About Us
Welcome to Engineering Physics!
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James P. Blanchard
Professor and Chair
Engineering Physics
College of Engineering
We focus on fostering leadership and creating engineering solutions in the fields of engineering mechanics and astronautics, engineering physics, and nuclear engineering.
Thank you for your interest in our department. Please feel free to visit us on the web, by phone (608/263-1646) or in person!
Faculty, 2011-12
23 professors
3 associate professors
1 assistant professor
5 research professors
Graduate student appointments, 2011-2012
16 teaching assistant appointments
78 research assistant appointments
Indicators of quality
The Department of Engineering Physics at the UW-Madison ranks among top engineering physics departments in national surveys, consistently producing talented graduates whose skills are respected throughout the nation and the world.
The engineering mechanics program is highly ranked nationally. Both the undergraduate and graduate programs in nuclear engineering are ranked #2 in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report.
The department is collaborating with the Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering to develop new mechanics research and education initiatives across the college campus.
The engineering physics faculty has been a leader in the College of Engineering Engineering Beyond Boundaries program to develop new approaches to engineering education.
Three faculty members hold named professorships:
• Raymond J. Fonck — Steenbock Professor
• Noah Hershkowitz — Irving Langmuir Professor
• Gerald L. Kulckinski — Grainger Professor
Two faculty members are Wisconsin Distinguished Professors:
• Michael Corradini
• Roderic S. Lakes
Three faculty members are members of the National Academy of Engineering:
• James D. Callen — Professor Emeritus
• Michael Corradini — Wisconsin Distinguished Professor
• Gerald L. Kulckinski — Grainger Professor
Annual Reports
July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2011
Degrees
Engineering Mechanics.
Option: Astronautics
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Nuclear Engineering.
Options: Power, Radiation
Bachelor of Science
Nuclear Engineering and
Engineering Physics
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Engineering Physics
Bachelor of Science
Enrollment, fall 2011
198 undergraduate students — 90 in Engineering Mechanics, 88 in Nuclear Engineering, and 20 in Engineering Physics
113 graduate students — 25 in Engineering Mechanics and 88 in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
Financial aid, 2011-2012
67 undergraduate scholarships
Degrees conferred,
2011-2012
59 bachelors, including 32 in Engineering Mechanics, 20 in Nuclear Engineering, and 6 in Engineering Physics
37 masters, including 11 in Engineering Mechanics and 26 in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
11 PhDs, including 2 in Engineering Mechanics and 9 in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
Research expenditures by source of funds, 2011-2012
Teaching funds appropriated by the State of Wisconsin:
$3,881,351
Other funds provided by the university:
$701,163
Research funds from the federal government:
$12,823,931
Research funds from industry:
$730,755
Graduate School Research Committee funds (WARF):
$293,543
Federal government and industrial fellowships not included above:
$530,956
Federal government/utility support of nuclear engineering education:
$46,133
EP-directed grants (Synchrotron Radiation Center—NSF grants:
$4,374,075
EP internal revenue-producing activities:
$825,933
Total: $24,207,840
Research innovation
24 patents, 1976-2011
Campus research facts
UW-Madison and College of Engineering research facts