WEMPEC

Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium
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WEMPEC students and members sitting in the lecture hall at the Annual Review.
A student explaining their poster project to a member company representative.
The Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) is a technology center at the University of Wisconsin­‐Madison. WEMPEC began in January 1981 with a mission to provide education, research, and service. With the support of more than 60 corporate sponsors, our team of professors, staff, graduate students, and international scholars work together to research and develop the newest technologies and techniques in electric machines, power electronics, actuators, sensors, drives, motion control, and drive applications.

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  • WEMPEC Newsletter – April 2025

    April 2025   The Annual Review is less than a month away! The lab is buzzing, the faculty and students’ presentations and posters are taking shape. The excitement is rising and we look forward to …

    May 8, 2025

  • WEMPEC Newsletter – March 2025

    March 2025 Student Shoutout David Skrovanek received second place in UW-Madison’s Three Minute Thesis competition for his thesis titled, “There is no transition without transmission”. Read more about the competition here. Remember to register for …

    May 8, 2025

  • Breaking ground on Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center, UW-Madison College of Engineering begins new era of growth and impact

    On April 17, 2025, a crowd of several hundred students, staff, faculty, university leaders, alumni and dignitaries kicked off construction of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering’s new building at a ceremonial groundbreaking event.

    May 5, 2025

  • Devesh Ranjan named dean of UW College of Engineering

    Devesh Ranjan, a mechanical engineer and a leader at one of the country’s largest and highest-ranked engineering programs, will be the tenth dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

    February 26, 2025

  • WEMPEC Newsletter – February 2025

    February 2025 WEMPEC 2025 Annual Review – Registration is now Open! Please join us at Engineering Hall on the UW-Madison campus for WEMPEC’s 2025 Annual Review and be part of a highly interactive environment in …

    February 25, 2025

  • 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis winners announced

    Eight students competed in UW–Madison’s 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis final competition on February 14. The judges selected three winners based on the content, comprehension, and audience engagement they demonstrated through their research talks. Audience members …

    February 20, 2025

  • New mechatronics course prepares students for high-demand engineering jobs

    Mechatronics—integrating mechanical systems with electronics and software—is essential to a growing number of products and systems, including cellphones, vehicles and robots. “There is a significant demand for engineers with mechatronics training and experience in embedded …

    February 11, 2025
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