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.
Newsletter
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.
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.
WEMPEC Faculty Affiliates Spotlight
Over the past year, WEMPEC has formalized its collaborative research relationships with numerous University of Wisconsin faculty members with the WEMPEC Faculty Affiliates program. We feel that our students will benefit from the opportunity to engage with the other faculty members and their research teams, and we know that our industry members will benefit from the added breadth in our technology domain. We are excited to introduce our Faculty Affiliates in the December newsletter.
Visiting Scholars at WEMPEC
WEMPEC is thrilled to introduce this year’s Visiting Scholars, who are finally able to join us on campus again, and in the NASA project, OSU and WEMPEC have completed integration testing of the 1MW integrated modular motor drive (IMMD) for electric aircraft propulsion in Madison.
WEMPEC Leverages ECE Department’s MS-P (Professional) Degree Program
In the four decades since its founding, WEMPEC has become a global hub for excellence that continues to make pioneering contributions to research, education, and professional service in the field of electric machines, power electronics, and drives. …