BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T160000 DTSTAMP:20250710T164150Z CREATED:20250710T164148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T164150Z UID:10001250-1761296400-1761321600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ME/EMA Advising Day DESCRIPTION:As part of an effort to provide quality advising for Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students\, we have designated Friday\, October 24\, 2025 as the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Advising Day. This day will be dedicated to curriculum and holistic advising for ME/EMA undergraduate students through conversations with academic and faculty advisors. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-ema-advising-day/ LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T120000 DTSTAMP:20250916T164242Z CREATED:20250916T162922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T164242Z UID:10001328-1761296400-1761307200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - PhD Virtual Info Session DESCRIPTION:Considering a PhD program in Industrial Engineering? This event is for you! \n\n\n\nThe UW-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is hosting a virtual information session for prospective PhD students. If you’re considering applying to this prestigious program\, please register by submitting the following information. Registration will close at midnight on Friday\, October 10\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrants will be sent a ZOOM link via email. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-phd-virtual-info-session/ LOCATION:WI CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aerial-Union-South-2023-10-22JM-4315.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T180000 DTSTAMP:20251022T145523Z CREATED:20251022T145520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T145523Z UID:10001355-1761235200-1761242400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - Interactive Data Analytics Workshop DESCRIPTION:2065 Mechanical Engineering \n\n\n\nCurious how design and data come together? \n\n\n\nJoin the HFES student chapter for an Interactive Data Analytics Workshop — a hands-on dive into visual analytics\, R-based data exploration\, and human-centered visualization. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-interactive-data-analytics-workshop/ LOCATION:2065 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 University Avenue\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-EVent-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T180000 DTSTAMP:20250710T163943Z CREATED:20250710T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T163943Z UID:10001249-1761235200-1761242400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Night DESCRIPTION:This invite-only event brings together students\, their families\, and scholarship supporters to award scholarships to Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics students who have distinguished themselves through academic success\, curiosity in research\, and leadership on and off campus. Contact Kassi Akers kakers2@wisc.edu or Caitlin Scott cscott8@wisc.edu with any questions. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanical-engineering-scholarship-night/ LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building – Atrium\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T170000 DTSTAMP:20250924T144156Z CREATED:20250924T144153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T144156Z UID:10001336-1761062400-1761066000@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Önder Metin DESCRIPTION:Önder MetinCollege of Sciences\, Koç UniversityIstanbul\, Türkiye \n\n\n\nRational Design of Nano(photo)Catalysts for Green and Sustainable Chemical Conversions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatalysts are central to numerous industrial processes\, including fuel synthesis\, polymer production\, and pharmaceutical manufacturing\, enabling reactions to proceed under milder conditions\, with lower energy requirements\, and with better selectivity by minimizing undesirable byproducts. Over the last quarter century\, transition metal nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as highly effective catalysts due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and the enhanced reactivity of surface atoms compared to bulk metals. These properties have enabled the rapid advancement of nanocatalysis\, which often offers superior performance compared to traditional homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. Bimetallic NPs\, either alloys or core-shell structures\, are particularly important\, as they often exhibit enhanced catalytic activity\, selectivity\, and stability due to synergistic interactions between two-distinct component metals. This approach is particularly useful for combining noble and non-noble metals\, reducing cost without sacrificing efficiency. \n\n\n\nIn parallel\, aligning catalytic strategies with green chemistry principles has motivated efforts to integrate photocatalysts capable of harvesting a broad spectrum of the solar spectrum. Such systems offer a sustainable route to more efficient and cost-effective chemical transformations. While semiconductor-based photocatalysts have long been under investigation\, their widespread application is limited by challenges such as poor band-edge alignment with target reactions and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers\, both of which significantly reduce photocatalytic efficiency. