College of Engineering news

Hannah Blum was attending a recent event on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus when a worker stopped by to pick up her plate. “Thanks, mate,” said the assistant professor of…

Jacknetson Naw has spent the last two years learning how to scan structures. Naw, a civil and environmental engineering senior, has conducted undergraduate research under CEE Associate Professor Hannah Blum, who leads the Steel Systems…

A group of 10 University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering graduate students is monitoring the structural health of a 150-year-old Superior lighthouse. With Jesse Hampton, an assistant professor of…

A new research consortium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison leverages structural engineering research excellence and the applied experience of industrial partners. Hannah Blum, an associate professor of civil and environmental…

A new vacuum box in the Jun and Sandy Lee Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory will allow University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering researchers and students to test how steel deck…

In everything from tiny homes to massive skyscrapers, wear and tear can be imperceptible as it happens—a tiny crack here, a slight shift there. Over time, however, all those little…

A sharper focus on the scholarly side of learning benefits not only students, but the discipline as a whole. “In research, taking risks is rewarded, because it may lead to…

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2021 was a year full of extraordinary achievements. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty, staff and students adapted and persevered. We continued to push…

Hannah Blum is blending the virtual with what’s real for students in her Steel Structures 1 class. Blum, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Alain H….

In this unprecedented year, UW-Madison College of Engineering faculty, staff and students, like millions around the world, faced daunting challenges and profound disruptions to their lives due to the global…