ECE Focus on Faculty: Dominic Gross
Assistant Professor Dominic Gross is an instructor and award-winning researcher within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Gross’...
View ArticleMcDonald, Mintz receive American Family data science grant
Tony McDonald and Yonatan Mintz, assistant professors in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, are among the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers to earn funding in the latest...
View ArticleSpring 2024 message from MS&E chair Izabela Szlufarska
Greetings from Madison! I hope this newsletter finds you well. We’ve had quite the busy start to spring as we celebrate the end of the semester in the Department of...
View ArticleSpring 2024 Mechanical Engineering Design Showcase
Forty-six project teams made up of 187 mechanical engineering senior level students presented their work at the spring 2024 design showcase event earlier this month! “The Showcase displayed a diverse...
View ArticleNew Vilas Early Career Award to Ramathasan Thevamaran
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ramathasan Thevamaran on his Vilas Early Career Award! Prof. Thevamaran joined UW-Madison as an assistant professor in August 2017. Since...
View ArticleXin Wang redefines human-robot collaboration in construction
Groundbreaking research on human-robot collaboration in construction spearheaded by Xin Wang, CEE PhD 2024, has captured the industry’s attention, earning Wang the Best Paper Award among more than 400...
View ArticleLiu earns quality award
Kaibo Liu, a professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the Hromi Medal from the American Society for Quality. The medal, which the society...
View ArticleMaking WAVES with electric boats
This spring marks the first time a UW-Madison team traveled and competed in the “Promoting Electric Propulsion” (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the...
View ArticleSpring 2024 Newsletter
The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s spring 2024 newsletter is now available online. Highlights from this issue include: Read the full PDF newsletter here or use any of the links above...
View ArticleRemembering Sydney B. Williams Jr.
Sydney B. Williams Jr. (BSChE’61, JD’67), born December 31, 1935, peacefully passed away at the Health Center of Friendship Village in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Full obituary)...
View ArticleStudents and faculty shine at annual conference
Faculty and students from UW-ISyE received honors and shared research at the 2024 IISE annual conference in Montreal in May.
View ArticleNew Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Xiao Kuang
Xiao Kuang will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in August 2024! Kuang will bring his talents to the Polymer Engineering Center and has research plans...
View ArticleConnecting academia to industry
On Thursday, May 30, during the University of Wisconsin 175th Anniversary state tour stop in Appleton, the College of Engineering hosted “The College of Engineering: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond.” This...
View ArticleWisconsin Robotics heads back to Mars
Wisconsin Robotics started June with a strong showing at the University Rover Challenge at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah! The University Rover Challenge is a competition designed...
View ArticleKyuhyeok Choi receives undergraduate award
Undergraduate student Kyuhyeok (Brian) Choi received the 2024-2025 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship with George Huber, a Richard L. Antoine Professor in chemical and...
View ArticleNew Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Thomas Breunung
Thomas Breunung will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in January 2025! Breunung will establish the Dynamics, Structures, and Data (DSD) Lab at UW-Madison. He and...
View ArticleBadger alumni reimagine renewable energy and carbon capture technology
The decision to enroll at UW-Madison was a pivotal one for Ryan Waddington and Michael Urynowicz. It brought two Badgers a lifelong friendship and together they formed Cowboy Clean Fuels...
View ArticleWisconsin Baja 2024 SAE Competition
Congratulations to the Wisconsin Baja team on a great performance at their yearly Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) off-road racing competition! They spent over four days in Williamsport, PA with...
View ArticleFaculty Focus: Allison Mahvi
Assistant Professor Allison Mahvi is the director of the Laboratory for Energy Transport and Storage (LET+S) and also has a joint appointment with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. LET+S seeks...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Tampa Bay Buccaneers executive Atul Khosla
UW-ISyE alumnus Atul Khosla is the chief commercial officer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His is a fascinating example of the endless possibilities available with a degree in industrial engineering.
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