Stories indexed under: College of Engineering

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• Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion Nov. 17, 2011 Integrating a complex, single-crystal material with "giant" piezoelectric properties onto silicon, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists can fabricate low-voltage, near-nanoscale electromechanical devices that could lead to improvements in high-resolution 3-D imaging, signal processing, communications, energy harvesting, sensing, and actuators for nanopositioning devices, among others.
• Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures Oct. 27, 2011 A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples.
• UW–Madison engineering alumni receive top college honor Oct. 14, 2011 On Friday, Oct. 14, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering will recognize 10 alumni who have made key contributions to their profession and to society.
• American Chemical Society honors UW–Madison professors Oct. 11, 2011 Four UW–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society in recognition of research excellence.
• University, private-sector collaboration brings Bucky Wagon back for Homecoming Oct. 7, 2011 Decades of rust, bent running boards and unreliable cable brakes and steering aren't suitable for a campus icon.
• Electricity from the nose: Engineers make power from human respiration Oct. 6, 2011 The same effect that ignites your gas grill with the push of a button could one day power sensors in your body via the respiration in your nose.
• Eleven professors appointed to named professorships Oct. 6, 2011 Eleven distinguished faculty members have received named professorships, some of the highest honors for established faculty.
• New ‘microgrid’ test beds will foster state industry opportunities Oct. 3, 2011 Partner universities in the new Center for Renewable Energy Systems (CRES) are developing complementary facilities in Milwaukee and Madison to help corporate partners explore applications in the fast-growing microgrid industry, CRES leaders announced today (Oct. 3).
• Microformer team wins second place in student humanitarian competition Sept. 30, 2011 Three University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering graduate students won second place and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2011 Distinguished Student Humanitarian Prize for their work on the Microformer, a low-cost transformer built with recycled electrical components.
• UW–Madison researchers win White House science award Sept. 29, 2011 The White House has named a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and a recent alumnus to a list of the country's most promising researchers.
• UW–Madison’s first online degree program celebrates 10 years of success Sept. 29, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) program celebrates 10 years of success this October.
• DOE upgrades UW-Madison nuclear facilities, funds new projects Sept. 23, 2011 With more than $2 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering physics researchers will work with teams at other U.S. universities to develop the next generation of nuclear energy technologies.
• Macy’s executive to address record number of Wisconsin industry representatives at E-Business conference Sept. 22, 2011 More than 650 business executives and managers will attend the 13th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Tuesday, Sept. 27, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison E-Business Consortium.
• Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison Sept. 20, 2011 Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.
• Wisconsin engineer, entrepreneur move ‘green’ diesel engine closer to market Sept. 19, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer is collaborating with a Wisconsin entrepreneur to produce a diesel engine that could be a quieter, more efficient power source for a variety of household and industrial applications, including lawn equipment and electric generators.
• NSF renews, expands mission of UW–Madison materials research center Sept. 9, 2011 With $18 million over six years, the National Science Foundation is expanding the mission of one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s most prolific and prestigious interdisciplinary research centers.
• There's no place like home Sept. 8, 2011
• New study will explore impact of exercise on pulmonary hypertension Aug. 26, 2011 For sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), maintaining healthy heart function isn't as simple as going for a jog every morning. Patients need to do all they can to slow damage to their heart, and exercise can improve potentially improve their quality of life.
• Human gait could soon power portable electronics Aug. 23, 2011 If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone - or just about any other portable electronic device - could be powered by simply taking a walk.
• Engineering professor to help guide safety in next generation of space exploration Aug. 22, 2011 Following the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decommissioning of its 30-year space shuttle program earlier this summer, the agency will be looking in new directions for the future of space exploration - with University of Wisconsin-Madison expertise on board.