As part of her Clinic Electrification Project, which aims to create a free, open-source toolkit any NGO or rural healthcare clinic can use to optimally size a renewable energy network, or microgrid, for their area, Rebecca Alcock (Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering) and WEMPEC Ph.D. student Rafael Castillo Sierra traveled to Tezhumke, Colombia, to do a case study on how this toolkit performs.
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Prof. Severson’s Research Group Hosts Summer Academy Students
Middle and high school students from across the state visited the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-ECE) as part of Summer Academy 2023 and dove into magnetic circuits and electric machines with Prof. Severson’s research group.
News from the Lab & WEMPEC in Korea
In June, WEMPEC has staff updates from the lab, a WEMPEC reunion which took place in Korea, and news from the student competition teams at UW-Madison that WEMPEC partners with.
Dr. Lei Zhou Joins WEMPEC
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Lei Zhou! She will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering and WEMPEC as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2023.
Department of Administration Secretary visits solar library project
In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld toured the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps (GLCCC) in Racine to learn about the e-Little Free Library, a community project developed by GLCCC and WEMPEC Prof. Giri Venkataramanan at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Meet our current dissertators!
Dissertators are PhD students who have completed their preliminary exams – – the last big hurdle before their final defenses. These students have completed all of their required coursework and can fully concentrate on completing their research projects, working towards graduating soon.
Congratulations to New NAE Members in our WEMPEC Community!
We are excited to share the wonderful news that two members of our extended WEMPEC community, Prof. Longya Xu and Dr. Vladimir Blasko, were elected this year to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest honors bestowed on US engineers for outstanding career achievements.
WEMPEC Student winner at Wisconsin Energy Institute’s Energy Research Showcase
WEMPEC student Maitreyee Marathe was one of five UW-Madison College of Engineering students to win an award for the Flash Talk session at the Energy Research Showcase hosted by the Wisconsin Energy Institute on February 17th, 2023. Marathe’s project, Optimal Energy Rationing for Prepaid Electricity Customers, “considers forecasts of future use and knowledge of appliance power ratings to help customers prioritize and limit use of low-priority appliances, with the goal of extending access to their critical appliances.”
Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering: Professional Program Takes Off
The MS-Professional, or MS-P, program is a UW coursework-only curriculum with a 12-16 month completion timeline. It is designed to deepen students’ technical knowledge and sharpen their professional skills for industry. Students who choose the Electric Machines and Drives or Power Electronics program tracks not only enroll in courses offered by WEMPEC faculty, but they also have the opportunity to opt-in to become part of the WEMPEC community. As the first MS-P students who joined WEMPEC are graduating, read about the program and the students’ experiences in school and internships.
Watch Prof. Ludois’s Keynote Speech on Capacitive Power Transfer at International Conference on Wireless Power Transfer
View Prof. Ludois’s keynote plenary speech from the International Conference on Wireless Power Transfer, entitled “A Broader View of Capacitive Power Transfer,” and held on December 4th, 2022 in Chongqing, China, in the Publications section of the WEMPEC member website.