Stories indexed under: College of Engineering

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• UW-Madison students strive to improve medical care around the world April 16, 2009 When Amit Nimunkar returned to his home in India for a visit with family, the University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering (BME) graduate student told his grandmother about the exciting BME projects he was working on.
• Engineering students use EPA funding to conserve water at medical school complex April 2, 2009 A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and science students are working to drastically reduce the amount of water used on the grounds of one of the university's latest building projects, and they've received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to do it.
• Silicon superlattices: New waves in thermoelectricity April 1, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a new method for using nanoscale silicon that could improve devices that convert thermal energy into electrical energy.
• Wind-energy leader Vestas forges partnership with College of Engineering April 1, 2009 Vestas, the world's leading producer of wind power technology, has entered into a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering that promises to propel wind-energy research, provide student learning opportunities and give the company a long-term presence in Madison.
• Hydrologist named Gaylord Nelson Professor March 23, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison hydrologist widely known for his work in watershed protection has been named the university's next Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor.
• Going green, one moped at a time Feb. 26, 2009 Sixteen UW-Madison engineering students spent last fall figuring out how to make the Vespa scooter more green.
• Models present new view of nanoscale friction Feb. 25, 2009 To understand friction on a very small scale, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers had to think big.
• Reactor refuel is unique educational opportunity for nuclear engineering students Feb. 9, 2009 Under a U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration initiative, engineers will convert the UW-Madison research and training nuclear reactor from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium.
• Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes Feb. 6, 2009 Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering are looking to expand that understanding by putting the pieces back together, mathematically.
• Encouraging entrepreneurs: Undergraduate invention competition turns 15 Feb. 2, 2009 In 1995, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering debuted the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, a competition that provides university undergraduates the tools and resources to develop an original, patentable invention or process.
• Common soil mineral degrades the nearly indestructible prion Jan. 14, 2009 In the rogues' gallery of microscopic infectious agents, the prion is the toughest hombre in town.
• Uncovering the real dirt on granular flow Dec. 3, 2008 Assistant Professor Dan Negrut and his team at the Simulation-Based Engineering Laboratory are developing innovative computer simulation methods for parallel computers to analyze granular material motion much faster than is possible with current technologies.
• Certificate program to enhance engineers' liberal arts education Nov. 13, 2008 Next fall, a few UW-Madison professors hope to show engineering students that they have a bigger place in the non-engineering parts of campus.
• Stretching silicon: A new method to measure how strain affects semiconductors Nov. 3, 2008 UW-Madison engineers and physicists have developed a method of measuring how strain affects thin films of silicon that could lay the foundation for faster flexible electronics.
• Engineering students begin water-quality projects in Kenyan village Sept. 30, 2008 A group of UW-Madison students who are part of the university's chapter of Engineers Without Borders are working to solve a Kenyan village's water-quality issues.
• International education prepares engineering students for global workplace Sept. 18, 2008 During materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu's interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume.
• Reseachers derive 'green gasoline' from plant sugars Sept. 18, 2008 Alternative energy doesn't always mean solar or wind power. In fact, the alternative fuels developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineering professor James Dumesic look a lot like the gasoline and diesel fuel used in vehicles today.
• New projects take aim at Arboretum stormwater problems Sept. 3, 2008 Even after the most violent rains, stormwater usually recedes from city streets within hours. But in the downstream places where this water collects, the impact can be lasting, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.
• UW-Madison moves up in latest rankings Aug. 22, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked seventh among public institutions in the 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges, produced by U.S. News and World Report.
• Watershed study solidifies science behind ecosystem restoration projects Aug. 14, 2008 Working with The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin and the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison hydroecologists is evaluating the efficacy of an ecosystem restoration project along a stretch of the Pecatonica River near the small town of Barneveld in southwest Wisconsin.