College of Engineering news

Daniel Wright, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is adding his expertise in extreme storm prediction research to the new Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS). Wright is the University of…

Engineers across the country are searching for ways to help communities withstand extreme weather events that are only growing stronger and more frequent as our climate changes. Daniel Wright, an…

Daniel Wright hopes to one day transform the way we analyze and estimate flood risk in the United States and around the world. That’s a lofty ambition that goes well…

For an expansive effort to remap floodplains across the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are drawing on a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer’s…

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2023 was a year full of extraordinary achievements and tremendous growth. We advanced scientific knowledge on many fronts, improved the quality of people’s lives…

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2022 was a year full of extraordinary achievements and tremendous growth. We advanced scientific knowledge on many fronts, improved the quality of people’s lives…

A city’s stormwater infrastructure doesn’t often draw the public eye, but when conditions are right, it can put on a show. When a storm hit Belo Horizonte, Brazil, it created…

Five undergraduates in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering are working on projects on three continents that have received 2020-21 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships. The projects, sponsored by the Morgridge…

As 100-year storms increase in frequency and severity, how can humans exist in harmony with water? Situated on more than 100 small islands, Venice, Italy, attracts upwards of 20 million…

Could increasing greenery in cities combat the effects of urban heat islands and, in doing so, reduce the likelihood of extreme rainfall events? A team of UW-Madison researchers is embarking…