MADISON, Wis.—Andrea Strzelec is returning to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to lead the Master of Engineering Engine Systems Online Master Degree Program and here’s what she tells us about her return: What sparked your interest …
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Hot Coffee And Waste Heat: An Afternoon With Kathy Leifer
We sit in Colectivo during the peak afternoon hour. Over blaring indie rock music and the chatter of other coffee house inhabitants, Katherine Leifer, August 2017 graduate of UW-Madison’s Sustainable Systems Engineering master’s degree program, …
Persevering In The Face Of Challenges: Meet John Dolan
Grad school is hard, everyone knows it. John Dolan Want to make it harder? Try an online engineering master’s program while raising a family with a full-time job while deployed in the Middle East …
What’s So Special About Water Reclamation?
Water reclamation is vital to public health and recovering essential environmental resources, impacting the lives of Americans everyday. Besides being important to our well-being, water reclamation is a capital-intensive industry that encompasses a number of …
What’s Positive Train Control?
American rail systems are essentially safe. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, there has been a 14 percent decrease in the number of train accidents in the country between 2014 and November 2017. Nevertheless, between …
Peterson: Demand For Rail Workers Growing
More baby boomer-aged rail workers are retiring, and at the same time, more rail projects are popping up. The result? “The gap in the railroad industry of need compared to available talent is widening, since …
A Conversation With Christopher Stoos, Engine Systems Grad
Christopher Stoos is a Senior Research Engineer at Southwest Research Institute in Texas, a dad of two and, most recently, a graduate of UW-Madison. In December 2017, Stoos completed his Master of Engineering in Engine …
Effects Of Winter Driving In Wisconsin
Winter is a big deal, and driving in winter conditions is one of the most important concerns of the season. In the last five years, Wisconsin has averaged over 18,600 motor vehicle crashes during …