Stories indexed under: Engineering

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  • UW-Madison part of DOE-funded ‘microgrid’ collaboration April 23, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation's fifth-largest incarceration facility-the Santa Rita Jail.
  • Engineering class infuses green ideas into local building projects April 21, 2008 Earth Day is celebrated once a year, but University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering students are working to create plans that offer sustainable benefits for years to come.
  • WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization April 10, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period.
  • Image of Wisconsin Director cultivates a mile-high appreciation of Wisconsin April 10, 2008 From his 12th-floor office, Sam Batzli has a view of nearby Lake Mendota and Madison's downtown punctuated by the state Capitol. But instead of looking out the window, Batzli looks at Madison and the rest of Wisconsin from much higher altitudes.
  • Photo of George Huber Money doesn’t grow on trees, but gasoline might April 7, 2008 In 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student George Huber and colleagues made hydrogen from plant sugars using nickel-tin alloy catalysts in the lab of Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic.
  • Image of atoms New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom March 19, 2008 A University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Maryland (UM) team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
  • Photo of Bosscher Fund for late professor lifts Engineers Without Borders into the black March 10, 2008 Katie Simon had a lot to be nervous about in March 2007 when she became the president of the University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), an organization that applies the knowledge of engineers to improving the quality of life for developing communities.
  • Photo of people working on wastewater project UW students help El Salvadoran towns build wastewater system Feb. 27, 2008 New Year's Eve in Nejapa, El Salvador, looks a lot like the Fourth of July. At Griselda Guzman's house, homemade fireworks lighted the front yard, where the guests dancing outside her pale yellow home included 11 University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students and three advisers.
  • Photo of RFID chip Can RFID technology promote a safer blood supply? Feb. 26, 2008 Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns, access restricted areas, locate stolen vehicles and track luggage at major airports.
  • Hot subjects—Civil and Environmental Engineering 679: Travel Behavior Analysis Feb. 18, 2008
  • Catheterized system wins annual student creativity prize Feb. 12, 2008 A catheterized system to sense bladder pressure and control urine flow to prevent incontinence won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin-Madison invention competition.
  • Undergrad team debuts in genetic engineering competition Dec. 21, 2007 For the first time, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates participated in the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM), held this fall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Global engineering forum targets looming engineering shortage Nov. 13, 2007 The United States and the world face severe shortages of engineers by the year 2025, according to research based on U.S. Bureau of Labor data. The challenge of developing leaders in the changing engineering and technical workforce will be explored during the third annual University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineering Executives Forum.
  • For students, electric ‘sled’ is good, clean fun in the snow Oct. 31, 2007 Thanks to donations from Madison-based foundations and industry, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers will have the chance to develop an earth-friendly snowmobile that could facilitate scientific research in Antarctica and Greenland.
  • Rendering of Mechanical Engineering renovation New mechanical engineering building set for generations of innovation Oct. 19, 2007 When the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus opened its doors in 1930, sliding chalkboards and concrete floors were among its most innovative features.
  • Concrete canoe team in competition Concrete Canoe team victorious in the Netherlands Sept. 11, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team dominated the 30th annual Dutch Concrete Canoe Challenge this weekend in the Netherlands. The team took first place overall, with victories in five out of the six race categories. The team's 20-foot, 176-pound canoe, Descendent, also won the construction and innovation categories for its design and use of environmentally sound concrete.
  • UW-Madison drops slightly in 2008 U.S. News rankings Aug. 17, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked eighth among public institutions in annual rankings released today (Aug. 17) by U.S. News and World Report's 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges.
  • Propeller from unmanned plane UW research taking a birds-eye view of groundwater discharge Aug. 14, 2007 Water research is often carried out in waders, but this year University of Wisconsin-Madison hydrogeologist Steven Loheide will use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to probe water locked underground in a study supported by the UW-Madison Water Resources Institute (WRI).
  • Concrete canoe team Concrete canoe team wins fifth straight national title June 18, 2007 Racing and exhibiting a 20-foot, 176-pound boat named Descendent, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team did more than just buck the laws of physics this weekend: Despite stiff competition, the team earned its fifth consecutive national title at the American Society of Civil Engineers 20th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 14 through 16.
  • Students standing next to their wind turbine Freshman engineers seize the wind…and a new opportunity May 29, 2007 Inspired to reinvigorate his teaching after a yearlong sabbatical, electrical and computer engineering professor Giri Venkataramanan decided to try an experiment. During spring semester 2007, he challenged the freshman in his introductory engineering class to build a functioning wind turbine from scratch.