Faculty September 4, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Shuo Sun boosts decision-making in retail and supply chains In August 2019, on the recommendation of a few faculty members from her home institution, Tsinghua University, Shuo Sun arrived in Madison. A fourth-year industrial engineering undergraduate, she came to the United States as part…
Moonshot Engineering tomorrow's cures Faculty September 2, 2026 · 4 min read Focus on new faculty: Jonathan Soucy eyes new approaches to restore vision As a young child in Lewiston, Maine, Jonathan Soucy squinted and stumbled until, at age 4, doctors belatedly diagnosed him with a congenital cataract in his left eye. While he underwent surgery shortly thereafter to…
Faculty April 21, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Adam Dempsey develops heavy-duty engine technologies to enhance sustainability 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…
Faculty January 30, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: So Yeon Kim is designing more durable materials for next-gen energy systems When So Yeon Kim tells people that she has worked on designing materials for both solid-state batteries and next-generation nuclear reactors, they are often surprised, assuming that these energy systems are very different. “But from…
Faculty January 28, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Mehmet Orman uncovers secrets of drug-tolerant ‘persister’ cells Genetic mutations can yield antibiotic-resistant bacteria that stifle medical treatments, drive recurrence of disease and cause patient deaths. But there’s another, lesser-known way bacterial cells can thwart antibiotics—by essentially playing possum. “Persister” cells lie low…
Faculty January 23, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: JungHyun Bae is developing radiation detection technology to enhance safety As the demand for nuclear energy increases, there are growing challenges for managing the spent nuclear fuel. The United States doesn’t yet have a licensed site for permanent storage, so the spent fuel is stored…
Faculty January 14, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Monica Ohnsorg connects polymer science to biomedical research As a ninth grader in Chanhassen, Minnesota, outside of Minneapolis, Monica Ohnsorg took an aptitude exam that pointed her toward a career as a biomedical engineer. Now, nearly two decades later, she’s starting her career…
Faculty November 24, 2025 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Zheng Liu is using AI to give wireless chips a boost Over the last few decades, it feels like the whole world has gone digital, with music and movies, radio and television broadcasts, and communications networks converting their signals to ones and zeros. But digital signals…
Faculty September 18, 2025 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Ulugbek Kamilov uses machine learning to make biomedical and scientific imaging faster and more adaptable The development of advanced imaging, including digital x-rays, ultrasounds, MRIs, CT and PET scans, as well as new types of microscopy, has revolutionized biomedical and scientific imaging over the last half century, giving researchers and…
Faculty September 18, 2025 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Jeff Greeley adds new energy to sustainable catalysis research Twenty-five years after graduating with a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jeffrey Greeley is returning to his alma mater as the Paul A. Elfers Professor in the Department of Chemical and…