MADISON, Wis.—Composite liner systems in landfills effectively limit groundwater contamination from leachate that contains compounds such as heavy metals and volatile organic compounds. Drawing on a 50-year history of evolving and improving performance in liner …
Sustainable Systems Engineering
EPD travels to WE Local
MADISON, Wis.—Program Directors Christine Nicometo and Susan Ottmann attended WE Local Baltimore and Tampa this month and have plans to travel to St. Louis, Denver, and Bellevue. WE Local is a program created by the …
Engaged Learning Online – What does it mean to be an online graduate engineering student?
UW-Madison has been in the distance education business for over 20 years. With hundreds of graduates we have learned how best to serve practicing engineers. First, it starts with preparation. We educate our students on …
Tinjum Returns From #BikeTheSun
For some Wisconsinites, Puerto Rico is closer than others. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, UW-Madison engineering professor James Tinjum was particularly affected, with relatives currently living on the island and his …
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, …
Some Like It Cold: How To Get Your Sustainability Degree From UW While Living In Antarctica
Before completing an online master’s degree in Sustainable Systems Engineering at UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development, Blaise Kuo Tiong lived in some extreme climates throughout his career. And those climates are what led him to graduate …