8, 2025Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PMLocation: Mechanical Engineering Building (Room TBA)RSVP here: https://forms.gle/MYmTLznGyPTFXPBh9
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Harry Atwater September 9 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Harry Atwater Harry AtwaterDepartment of Applied Physics and Materials ScienceCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California Design of Materials and Devices for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion using Sunlight Over the next two decades,...
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Back Ice Cream Social September 9 @ 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Back Ice Cream Social 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.
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ISyE – IISE Kick-off Meeting September 10 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ISyE – IISE Kick-off Meeting Join the IISE Student org for their fall kick-off meeting.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Paul Cosgrove & Valeria Raffuzzi, University of Cambridge September 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Paul Cosgrove & Valeria Raffuzzi, University of Cambridge "Short-cutting critical searches with the zeta-eigenvalue equation"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Dean Devesh Ranjan September 11 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Dean Devesh Ranjan 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...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Ted Lightfoot September 11 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Ted Lightfoot Reception 3:30-4:00pm (2-story space besides 1610 E Hall) E.J. (Ted) LightfootTed Lightfoot ConsultingAmherst, NY Transport Phenomena and Coating Science In the 1960s Transport Phenomena triggered a shift in engineering education...
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Joseph Andrews September 12 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Joseph Andrews 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...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM INFORMS Kick-off Meeting September 12 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM INFORMS Kick-off Meeting Please join UW-Madison's INFORMS student chapter for their fall kick-off meeting.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Allen Garner PhD September 15 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Allen Garner PhD Electrical Manipulation of Biological Cells: Models and Applications Allen Garner, PhD, PEProfessor, Graduate Program ChairSchool of Nuclear EngineeringPurdue University Electric waveforms, including electric pulses (EPs) and alternating current (AC) fields,...
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Computer Systems & Architecture September 16 @ 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Computer Systems & Architecture Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Computer Systems and Architecture! All undergraduate students are welcome as Teaching Faculty Eric Hoffman, Associate...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM UW-ISyE Welcome Back Picnic September 16 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM UW-ISyE Welcome Back Picnic Come to the UW-ISyE welcome picnic!
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Rivos Tech Talk sponsored by IEEE-HKN September 16 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Rivos Tech Talk sponsored by IEEE-HKN Join us for an exciting tech talk with Rivos, a leader in RISC-V technology, as visiting members share insights into open instruction set architectures and their real-world applications.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – IISE event: Boeing at UW-Madison September 17 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – IISE event: Boeing at UW-Madison Join IISE for a chance to meet reps from Boeing.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Brelon J. May, Idaho National Laboratory September 18 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Brelon J. May, Idaho National Laboratory "Epitaxial Nitrides: Bringing Squares and Triangles Together"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Mike Molnar September 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Mike Molnar 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...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Pramod Wangikar September 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Pramod Wangikar Seminar 9-10am at Union South Landmark Room Pramod WangikarChair Professor for Green Chemistry and Industrial BiotechnologyDepartment of Chemical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai, India Harnessing Metabolomics for Precision Medicine and...
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Matthew Brake September 19 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Matthew Brake 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...
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ISyE – Terrace Hangout! September 19 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ISyE – Terrace Hangout! Join the graduate student orgs from ISyE for a night on the Terrace.
2025-09-22 ISyE – AI in Industrial Engineering ISyE – AI in Industrial Engineering September 22 ISyE – AI in Industrial Engineering Join IISE for a crash course on AI and how it relates to industrial and systems engineering in the work force.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Marty Pagel, PhD September 22 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Marty Pagel, PhD Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment Marty Pagel, PhDProfessorDepartment of Medical PhysicsDepartment of RadiologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:Tumor acidosis, hypoxia, and vascular perfusion are well-known characteristics of the tumor microenvironment. We...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: David Schaffer September 23 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: David Schaffer David SchafferDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Directed Evolution of New AAV Vectors for Clinical Gene Therapy Gene therapy has experienced an increasing number of successful human...
