Tag Engineering
Nelson Institute awarded UW–Madison’s first S-STEM grant from NSF
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies has been awarded UW–Madison's first-ever National Science Foundation S-STEM grant for undergraduate scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Read More
Two engineers named to national academy
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today (Feb. 9) announced it has named two UW–Madison engineers to its 2012 class of new members. Read More
Satellite renamed to honor UW–Madison space pioneer
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have renamed their newest Earth-observing satellite after Verner Suomi, a longtime UW–Madison professor who often is called the father of satellite meteorology. Read More
Online engineering grad programs ranked No. 1
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW–Madison No. 1 for its online graduate engineering programs in the categories of teaching practices and student engagement, and student services and technology. Read More
Award supports study of internal-combustion diagnostic tool
For the past several decades, engineers have been investigating low-temperature combustion as a means of creating engines with diesel-like efficiency and no pollutant emissions. A UW–Madison mechanical engineering assistant professor has received a grant to study the process. Read More
Big Ten Network series to air
The Big Ten Network will debut "Impact the World," a powerful new original series that shifts the focus from the playing fields to the world stage, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8:30 p.m. (CST). Read More
Four receive honors from American Physical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 240 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society’s membership. Read More
UW-Madison engineer receives Grand Challenges Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant
A biomedical engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive a $2.5 million Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health. Read More
Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion
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. Read More
Two named to receive 2011 Champion Awards
Douglass Henderson and Margaret Harrigan have been selected as winners of the 2011 Champion Awards, presented by the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) of the University of Wisconsin Foundation at the council's biennial forum on Nov. 2. Read More
Center helps identify economic impact of traffic on truck-borne freight
The 2010 Urban Mobility Report, the most accurate picture of traffic congestion in 439 U.S. urban areas, now includes information about truck delay and the economic impact of congestion specific to trucking. Read More
Designer aims to improve student-centered learning in engineering
When an exam comes back with an “A” grade, most students are thrilled, and rightfully so. Yet all too often, it doesn’t take long for the information students diligently crammed to fade as they prepare for another exam, creating a cycle, for some, of studying for tests rather than actually learning. Read More
New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon
In cold weather, many children can't resist breathing onto a window and writing in the condensation. Now imagine the window as an electronic device platform, the condensation as a special conductive gas, and the letters as lines of nanowires. Read More
QRM center gives Wisconsin company a bright future
Five years and a series of joint projects later, an ongoing partnership between the UW–Madison Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and a Milwaukee company is having significant results. Read More
Astronaut, in Madison visit, to discuss NASA’s changing plans
Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, one of the last people to walk on the moon, will present a forceful case for manned space exploration in a talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, April 19. Read More
Engineers revolutionizing Third World housing and infrastructure featured at WARF Gilson event
The recent earthquake in Haiti graphically demonstrated to the world how the impact of a natural disaster is magnified by poorly constructed housing and unplanned infrastructure. Read More
Collaboration to enhance patient safety during blood collection, transfusion
The National Institute of Health (NIH), Health and Human Services has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to SysLogic Inc., the UW RFID Laboratory and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. Read More
Industrial engineering professor provides national expertise on the driver distraction threat
University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial and systems engineering professor John Lee spoke about the dangers of distracted driving at a Washington, D.C., meeting on the topic held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The meeting included representatives from the Obama administration, U.S. Senate and automotive industry, among others, and was a chance for Lee to discuss his area of expertise: technology-mediated attention. Read More
Curiosities: Does a dark-colored car heat up more in the sun than a light-colored car?
The external color does not significantly affect how much the inside of a car heats up in the sun, says Sanford Klein, director of… Read More