AwardsFaculty October 14, 2026 · 2 min read With DOE early career award, Cersonsky will find new ways to control crystallization The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Rose Cersonsky, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to receive a 2026 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program…
Faculty October 14, 2026 · 5 min read Focus on new faculty: Jamie Coble harnesses data analytics to improve nuclear power plant operations and maintenance Jamie Coble joined the UW-Madison Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics as a professor in August 2026. She is an expert in online monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics; risk-informed decision making; and advanced control for…
Students October 13, 2026 · 4 min read Motivated engineering students bring Wisconsin Humanoid Robotics org to life By the end of the spring semester 2027, the 7,500 students navigating the halls of the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus may need to watch out for a new friend: a…
Moonshot Making quantum practical Faculty October 7, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Hezi Zhang is building a bridge between quantum computing hardware and software Researchers have made huge strides in developing qubits, the “quantum bits” that process data at the heart of quantum computers. But computers are much more than their processors: It takes an entire “computing stack,” or…
FacultyResearch October 5, 2026 · 4 min read Focus on new faculty: Chloe Dedic aims to advance aerospace propulsion technologies Chloe Dedic joined the UW-Madison Department of Mechanical Engineering as an associate professor in August 2026. With her research, she aims to improve understanding of combustion and nonequilibrium systems to further develop technologies related to…
FacultyResearch October 2, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Omar Chehab brings an interdisciplinary research agenda to AI algorithms Artificial intelligence models are a marvel of engineering, and, says Omar Chehab, reflect an engineer’s mindset. “While building AI, people have experimented with many things. They have some intuition for why it works,” says Chehab,…
Moonshot Limitless distributed power FacultyResearch September 30, 2026 · 6 min read Focus on new faculty: Kathryn Huff is advancing modeling capabilities for nuclear reactors and fuel cycles Kathryn (Katy) Huff began her new role as Spangler Faculty Professor and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics in July 2026. Her research interests focus on advanced nuclear…
Educational InnovationResearch September 30, 2026 · 6 min read ECE SPARK experience ignites a passion for research in engineering undergrads Many undergraduates attending large research institutions like the University of Wisconsin-Madison have a moment when they look at all of the busy graduate students and world-class laboratories surrounding them and wonder if graduate school is…
Moonshot Securing critical resources AwardsFaculty September 28, 2026 · 3 min read With NSF CAREER award, Haoran Wei is developing a low-cost ‘first-step’ method identifying contaminated drinking water Every day, water utilities across the United States monitor our drinking water for harmful pollutants. Haoran Wei, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, wants to make that process more efficient….
Moonshots Engineering tomorrow's cures Moonshots Limitless distributed power Moonshots Embodied AI Moonshots Making quantum practical Moonshots Securing critical resources Moonshots Feeding the planet FacultyResearch September 24, 2026 · 7 min read Engineering Moonshots brings campus leaders together around six ambitious challenges Building a future powered by fusion energy. Delivering individualized therapies tailored to each patient. Feeding a growing global population. Making quantum technologies practical. Developing autonomous systems that enhance human capability. Securing the resources needed to…