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Next Era: A Reception with Dean Ranjan September 24 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Next Era: A Reception with Dean Ranjan ---- You're invited to join us for a special evening as we welcome Devesh Ranjan (MS ’05, PhD ’07), the new Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering, for a casual reception with fellow alumni in the Twin Cities area. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the College, engage in meaningful conversations with Dean Ranjan,...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Todd Allen, University of Michigan September 25 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Todd Allen, University of Michigan "Net zero economy: What’s Up With That (and Nuclear)?"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Jim Berbee September 25 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni, Jim Berbee 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...
2025-09-26 College of Engineering Hackathon/Makerthon College of Engineering Hackathon/Makerthon September 26 @ 4:30 PM - September 27 @ 6:00 PM College of Engineering Hackathon/Makerthon The inaugural IoT Hacker-and-Makerthon at UW–Madison is here! In just 24 hours, you and your team will tackle real-world challenges provided by industry partners Plexus and Accuray. Use your skills from class, connect with their engineers, and bring your creativity to life - whether it’s in IoT, robotics, or beyond. There are no limits to...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Optimization, ML and AI in Operations Management September 26 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Optimization, ML and AI in Operations Management UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Dr. Georgia Perakis, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Free
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Daniel Chung September 26 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Daniel Chung 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...
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM ISyE – Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteering September 28 @ 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM ISyE – Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteering Come help clean up the Lakeshore Nature Preserve!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Hua Wang, PhD September 29 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Hua Wang, PhD Molecular to Systemic Engineering of Immune Cells for Robust Immunotherapy Hua Wang, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract:Immunotherapy has achieved significant clinical progress for the treatment of cancer and other diseases over the past decade, but challenges, including low patient responses, off-target side effects, and poor efficacy against solid...
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence September 30 @ 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence! All undergraduate students are welcome as Associate Professor Kangwook Lee, Assistant Professor Grigorios Chrysos, and Assistant Professor Ramya Korlakai Vinayak talk about application ideas, advanced course electives in this area, and future job opportunities. It’s...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Hal Alper September 30 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CBE Seminar Series: Hal Alper Hal S. AlperProfessor & Cockrell Family Regents Chair in EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Texas-AustinAustin, TX Beyond the test-tube: metabolic engineering for next-generation applications Advances in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology can enable microbes to produce nearly any organic molecule of interest—from biofuels to biopolymers to pharmaceuticals. While this approach has fueled the industrial biotechnology,...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grad School Virtual Info Session October 1 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 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
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Exact Sciences Information Session October 1 @ 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Exact Sciences Information Session Learn about internships at Exact Sciences.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: David Andersson, Los Alamos National Laboratory October 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: David Andersson, Los Alamos National Laboratory "Overview of the DOE NEAMS program and review of multi-scale simulations to inform nuclear fuel performance models"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Suo Yang October 2 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Suo Yang 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 Suo Yang is a professor at the University of Minnesota. Presentation title: Multi-Physics Modeling for Future Aerospace Propulsion and Energy Abstract: In the development of future aerospace propulsion and...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Strong duals for mixed integer programs. October 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Strong duals for mixed integer programs. UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Dr. Santanu Dey, Professor at H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. We develop two general-purpose strong dual formulations for binary MINLPs, motivated by sensitivity analysis and distributed computation. For mixed binary quadratic programs (MBQPs), we show that the copositive dual of Burer’s completely positive... Free
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Tanmoy Chatterjee October 3 @ 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM Mechanics Seminar: Tanmoy Chatterjee 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). Tanmoy Chatterjee is the Lead Research Engineer in Aerodynamics at GE Research Inc. Presentation Title: From Turbulence to Turbines: Exascale CFD in Wind Energy Abstract: Wind energy is rapidly expanding...
September 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Paul Cosgrove & Valeria Raffuzzi, University of Cambridge