Hunter Finneran is a graduate of our Power Conversion and Control (PCC) capstone certificate and is now pursuing his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering: Power, which he’ll graduate from in 2023. He currently lives …
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Back to the Future: Mastering an Online Degree After a Multi-Year Break
Getting an online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering: Power degree was a bit nerve-wracking for Jeffrey Vasel after many years out of school. “When I graduated from college, online classes didn’t exist,” he says. …
Charlene Yauch on Quick Response Manufacturing
Charlene Yauch is the Director of the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing. Dr. Yauch is an experienced engineering educator and practitioner with extensive experience in Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) and improving manufacturing operations. In this …
Ernest Nicolas on Supply Chain Resilience, Lifelong Learning, and DEI
In this interview, Rebecca Jamieson talks with Ernest Nicholas, the senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for Rockwell Automation. Ernest speaks about how his many connections across UW-Madison contributed to his professional success, …
Alumnus Spotlight: Matt DeHart
Matt DeHart is a December 2020 graduate of the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program and currently works as a Senior Theater Undersea Warfare Capabilities Developer for Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory. In this …
QRM Provides Tools to Solve Global Supply Chain Crisis
Rajan Suri, founding director for the UW-Madison’s Center for Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM), was recently featured in Insight on Business Magazine. In his article, “Reshoring Production Without Increasing Costs,” Suri describes how insights from QRM …
Alumna Spotlight: Payton Gunderson
Payton Hilby always knew she wanted to be an engineer. She excelled in mathematics and science and loved the hands-on engineering courses she took in high school. When it came time for her to decide what she wanted to do after graduating, it was an easy decision to pursue engineering. After double-majoring in engineering sciences and mathematics at Wartburg College, she decided to enroll in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at UW-Madison. She chose the program because she wanted to develop crucial leadership and management skills.
Faculty Spotlight: Najoua Jouini
Najoua Jouini, PhD, is faculty in the Master of Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) program with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs. She shared her thoughts about why students should consider an online master’s degree, what she loves about the SSE program, her own career path, and the many career opportunities that exist for SSE graduates.