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will highlight our rational approach to synthesizing monodisperse monometallic and bimetallic NPs\, including alloy and core-shell structures supported on two-dimensional materials such as high-surface-area carbon or reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-CN). The rationale behind support selection will also be discussed. I will also describe the rational design of g-CN and other 2D semiconductor-based photocatalysts for various chemical transformations. The catalytic performance of these nanomaterials will be demonstrated in applications such as hydrogen production from chemical hydrogen storage materials (water\, ammonia borane\, and formic acid)\, transfer hydrogenation for the synthesis of valuable organic molecules under mild conditions\, C–H bond functionalization\, and electrochemical processes including CO₂ reduction and fuel-cell reactions. Finally\, I will share insights from our experience commercializing an rGO–Ni₃₀Pd₇₀ nanocatalyst and a bismuthene photocatalyst for practical chemical transformations. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-onder-metin/ LOCATION:WI CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T180000 DTSTAMP:20251007T164558Z CREATED:20251007T164556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T164558Z UID:10001344-1760979600-1760983200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - IISE Info Session with special guest ABB DESCRIPTION:Information session with ABB. Location TBD. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-iise-info-session-with-special-guest-abb/ LOCATION:TBD\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Student-Org-Meeting-Info-Session-scaled.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T130000 DTSTAMP:20251013T212556Z CREATED:20250827T170721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T212556Z UID:10001294-1760961600-1760965200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Susan Leggett\, PhD DESCRIPTION:Engineering Tumor Microenvironments on a Chip to Model Early Events in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Metastasis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Leggett\, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \n\n\n\nAbstract:The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic and multifaceted ecosystem in which biochemical and mechanical cues jointly regulate cell behavior\, tumor heterogeneity\, and disease progression. My lab develops engineered “tumor-on-a-chip” systems to reconstruct the 3D tumor microenvironment and dissect how cell-cell interactions\, fluid flow\, and interfacial mechanics influence early metastatic events. In this talk\, I will first introduce our approach for the rapid and accessible fabrication of organ-on-a-chip devices using epoxy-coated 3D printed molds. This workflow enables the generation of high-fidelity\, biocompatible PDMS-based devices in a scalable\, reproducible\, and imaging-compatible format. I will then discuss how we are leveraging this technology to reverse-engineer solid breast tumors composed of heterogeneous cancer cell and immune cell subpopulations\, including macrophages\, to model how tumor-immune interactions shape cell plasticity and collective invasion. Finally\, I will present our novel peritoneal cavity-on-a-chip\, designed to mimic the primary route of ovarian cancer spread. In this model\, individual ovarian cancer cells and clusters can be injected into fluid-filled peritoneal cavities to emulate circulating tumor cells that shed from the ovary during disease progression. Using live-cell imaging\, we examine how these cells interact with\, and infiltrate\, the surrounding mesothelium to initiate metastatic colonization. Together\, these approaches establish versatile experimental platforms to study dynamic cell and tissue-level behaviors\, providing new strategies to model\, predict\, and ultimately control metastatic progression. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-susan-leggett-phd/ LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Seminar-Graphic-Fall2024-1.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Biomedical Engineering":MAILTO:bmehelp@bme.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T120000 DTSTAMP:20251007T164048Z CREATED:20251007T164045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T164048Z UID:10001343-1760778000-1760788800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE- Student volunteering at the UW-Arboretum DESCRIPTION:Join fellow students at this IISE student-org sponsored event. \n\n\n\nStudents will be clearing woody brush from a prairie and/or possibly collecting prairie seeds. No experience is necessary\, Arboretum staff will provide the training\, tools\, and gloves needed to participate safely and successfully. Please come dressed for outdoor work! Wear closed-toed shoes or boots\, long pants\, and whatever other clothes you require to work comfortably in tall and/or dense vegetation (long-sleeved layers\, hats\, sunscreen\, etc.). URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-student-volunteering-at-the-uw-arboretum/ LOCATION:UW Arobretum\, Grady Tract Lot on Seminole Hwy\, 1806 Seminole Hwy\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/arboretum.