Completing an online master’s degree while halfway around the globe from your teachers and classmates is no easy feat. Chih-Jung “Rong” Lin completed the online Manufacturing Systems Engineering degree without leaving his home and career …
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MEPE Minute: Ohio train derailment and plastics related pollution
Earlier this month, a train derailment in Ohio caused a number of chemicals to be released into the environment. Those chemicals included 3 monomers; vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, and ethyl hexyl acrylate that are used …
MEPE Minute: Faculty Spotlight on Dr. Bob Weiss
We are excited to spotlight the instructor for EPD 640, Introduction to Polymer Rheology, Dr. Bob Weiss. Dr. Weiss has had a long career as a polymer physicist and rheologist and as an educator. After …
What Path is Your Career On?
Amid all the economic uncertainty we find ourselves in, now is a critical time to reflect on your development and your career path. At UW–Madison, we offer interactive, online degrees that not only teach new …
MEPE Minute: How concerned should we be about the omnipresence of microplastic?
Many of us have become accustomed to seeing newspaper headlines about the alarming presence of microplastics – small particles of plastic with a dimension less than 100 microns – in our environment. First microplastics were …
Student Spotlight: Walter Schlesser
Walter Schlesser is a student in our Master of Engineering Data Analytics program and will graduate in 2024. Like many of our students, he’s working while completing his degree, and his current role is a …
Meet the MEPE Faculty! Prof. Don Baird
This fall, MEPE launched its updated curriculum, which includes two new core courses EPD 640 Introduction to Polymer Rheology and EPD 650 Introduction to Polymer Processing. For both of these courses we have brought in …
MEPE Launched new curriculum in Fall 2022!
We are excited to announce a new, refreshed MEPE curriculum that started this fall semester. The primary change is a broadened core curriculum to ensure that our students are exposed to a range polymer related …