Three new assistant professors in the civil and environmental engineering department are focusing their energy and resources on studying a range of sustainable materials and processes. They serve as role models for young women in engineering and inspire their students to engage in their classes. Within the last several years, three new assistant professors have […]
Wisconsin Engineer sits down with computer sciences student Xiaohan Shen to talk about the software he designed for EasyJobs, a one-click Chrome extension that autofills multiple job applications simultaneously. Q: What gave you the idea to create an automatic way for interns to track job applications? Were you starting as an intern yourself? A: That’s […]
This podcast by two undergraduate UW-Madison students highlights the experiences of women professionals in STEM and discusses how to overcome the obstacles of a field riddled with sexism. As society progresses, women’s impact in science and technology has become more prevalent and accepted. Although there has been progress, the progression of women in STEM has […]
A glimpse into the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s five-week summer lab program in Oviedo, Spain—an opportunity to see the world and complete the capstone course in the most exciting way possible! For most students, the idea of taking a summer class can be daunting. However, it’s a reality for all students majoring in […]
UniverCity Alliance, a program that allows communities across Wisconsin to connect with faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines at UW-Madison, exemplifies the increasing importance of bridging the gap between social issues and engineering. When people think about engineering, often the first things that come to mind are exceedingly technical: building things made […]
Find out how the TEAM Lab went from a massive flood to fully functional in the past two years. On February 4th, 2020, a water main break occurred on Henry Mall. This water flowed into the underground steam tunnels that emptied to the lowest point on the Engineering Campus. That lowest point was the location […]
“Sparking ideas. Igniting potential.” This year’s EXPO team is excited to be back on campus and host more than 2,500 middle school students from all over the state on April 22. Lilly Dye, a third-year student at UW-Madison studying neurobiology and psychology, loved visiting UW-Madison’s Engineering EXPO as a child. She vividly recalls her fascination […]
The Engineering Summer Program invites high school students to spend their summers in the UW-Madison College of Engineering with the focus of building a community of students with common goals and interests. It is 5:30 a.m. on July 28, 2018, as 28 bleary-eyed teenagers huddle on the cold stone benches at the very tip of […]
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Explore Christopher Nolan’s reimagined galaxy through the lens of time Released in 2014, Christopher Nolan’s movie Interstellar was nominated for various Academy and BAFTA awards for the categories of Best Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects. Though falling short of achieving the esteemed Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, this film portrays a thrilling […]
A UW-Madison professor developed a way to more easily distinguish between different substances. Now, she’s been given a $480,135 grant by the National Eye Institute to study how her technique can be used in the detection of eye diseases. Have you ever started with an idea that at first seemed inconsequential, but over time it […]