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New $3M distinguished chair at UW–Madison honors influential alumnus

January 28, 2015

A newly established professorship will allow the University of Wisconsin–Madison to hire new faculty to build upon its widely recognized leadership in chemical and biological engineering. Supported by a $3 million commitment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the Ernest Micek Distinguished Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering will honor a UW–Madison graduate with a long record of service to UW–Madison.

Calculating the future of solar-fuel refineries

January 23, 2015

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has developed a new tool to help plot the future of solar fuels. In a paper recently published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, a team led by chemical and biological engineering Professors Christos Maravelias and George Huber outlined a tool to help engineers better gauge the overall yield, efficiency and costs associated with scaling solar-fuel production processes up into large-scale refineries.

With new professor, university-industry effort to focus on energy storage

December 11, 2014

With expertise in energy storage systems for electric vehicles, smart-grid technology and military applications, Deyang Qu will be the first Johnson Controls Endowed Professor in Energy Storage Research.

Engineering alumni honored with Distinguished Achievement Awards

October 23, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering will honor the achievements of eight distinguished alumni during the 67th annual Engineers’ Day celebration Friday, Oct. 24.

UW-Madison to launch new transportation workforce center

October 22, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is launching a new center aimed at bolstering the Midwest transportation industry by providing training and opportunities for more people to pursue careers in transportation.

See-through sensors open new window into the brain

October 20, 2014

Developing invisible implantable medical sensor arrays, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has overcome a major technological hurdle in researchers’ efforts to understand the brain. The team described its technology, which has applications in fields ranging from neuroscience to cardiac care and even contact lenses, in the Oct. 20 issue of the online journal Nature Communications.

Ultrasound enhancement provides clarity to damaged tendons, ligaments

September 19, 2014

Ultrasound is a safe, affordable and noninvasive way to see internal structures, including the developing fetus. Ultrasound can also “see” other soft tissue — including tendons, which attach muscles to bone, and ligaments, which attach bone to bone. Ray Vanderby, a professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics and rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is commercializing an ultrasound method to analyze the condition of soft tissue.

UW-Madison ranked 13th best public college by U.S. News & World Report

September 9, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is 13th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.

New motor under development by UW–Madison spinoff

September 8, 2014

A tabletop motor using an entirely new driving principle is under development at the headquarters of C-Motive Technologies, a startup business that is commercializing technology from the College of Engineering at UW–Madison.

University spinoff aims to hit the mark precisely with brain-scanning tool

August 20, 2014

As brain surgeons test new procedures and drugs to treat conditions ranging from psychiatric disorders to brain cancer, accuracy is becoming an ever-greater issue.

Water’s reaction with metal oxides opens doors for researchers

August 8, 2014

A multi-institutional team has resolved a long-unanswered question about how two of the world’s most common substances interact. In a paper published recently in the journal Nature Communications, Manos Mavrikakis, professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and his collaborators report fundamental discoveries about how water reacts with metal oxides

Wisconsin plastics industry has roots in modest, multitalented UW–Madison professor

July 24, 2014

“The Graduate” is a running joke in the plastics industry. In that 1967 Dustin Hoffman movie, a character famously — and accurately — summarized the future in one word: “Plastics.” The movie may have been influential, but Tom Mohs, founder of the Madison plastics manufacturer Placon, says he owes nothing to it. “I was already buying my second thermoforming machine when the movie came out,” says Mohs. “No, I owe it to Ron Daggett.”

UW-Madison to receive electric ‘micro cars’ for sustainability research

June 23, 2014

Four unique electric “micro cars” are coming to UW–Madison soon, part of a new research project that aims to reduce the university’s carbon footprint, gather data and initiate more sustainability research among faculty members and students.

Opportunity to represent Team USA arrives 34 years later

June 10, 2014

Elaine Bower is finally fulfilling a dream that's been more than 34 years in the making.

National Academy of Sciences adds three UW–Madison researchers

April 29, 2014

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the organization announced today.