Moonshots Engineering tomorrow's cures Moonshots Limitless distributed power Moonshots Embodied AI Moonshots Making quantum practical Moonshots Securing critical resources Moonshots Feeding the planet FacultyResearch September 24, 2026 · 7 min read Engineering Moonshots brings campus leaders together around six ambitious challenges Building a future powered by fusion energy. Delivering individualized therapies tailored to each patient. Feeding a growing global population. Making quantum technologies practical. Developing autonomous systems that enhance human capability. Securing the resources needed to…
Awards September 22, 2026 · 1 min read UW-Madison ranked 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering rankings For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual undergraduate program rankings (among…
ResearchStudents August 7, 2026 · 6 min read CBE PhD student Changsu Kim is a puzzle master, in and out of the lab Changsu Kim is a third year PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working in the lab of Sobota Professor Reid Van Lehn. He specializes in molecular…
FacultyResearch June 1, 2026 · 5 min read A quest to understand materials that manipulate light has guided Rose Cersonsky’s career. It remains a beacon for her future. When Rose Cersonsky, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was a graduate student at the University of Michigan, she had a “Eureka!” moment that would define the…
Research May 27, 2026 · 3 min read With NSF CAREER award, Avraamidou is building a tool to help the Wisconsin dairy industry run smooth as butter The modern food distribution system is a wonder of logistics and engineering, with ingredients moving seamlessly from farms and fields to processors, manufacturers, distribution hubs, and, eventually, grocery store shelves. That system is even more…
Students May 9, 2026 · 4 min read College of Engineering celebrates a record cohort of graduates prepared to shape lives On May 9, 2026, in the Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1,000 engineering students gathered for a joyful celebration that, for many, marked the culmination of their studies and the beginning of…
April 21, 2026 · 2 min read Morgridges’ latest gift drives UW-Madison engineering building forward As work steadily continues on the physical foundations of the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a $25 million gift from two of the university’s most devoted supporters, alumni John and…
Educational Innovation April 13, 2026 · 4 min read New certificate builds engineers who work with AI, not around it Amanda Smith knows the question is coming. At just about every admitted student info session at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering these days, it’s only a matter of time before a prospective student…
FacultyResearch March 26, 2026 · 6 min read Powerful supercomputer simulations help Michael Graham understand blood flow in sickle cell disease Blood is often pictured as a smooth, continuous stream, but in reality it behaves more like rush-hour traffic in a dense city with crowded lanes, sudden merges and countless tiny intersections where direction and speed…
Research March 17, 2026 · 4 min read To support future space missions, Brenda Cansino-Loeza suggests a heavy dose of freeze-dried bacteria mixed with a lot of patience When Brenda Cansino-Loeza joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a postdoctoral researcher three years ago, she had plenty of experience working on earth-bound projects; in fact, her research focused on developing tools to make the…