Faculty September 4, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Shuo Sun boosts decision-making in retail and supply chains In August 2019, on the recommendation of a few faculty members from her home institution, Tsinghua University, Shuo Sun arrived in Madison. A fourth-year industrial engineering undergraduate, she came to the United States as part…
Educational Innovation September 3, 2026 · 2 min read College taps Amanda Smith to lead its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education The College of Engineering has selected academic leader and educator Amanda Smith to head its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. Smith, who’s currently an associate teaching professor and associate chair for undergraduate affairs in…
Students September 3, 2026 · 3 min read Designing for people: How camp experience shaped ECE undergrad’s engineering goals For five summers, computer engineering senior Brooke Weiss worked at Sunrise Day Camp, a camp that serves children with cancer and their siblings. What began as an opportunity to combine her interests in technology and…
Moonshot Engineering tomorrow's cures Faculty September 2, 2026 · 4 min read Focus on new faculty: Jonathan Soucy eyes new approaches to restore vision As a young child in Lewiston, Maine, Jonathan Soucy squinted and stumbled until, at age 4, doctors belatedly diagnosed him with a congenital cataract in his left eye. While he underwent surgery shortly thereafter to…
Students September 1, 2026 · 3 min read In 2026, nearly 1,700 new Badger engineering undergrads arrive, eager to make an impact On Sept. 1, 2026, the College of Engineering welcomed nearly 1,700 new engineering students. The class of 2030—the largest incoming class in college history—arrived in Madison with more than just dorm decor and four seasons’…
FacultyResearch August 28, 2026 · 5 min read With a body-hugging fit, an innovative composite can thwart lightning damage to aircraft hulls A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has designed a protective hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer composite “blanket” that could significantly reduce lightning strike damage and improve protective coverage for aircraft and other high-flying vehicles. The research…
Moonshots Limitless distributed power Moonshots Making quantum practical GivingResearch August 25, 2026 · 6 min read $27M WARF investment fuels next frontiers in research A $27 million investment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will accelerate four University of Wisconsin-Madison high-impact transdisciplinary research initiatives—two of which are led or co-led by College of Engineering researchers. Building on existing…
Research August 24, 2026 · 3 min read Hidden ‘gear-shifting’ strategy helps power every step A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has discovered the muscles in our lower legs work much like a bicycle shifting through gears during walking. As your ankle speeds up during each step, your nervous…
Giving August 24, 2026 · 1 min read Falicia Hines named chief advancement officer for the College of Engineering Falicia Hines, chief of staff for the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association president and CEO, will join the College of Engineering Sept. 8, 2026, as chief advancement officer. Hines will be part of the college’s…
FacultyResearch August 21, 2026 · 6 min read In it for the long haul: Will electric semis work, and what’s next for heavy-duty trucks, ships, and off-road machinery? Sage Kokjohn is the Phil and Jean Myers Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A member of the College of Engineering’s Engine Research Center, Kokjohn researches energy conversion for transportation and power…