Energy-related research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has evolved over the institution’s first 175 years, from departmentally-segregated work focused largely on technological innovation to a more holistic and interdisciplinary approach that bridges technologies, environmental and social impacts, and policy. Explore some of the university’s contributions to energy research in this five-part series
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ECE Focus on new faculty: Mahima Gupta is designing power converters for the electric revolution
Assistant Professor Mahima Gupta is featured in ECE’s “Focus on the new Faculty” article.
WEMPEC Newsletter July 2024
July 2024 GLOW Workshop UW-Madison will be hosting a workshop on the topic of offshore wind energy technologies for application on the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Offshore Wind (GLOW) activities are aimed to …
WEMPEC Newsletter June 2024
June 2024 WELCOME MAHIMA GUPTA Mahima Gupta will be joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) as an Assistant Professor this month. She received her Ph.D. and …
WEMPEC Newsletter May 2024
May 2024 WEMPEC would like to congratulate the following students as they graduate this Spring/Summer: Connor Akers Waiyan (Anson) Chan Divya Sureshbhai Mendpara Dante Newman Justin Paddock Anirudh Upadhyaya Sri Krishna Govind Anandarao Sai Nikhilesh …
ECE Focus on Faculty: Daniel Ludois
Prof. Daniel Ludois is the first WEMPEC Faculty member to be featured in ECE’s evolving “Focus on Faculty” video profile series. Follow the link to learn more about what drives him and his research group!
Professors Chirag Gupta and Shubhra Pasayat add new energy and resources to power semiconductor research.
Semiconductor chips aren’t just the “brains” of our computers and smart phones. A different variety of chip, called power semiconductors, transform, route and manage the energy that powers our gadgets and are equally as important. Making them faster and more efficient is just as critical to enabling next generation technologies as improving processor speed.
ECE at UW-Madison was well-represented at the ARPA-E
ARPA-E’s Unlocking Lasting Transformative Resilience Advances by Faster Actuation of Power Semiconductor Technologies (ULTRAFAST) program in Chicago. Professor Bulent Sarlioglu‘s invited talk covered “EMI/EMC Considerations Associated with Wide Bandgap Device-based Power Electronics,” and Assistant Professor …
WEMPEC 2024 Annual Review Registration is Open – February 2024
WEMPEC 2024 Annual Review Registration is open! We are excited to announce WEMPEC’s Annual Review dates – May 15-16, 2024. Please join us at Engineering Hall on the UW-Madison campus for our 2024 WEMPEC Annual …
Save the Date for the Annual Review – January 2024
SAVE THE DATE We are excited to invite you to the 2024 Annual Review Meeting. What: Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium Annual Review When: May 15&16, 2024 Where: University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineering Hall …