College of Engineering news

For people with knee osteoarthritis, instability in the knee joint can limit function and accelerate the disease process.   In a healthy, stable joint, tissues such as ligaments and muscles hold the two bones of…

Just a few years after early radar emerged in the first years of the 20th century, engineers turned the technology toward the ground to detect subsurface objects without digging, laying the foundation for what is…

Next-generation technologies—including self-driving vehicles, intelligent robots, personalized healthcare devices, and smart infrastructure—are already reshaping industries and becoming increasingly woven into daily life. But to be successful, these advances, and many others, need safe, reliable and…

Eva Stafne, a University of Wisconsin-Madison junior majoring in mechanical engineering and completing a certificate in international engineering, has received a 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences…

Robert Radwin, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the 2025 class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The lifetime…

Expanding a consortium that strengthens ties between the college and the steel industry. Commercializing chip-cooling tech. Designing an economical nuclear microreactor. Through funding and in-kind support, Wisconsin Impact Nexus grants are igniting a ripple effect,…

Marcel Schreier, the Richard H. Soit Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering, is one of six University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members awarded a prestigious 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship. The award, presented by the Alfred…

Susan Hagness, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The Philip Dunham Reed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Maria Stuchly…

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Robert Jacobberger, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to receive a 2025 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program award….

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Sebastian Kube, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to receive a 2025 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program award….