On a balmy day in late July, students in UW-Madison’s Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program were desperately trying to find the haunted hall. No, it wasn’t an event for Halloween enthusiasts—rather, it was a scavenger hunt for students in the all-online program to get to know each other in the real world.
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UW-Madison’s Robert Agasie and Andrea Strzelec Win DOE Nuclear Research Award
University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor (UWNR) Director Robert Agasie and Dr. Andrea Strzelec recently received $222,294 from the Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program (DOE NEUP) for their project, “Development of Neutron Tomography at the UWNR.” This project will enhance nuclear energy-related research and development at the UWNR and associated Characterization Laboratory for Irradiated Materials (CLIM), which also houses UW Mechanical Engineering Professor Mark Anderson’s X-ray Imaging System.
Epod Episode 1: Barry Van Veen on Machine Learning
Listen to Episode 1: On this Episode: On our premier episode, Susan Ottmann talks to Dr. Barry Van Veen from UW-Madison’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department about machine learning and why it’s important for engineers …
UW-Madison’s Dr. Andrea Strzelec Wins $2.6M DOE Grant to Accelerate Advancements in Near-Zero-Emissions Vehicles
Dr. Andrea Strzelec has been selected to receive a $2.6 million award from the US Department of Energy (with a $3.3M total budget) for her project “Comprehensive Integrated Simulation Methodology for Enabling Near-Zero Emission HD Vehicles” to accelerate advancements in near-zero-emissions vehicles. Dr. Strzelec is the program director for the Master of Engineering in Engine Systems (MEES) in the Interdisciplinary Professional Programs Office of the College of Engineering and an honorary associate research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Staff Spotlight: Justin Kyle Bush
Justin Kyle Bush (he/him/his) is the graduate program coordinator for Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE), Engineering Data Analytics (MEDA), and Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE). He supports all aspects of the student life cycle, including recruitment, admissions, …
Faculty Spotlight: Joy Altwies
Joy Altwies, PhD, PE, LEED AP+, is a Program Director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (formerly called Engineering Professional Development, or EPD). For over 17 years, Dr. Altwies has developed and taught continuing education courses …
The Power of Togetherness – Earning Your Master’s Degree with Colleagues
“We are holding each other accountable,” said Aly, who recently sat down with three other colleagues to talk about their shared online experience through the University of Wisconsin – Madison. It’s a golden and sometimes …
UW–Madison online graduate engineering program ranked 8th by U.S. News & World Report
MADISON, Wis.—For the 10th year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s online master’s degrees in engineering have been ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report. This year’s 8th-place …