College of Engineering news

With their exceptionally high energy density, lithium-metal batteries could dramatically increase electric vehicle driving ranges and speed up charging. However, there’s a big hurdle for creating practical rechargeable lithium-metal batteries: the formation of dendrites. Dendrites,…

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…

When Rose Cersonsky, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was a graduate student at the University of Michigan, she had a “Eureka!” moment that would define the…

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have discovered why defects form in 3D-printed high-end metal parts like titanium aluminide jet engine turbine blades. They used a bespoke synchrotron X-ray imaging system to identify the phenomenon, which occurs…

The energy sector is transforming rapidly. Renewable, distributed energy sources like solar, wind, battery storage and small nuclear reactors will continue to change how energy enters the grid. Massive data centers are spiking demand. The…

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…

A new chemical vapor deposition system is expanding the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering’s advanced manufacturing capabilities. Importantly, the system will deepen collaborations with industry partners who want to apply the college’s innovative shock-absorbing…

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…

As a new associate professor in the UW-Madison Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adam Dempsey is excited to return to his alma mater and the department where he earned his PhD 13 years ago.  “I’m actually…

Shawn Gomez, a professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, will succeed Peter Tong Chair Paul Campagnola, as chair of the…