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T125500 DTSTAMP:20250825T195241Z CREATED:20250825T195238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T195241Z UID:10001277-1760702700-1760705700@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Jacob McFarland DESCRIPTION: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 Jacob McFarland is an associate professor at Texas A&M University. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-jacob-mcfarland/ LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Event-Graphics-for-Calendar-11-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T140000 DTSTAMP:20251009T140620Z CREATED:20251009T140400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T140620Z UID:10001349-1760619600-1760623200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:MS&E Seminar Series: "Turbo-charging silicon: Do we have the materials and devices?" DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Associate Professor Deep Jariwala. Their seminar\, “Turbo-charging silicon: Do we have the materials and devices?”\, will take place on Thursday\, October 16 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDeep Jariwala is an Associate Professor and the Peter & Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar in the Electrical and Systems Engineering as well as Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Deep completed his undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Varanasi and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. Deep was a Resnick Prize Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech before joining Penn to start his own research group. His research interests broadly lie at the intersection of new materials\, surface science and solid-state devices for computing\, opto-electronics and energy harvesting applications in addition to the development of correlated and functional imaging techniques. Deep’s research has been widely recognized with several awards from professional societies\, funding bodies\, industries as well as private foundations\, the most notable ones being the Optica Adolph Lomb Medal\, the Bell Labs Prize\, the AVS Peter Mark Memorial Award\, IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award\, IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Investigator Award\, IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in Semiconductors\, the SPIE Early career achievement award and the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. He has published over 150 journal papers with more than 22000 citations and holds several patents. He serves as the Associate Editor for Nano Letters (ACS) and has been appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Nanotechnology Council for 2025.Website: jariwala.seas.upenn.edu \n\n\n\nEmail: dmj@seas.upenn.edu \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nSilicon has been the dominant material for electronic computing for decades and very likely will stay dominant for the foreseeable future. However\, it is well-known that Moore’s law and Dennard’s scaling that propelled Silicon into this dominant position are long dead. Therefore\, a fervent search for (i) new semiconductors that could directly replace silicon or (ii) new architectures with novel materials/devices added onto silicon or (iii) new physics/state-variables or a combination of above has been the subject of much of the electronic materials and devices research of the past 2 decades. In short\, there is a pressing need for complementing and supplementing Silicon to operate with greater energy efficiency\, speed and handle greater amounts of data. This is further necessary since a completely novel and paradigm changing computing platform (e.g. all optical computing or quantum computing) remains out of reach for now. \n\n\n\n    The above is\, however\, not possible without fundamental innovation in new electronic materials and devices. Therefore\, in this talk\, I will try to make the case of how novel layered two-dimensional (2D) chalcogenide materials1 and three-dimensional (3D) nitride materials might present interesting avenues to overcome some of the limitations being faced by Silicon (as well as Silicon Carbide) hardware. I will start by briefly introducing our past work on integration of 2D chalcogenide semiconductors with silicon2 to realize low-power tunnelling field effect transistors. In particular\, I will focus on In-Se based 2D semiconductors2 for this application and extend discussion on them to phase-pure\, epitaxial thin-film growth over wafer scales\,3 at temperatures low-enough to be compatible with back end of line (BEOL) processing in Silicon fabs.  \n\n\n\n    I will then switch gears to discuss memory devices from 2D materials when integrated with emerging wurtzite structure ferroelectric nitride materials4 namely aluminium scandium nitride (AlScN). First\, I will present on Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistors (FE-FETs) made from 2D materials when integrated with AlScN and make the case for 2D semiconductors in this application.5-9 \n\n\n\n   Next\, I will introduce our work on Ferroelectric Diode (FeD) devices also based on thin AlScN.10-11 In addition\, I will also present how FeDs provide a unique advantage in compute-in-memory (CIM) architectures for efficient storage\, search as well as hardware implementation of neural networks.12 Finally\, IF time permits\, I will present ongoing work and opportunities to extend the application of AlScN memory devices into extreme environments.13-16 \n\n\n\n    I will end the talk with a broad perspective on the role of novel materials that could turbo-charge silicon\, silicon carbide and other pervasive semiconductor technologies for electronic computing. \n\n\n\nReferences: \n\n\n\n(1) Song\, S.; Rahaman\, M.; Jariwala\, D. ACS Nano 2024\, 18\, 10955–10978. \n\n\n\n(2) Miao\, J.; ….et al. Jariwala\, D. Nature Electronics 2022\, 5 (11)\, 744-751. \n\n\n\n(3) Song\, S.;… et al. Jariwala\, D. Matter 2023\, 6\, 3483-3498. \n\n\n\n(4) Kim\, K.-H.;…. et al. Jariwala\, D. Nature Nanotechnology 2023\, 18 (5)\, 422-441. \n\n\n\n(5) Liu\, X.;… et al. Jariwala\, D. Nano Letters 2021\, 21 (9)\, 3753-3761. \n\n\n\n(6) Kim\, K.-H.;.. et al. Jariwala\, D. Nature Nanotechnology 2023\, 18\, 1044–1050. \n\n\n\n(7) Kim\, K.-H.; .. et al. Jariwala\, D. ACS Nano 2024\, 18 (5)\, 4180-4188. \n\n\n\n(8) Song\, S.;… et al. Jariwala\, D. ACS Nano 2025. \n\n\n\n(9) Song\, S.;…et al. Jariwala\, D. Applied Physics Letters 2023\, 123 (18). \n\n\n\n(10) Liu\, X.; et al. Jariwala\, D. Applied Physics Letters 2021\, 118 (20)\, 202901. \n\n\n\n(11) Kim\, K.-H.;et al. Jariwala\, D. ACS Nano 2024\, 18 (24)\, 15925-15934. \n\n\n\n(12) Liu\, X.; et al. Jariwala\, D.  Nano Letters 2022\, 22 (18)\, 7690–7698. \n\n\n\n(13) Pradhan\, D. K.; et al. Jariwala\, D.  Nature Electronics 2024\, 7 (5)\, 348-355. \n\n\n\n(14) He\, Y.; et al. Jariwala\, D. Applied Physics Letters 2023\, 123 (12). \n\n\n\n(15) He\, Y.; et al. Jariwala\, D. Nano Letters 2025. \n\n\n\n(16) Pradhan\, D. K.; et al. Jariwala\, D. Nature Reviews Materials 2024\, 9 (11)\, 790-807. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-seminar-series-turbo-charging-silicon-do-we-have-the-materials-and-devices/ LOCATION:WI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WEB-EVENT.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T130000 DTSTAMP:20250918T154949Z CREATED:20250918T154946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T154949Z UID:10001333-1760616000-1760619600@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:2025 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception DESCRIPTION:ECE undergraduate scholarship recipients are cordially invited to attend the 2025 ECE Undergraduate Scholarship Reception for ECE and College of Engineering scholarship recipients. Please join us on Thursday\, October 16th for a short program\, followed by refreshments and photo opportunities\, that will celebrate our accomplished students and their generous benefactors. The event will be held in Varsity Hall at Union South\, from noon until 1:00pm. \n\n\n\nScholarship recipients\, check your email for your invitation and instructions to RSVP by October 1. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/2025-ece-undergraduate-scholarship-reception/ LOCATION:Union South – Varsity Hall\, 1308 W Dayton St\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Social Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Scholarship-Website.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T194500 DTSTAMP:20251014T161427Z CREATED:20251007T163419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T161427Z UID:10001342-1760551200-1760557500@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE - SolidWorks Workshop for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Location: Room M1053 Engineering Centers Building (ECB) \n\n\n\nCome learn the fundamental tools for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)! This is a great chance for beginners to learn some basics in SolidWorks\, something that could prove useful in your professional development later on. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-solidworks-workshop-for-beginners/ LOCATION:Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SolidWorks-Banner.