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AI generated image of a red and white airplane flying through a digital landscape
October 2, 2026

Engineering judgment in an AI-assisted world

This is a story about flying airplanes. (This is actually a story about AI.) When I was training for my private pilot’s license a few years ago, I was surprised…

Josh San Miguel sitting on large wedge of cheese surrounded by 13 research group members
September 29, 2026

What to expect from grad student lab life—from a professor’s POV

One of the best parts of my job as a faculty member within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW–Madison is working with a research team of…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 23, 2026

NSF grant will help Evans study how disordered materials become crystals

Some of the most important materials in modern technology, from the memory chips in a laptop to the superconductors envisioned for future quantum computers, depend on thin layers of crystals…

Oguzhan Alagoz
September 23, 2026

Alagoz, UW-Madison-led cancer modeling consortium lands $8.7 million NIH grant

Oguzhan Alagoz, the Procter & Gamble Bascom Professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is among a group of researchers to receive a five-year, $8.7 million…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 22, 2026

Jacob McFarland selected as AIAA Associate Fellow

Jacob A. McFarland has been selected as an AIAA Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Chloe Dedic
September 21, 2026

Chloe Dedic selected as AIAA Associate Fellow

Chloe E. Dedic has been selected as a member of the Class of 2027 AIAA Associate Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Students wearing safety vests and hard hats at the site of a building under construction.
September 21, 2026

How UW-Madison is preparing students for the future of construction

The construction industry continues to enjoy a period of unprecedented growth, driven by increased population, urbanization and demands for infrastructure modernization. In the United States, total construction spending routinely exceeded…

John Perepezko receives an award on stage
September 18, 2026

John Perepezko Receives 2026 RQ Distinguished Fellow Award

John Perepezko, IBM Bascom Professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, received the 2026 RQ Distinguished Fellow Award at the 18th International Conference on Rapidly…

Mahima Gupta
September 18, 2026

ECE focus on faculty: Mahima Gupta

Mahima Gupta is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW–Madison and a member of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). From…

May 2025 Auto Teams Graduates with Glenn Bower
September 15, 2026

Bower Elected SAE Fellow

We are thrilled to share that Professor Glenn Bower has been elected a Fellow of SAE International! Established in 1975, the Fellow grade of membership in SAE recognizes exceptional achievements…