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 …
Sustainable Systems Engineering
Tips For Success: Demystifying The Graduate Admission Essay
Do You Know How to Write a Compelling Graduate Admission Essay? Applying for graduate school can be a stressful experience. While gathering transcripts, recommendation letters and other materials might seem easy, most students panic at …
Five Parts to a Successful COVID-19 Manufacturing Plan
Together we are facing unprecedented challenges. Some of our businesses are shut down due to government mandates. Others must continue because they are essential to the food supply, medical equipment, or our national security. No …
New White Paper Details Benefits of Performance-Based Landfill Liner Design
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 …
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, …