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T163000 DTSTAMP:20251010T154057Z CREATED:20251008T170517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T154057Z UID:10001348-1760540400-1760545800@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series: Jim Thompson DESCRIPTION:Join Dean Devesh Ranjan Oct. 15 for a conversation + audience Q&A with ECE alum JimThompson (BS ’85\, MS ’87\, PhD ’91)\, retired Qualcomm chief technology officer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn: \n\n\n\n\nHow engineering is evolving—and how you can keep pace with that change\n\n\n\nHow Jim’s Badger engineering experience launched his career\n\n\n\nWhat contributed to his success (and what he wishes he’d known early on)\n\n\n\nHow he transitioned from engineer to tech leader\n\n\n\nHow engineering is evolving—and how you can keep pace with that change\n\n\n\n\nReception\, snacks and networking to follow. \n\n\n\nThis event kicks off the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series—conversations with alumni whoare making a difference. We hope you’ll add your voice! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/deans-distinguished-lecture-series-jim-thompson/ LOCATION:1413 Engineering Hall – Cheney Room\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53711\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Deans-Distinguished-Lecture-hero-banner.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T213000 DTSTAMP:20251008T150924Z CREATED:20251007T162731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T150924Z UID:10001341-1760470200-1760477400@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ISyE- Trivia Tuesday DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow students for a fun night of Trivia! \n\n\n\nTake part in a fun night of trivia at Library Cafe & Bar! This is a great chance to bond with some fellow members and test your trivia skills! URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-trivia-tuesday/ LOCATION:Library Cafe & Bar\, 320 N. Randall Avenue\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Social Event,Student Org Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TRIVIA.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T170000 DTSTAMP:20250924T143753Z CREATED:20250924T143751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T143753Z UID:10001335-1760457600-1760461200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:CBE Seminar Series: Kate Galloway DESCRIPTION:Kate GallowayMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge\, MA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEngineering high-precision\, dynamic genetic control systems for cell fate programming\n\n\n\n\nIntegrating synthetic circuitry into larger transcriptional networks to mediate predictable cellular behaviors remains a challenge within synthetic biology. In particular\, the stochastic nature of transcription makes coordinating expression across multiple genetic elements difficult. Further\, delivery of large genetic cargoes limits the efficiency of cellular engineering. Thus\, our work is focused on the design of highly-compact genetic tools with a minimal genomic footprint. Simultaneously\, we have been developing cocktails of transgenes that are capable of rapidly convert cells into neurons. The sparse and stochastic nature of reprogramming has obscured our understanding of how transcription factors drive cells to new identities. To overcome this limit\, we developed a compact\, portable reprogramming system that increases direct conversion of fibroblasts to motor neurons by two orders of magnitude. Low rates of direct conversion have previously limited the potential for central nervous system (CNS) applications. Using compact\, optimized\, polycistronic cassettes\, we generate motor neurons that graft with the murine central nervous system\, demonstrating the potential for in vivo therapies. In this talk\, I will describe how we are building genetic controllers that can regulate transgenic cargoes and cell fate in primary cells. These genetic control systems provide an essential foundation for realizing the promise of synthetic biology in translational therapies. URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/cbe-seminar-series-kate-galloway/ LOCATION:WI CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_CBE-sem-series-web-header-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T125000 DTSTAMP:20250909T193300Z CREATED:20250909T193257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T193300Z UID:10001320-1760444400-1760446200@engineering.wisc.edu SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: ECE Capstone Design Courses DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 2317 Engineering Hall where you can hear all about ECE Capstone Design Courses from the faculty who teach them! All undergraduate students are welcome as Teaching Faculty Joe Krachey (ECE 453)\, Associate Professor Bhuvana Krishnaswamy (ECE 454)\, Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan Strachen (ECE 455) and Assistant Professor George Tzimpragos (ECE 554) talk all about these very special hands-on courses. \n\n\n\nJimmy John’s sandwiches will be served after the panel. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n ECE Capstone Design Courses \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Close Video URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-ece-capstone-design-courses/ LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711 CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://engineering.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ECE-Discovery-Panel-Series-9.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR