AwardsFaculty August 7, 2026 · 3 min read With DOE Genesis Mission award, David Smith is making real-time plasma control possible Fusion has enormous potential to address the world’s energy crisis, but the high upfront capital investment required to design and build a fusion power plant is a barrier to commercializing this clean energy source. One of…
ResearchStudents August 7, 2026 · 6 min read CBE PhD student Changsu Kim is a puzzle master, in and out of the lab Changsu Kim is a third year PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working in the lab of Sobota Professor Reid Van Lehn. He specializes in molecular…
FacultyResearch August 3, 2026 · 5 min read New UW-Madison center accelerates discovery where materials meet their limits A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has received nearly $25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation for an initiative that leverages AI to accelerate discovery and development of “super” materials that can withstand…
AwardsFaculty July 31, 2026 · 3 min read With DOE early-career award, Jesse Hampton maps earthquake ‘family trees’ to understand their interconnection Whether studying microscopic fractures in the laboratory or earthquakes in the Earth’s crust, Jesse Hampton is interested in the same question: how are individual cracking events connected? Hampton, a recently tenured associate professor of civil…
FacultyResearch July 30, 2026 · 5 min read Study reveals massive quantities of undeclared uranium are exported from the DRC A study conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison and Princeton University nuclear engineers has identified a major blind spot in nuclear accounting with global nuclear security implications. According to the researchers, large quantities of uranium have…
FacultyResearch July 27, 2026 · 3 min read Are solid-state batteries safer? UW-Madison engineers put them to the test A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers shows solid-state batteries can offer real safety advantages over lithium-ion batteries but can still catch fire and burn in a worst-case accident scenario. “Our research shows that…
AwardsFaculty July 27, 2026 · 4 min read With DOE Genesis Mission award, Paul Wilson is accelerating fusion blanket design optimization In the push to deploy clean fusion energy, several key engineering challenges remain. One of those challenges is designing viable “breeding blankets” for fusion energy systems. Breeding blankets sit just outside the first wall of…
ResearchWisconsin Idea July 23, 2026 · 5 min read For UW-Madison computer engineering educator, colleagues’ advances in microwave ablation targeted cancer close to home Reflecting on his more than 20 years as a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Eric Hoffman is grateful for the opportunity…
AwardsFaculty July 22, 2026 · 4 min read With funding from DOE Genesis Mission, UW-Madison engineers to lead projects aimed at advancing fusion Nuclear engineers Paul Wilson and David Smith are among five University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers to each receive between $500,000 and $750,000 for nine-month projects under the Genesis Mission, a national effort aimed at leveraging AI…
AwardsFaculty July 20, 2026 · 2 min read Engineering teams receive SEED grants promoting technology transfer to industry Two projects led by University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering faculty have received annual State Economic Engagement & Development (SEED) funding. The SEED Research Program funds are designated by the state legislature and administered by…