Wisconsin Engineer Magazine

Melody is a senior from New Berlin, WI majoring in Mathematics. Melody is an accomplished numismatist who splits her free time between bike riding, her cat Ampere and the occasional game of badminton. As one of the few non-engineers on staff, Melody can often be found exploring the east side of campus and rolling down Bascom hill. She also has a mild obsession with Med Cafe.

Danielle is a third year industrial engineer and is on co-op this semester. She spends the money she makes on becoming an ice cream connoisseur, which is her dream job. In the free time that she pretends to have, she can be found knitting, reading, enjoying the outdoors, sitting at coffee shops or any combination of these. She loves playing sports and jumps in every intramural team possible, but she is also thrilled to cheer on her fellow Badgers and she tries to make it home as much as possible to support her Minnesota Twins.

Lauren is currently a senior majoring in industrial & systems engineering. Her future plans are unknown at the moment, but that doesn't bother her one bit. She is an avid sports fan and isn't afraid to admit that she still has hope (next year) for her beloved Minnesota Vikings. Her life would not be the same without Badger Football and Minnesota Twins games. A common place to find her might be out on the golf course or holed up in a campus library studying all night. She relishes in the fact that engineers can not only do math, but also make an impact in the world, and has a strong affinity for snowmen.

Rachel is a junior from Racine, WI double majoring in Civil Engineering and Environmental Studies. She luckily has two more years to complete her ambition of stepping inside every UW-Madison building before graduation. Having worked on Union South’s sustainability, Rachel has extensive fun facts to share about the building, and many others. She has explored the depths of the Muscle Science and Muscle Biology Lab here on campus and lives to tell the tale. Although Rachel hates to admit it, she was deprived of oldies music as a child impacting the 60s, 70s and 80s references she hears today.

Alex is a senior in Civil Engineering. Raised a military brat, she never spent more than a year anywhere before Madison. Therefore, she readily became a packers, brewers and badgers fan. She loves this state as it has become her roots and "adopted" hometown. When she has time, she enjoys snowboarding, jet-skiing or motorcycling. She also has a solo pilot license, which she obtained in the beautiful Utah skies. Graduating in May, she hopes to attend Graduate School for Construction Management. She would love to build skyscrapers, but has also always had a passion for bridges. As a child, she remembers visiting a Brunel Bridge in England and trotting back and forth listening to to her echoes under the huge single brick arch. During the summer after high school, she worked in San Francisco. Alex believes the Golden Gate Bridge is beautiful and logistically amazing; it is not surprising upon completion, the chief engineer wrote a poem: "The Mighty Job is Done."

Adam is currently a junior biological systems engineer emphasizing in machinery systems. Outside of the classroom he can be found in the UW- Madison concrete canoe lab covered in concrete, slurry, glue, or anything to ruin your clothes while working on that year's canoe design. He also spends time volunteering in non-profit activities with his social fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. When the snow falls, he laces up the skates for ice hockey at your campus park, pond, indoor rink, or even out on Lake Mendota and spends time snapping photos of the campus snowscape.

Marc is a fifth-year senior majoring in biomedical engineering specializing in orthopedic biomechanics. He will graduate this spring, work for GE Healthcare this summer in Milwaukee, and return to Madison in the fall for his master’s degree in biomedical engineering. Originally from a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, Marc is a Vikings-loving city boy at heart, but has a deep-rooted passion for the outdoors. Before signing his life away as an engineer, he spent his summers at the lake fishing and swimming, far away from the nearest calculator. Though the trips to the lake are now few and far between, he still finds one week a summer to volunteer as a counselor at Camp Kesem, an awesome UW student-run summer camp in northern WI. He has always loved photography and recently returned from a semester studying in Spain where he honed his skills, taking thousands of photos as he toured the European countryside.

Tom is a sophomore planning on a major in mechanical engineering. Some people might call him birdbath, because his last name kinda sounds like birdbath. He is from West Michigan and claims that beside the winter months, it's a great place to live because of the beaches. Some ask why he didn't go to Michigan or Michigan State, and he says because "the UW is better, and because I didn't want to stay in-state." Also, he knows a lot about music and has probably heard the song two months before you discovered it. He is excited to make his schedule even busier by becoming one of the heads of the graphic design department.

Evan is a senior majoring in Geological Engineering. He is from the small town of Cannon Falls, Minnesota and because of this, is constantly experienceing an internal struggle between the two states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Obviously Minnesota is a better state, but there is no doubt that Madison is better then Minneapolis. State rivalries aside, he enjoys taking long walks on the beach and cozy nights in front of the fireplace...but usually just gets distracted by a cool picture that needs to be taken, or an even cooler rock that needs to be collected. He has been with the magazine working as either a photographer or a graphic designer since his freshman year and is excited to get the oportunity to be one of the Graphic Design department heads starting in the Fall 2011 semester. Photo

Raul is a Junior majoring in Industrial Engineering. This is his second semester at UW-Madison after transferring from a college in his home city of Miami, FL. Being that this is his first time seeing snow, he is falling in love with Madison and the Midwest. Raul is an avid sports fan and can be caught watching or playing sports at any given moment. Go Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, UM Hurricanes, and beloved Badgers. Also, aviation is a field that is dear to him, and Raul knows that he has made it in this life when he has his own wings he can pilot.

Ryan is a UW-Madison sophomore transfer student from UW-Platteville and is pursuing a degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering. In his spare time he enjoys anything outdoors including biking, fishing, snowmobiling, and hunting. He can also be found rooting on for the Badger football team or sitting in Target Field watching the Minnesota Twins out slug their opponents.

Jackie is a UW-Madison junior transfer student from the University of Minnesota studying Spanish and Business Management. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, spending time outside, and playing with her two very energetic Springer Spaniels. As a true Minnesotan, she loves all winter activities including figure skating, skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and sledding. She is one of those crazy people that you see not wearing a coat until temperatures get below freezing. Though she admits that the switch from being a Minnesota Gopher was not easy, she is now an avid Badger fan and has learned what school pride is all about.

Trevor is currently a junior studying economics here at Madison. When not studying for hours on end or thinking of improvements for the Wisconsin Engineer Magazine, he spends his time working as a server at Fridays where he is a model server. Having a non-engineering perspective for the magazine has allowed Trevor to help with gearing the WEM towards others outside of Wisconsin Engineers. Trevor's main goal while at Madison is to become the new dean and, after graduation, to eventually become the President of the United States.

Joe is a fifth-year Computer Science major that loves creating gorgeous, compelling web sites for awesome people and organizations. Other favored diversions include lots of photography, virtual reality research in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, playing (and making!) video games, or just reading a PDF on his iPad.