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WEMPEC Newsletter – January 2025
January 2025 Spring Semester New Students Hardik Chhabra Pourya Javidi Ujjwal Kumar Cassie Mangiulli Ashwin Shejawalkar Sahil Shingote SAVE THE DATE – 2025 WEMPEC ANNUAL REVIEW May 14 & 15 2025 Electrical and Computer Engineering …
February 6, 2025With $75 million gift for new UW-Madison engineering building, brothers’ impact spans generations and transcends campus boundaries
A historic $75 million gift will fuel construction of a much-needed new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With their lead gift—the largest single gift in college history—brothers and UW-Madison alumni Marvin and Jeffrey Levy are honoring the memory of their brother, Phil, who passed away in 2021. A passionate and accomplished professional interior designer, Phil earned an English degree from the university in 1964.
December 2, 20242024 WARF Innovation Award Nominee: Converter Improves Performance, Stability of Renewables
Electrical & computer engineers developed converters that improve the performance & stability of renewables. A finalist for WARF’s top disclosure.
November 27, 2024WEMPEC Newsletter – November 2024
November 2024 Congratulations to our Power Engineering Awardees These students earned Power Engineering Awards supported by the Grainger Foundation and the ECE Energy Systems Program. Luke Andersen Elijah Berger Gokhan Cakal Ken Chen Jiaqi Chen …
November 15, 2024An ocean of possibilities: Electrostatic machines could make wave energy a reality
Wind, solar and hydropower are a good start when it comes to renewable energy, but the real prize is lurking just off the coast: There’s enough energy produced by ocean waves and tides around the world to exceed all human energy needs—if we can unlock it. A unique type of electric machine might hold the key.
November 14, 2024Sustainability scholars program is a win-win for graduate and undergraduate engineers
Professor Emeritus Fernando Alvarado spent 30 years in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying renewable energy, power systems pricing and computer applications in power systems. In retirement, he wanted to give back to the department—not just financially, but through a program that would directly serve students and the power engineering industry, while also advancing sustainability in the energy industry.
November 14, 2024With up to $50 million, team will improve energy access for rural Wisconsin residents
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering is partnering on a grant of up to $50 million to bring smart grid technology to rural and underserved communities throughout Wisconsin.
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