Register Now for the 2026 WEMPEC Annual Review
May 12th & 13th, 2026
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Engineering Hall
News
Powering progress: Engineer, inventor earns national recognition for transforming electric motors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has included Prof. Daniel Ludois in its 2025 class of fellows—the highest distinction designed to recognize academic inventors’ accomplishments in patents, licensing and commercialization.
December 11, 2025Badger Tech Foundry, first “spoke” in the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, focused on helping early-career researchers become serial entrepreneurs
The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, a chancellor’s initiative started earlier in 2025, is working to help translate ideas into opportunities for entrepreneurial students, staff and faculty by creating a founder-first ecosystem at UW-Madison that develops talent and helps launch entrepreneurial careers.
November 20, 2025With NSF CAREER Award, Zhou aims to develop mechatronic systems that increase productivity in computer chip manufacturing
There’s a booming industry demand for microchips. But meeting that demand is challenging for chipmakers, because current mechatronic systems have reached the limit for how fast they can produce them. With a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Prof. Lei Zhou aims to push mechatronic systems past that limit.
October 23, 2025With NSF CAREER Award, Chirag Gupta is using next-gen materials to engineer high performance power semiconductor transistors
Prof. Chirag Gupta is using a five-year National Science Foundation CAREER award to study transistors made from ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors.
September 25, 2025Breaking 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- More In the News posts
Friday Seminars
-
Apr24
Typhoon HIL Seminar @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm UW-Madison, Engineering Hall
Short Courses
-
Apr21
Principles of AC Machine Design - Madison, WI or Live Online Full course information and registration
-
Sep15
Introduction to Electric Machines and Drives - Madison, WI or Live Online Full course information and registration
-
Oct26
-
Nov09