MSE Latest News - College of Engineering at UW-Madison http://www.engr.wisc.edu Materials science and engineering news stories from the College of Engineering at UW-Madison en-us 2013 Engineering External Relations <![CDATA[Future looks bright for carbon nanotube solar cells]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jun17.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jun17.html A proof-of-concept carbon nanotube solar cell can convert nearly 75 percent of the light it absorbs into electricity.

]]> News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Distance-delivered graduate education proposals advance]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-distance-graduate-education.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-distance-graduate-education.html News Tue, 14 May 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[MSE undergraduate student Thomas Chrobak receives ANS scholarship ]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/mse-news--2013-april19.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/mse-news--2013-april19.html  

 

]]> News Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Sridharan earns UW-Madison academic staff award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr12-Sridharan-research-award.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr12-Sridharan-research-award.html Sridharan earned the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research. 

]]> News Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Perepezko honored for contributions to materials research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar29-perepezko-mrs-fellow.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar29-perepezko-mrs-fellow.html The Materials Research Society has named Materials Science and Engineering Professor John Perepezko to its 2013 class of fellows.

]]> News Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Seven engineers named UW-Madison Vilas Associates]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar29-2013-vilas-associates.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar29-2013-vilas-associates.html The Graduate School has selected seven engineering faculty as members of this year's class of Vilas Associates.  

]]> News Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Sridharan, Sun Prairie company, to explore cold-spray coating applications]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-TST-applied-research.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-TST-applied-research.html The researchers will explore high-energy-density electronics corrosion resistance applications. 

]]> News Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[College, grad programs, in top-20 in U.S. News rankings]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-2013-grad-rankings.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-2013-grad-rankings.html The high rankings are yet another indication of the great work that is being done at UW-Madison, says Provost Paul DeLuca.

]]> News Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[MSE Professor Max G. Lagally inducted as 2012 NAI Charter Fellow]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/5319.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/5319.html News Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Man-made material pushes the bounds of superconductivity]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar03.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar03.html Researchers artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in research and in real-world applications.  

]]> News Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[MSE Professor Michael Arnold Awarded Arthur. K. Doolittle Award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/mse-news-2013-feb28.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/mse/mse-news-2013-feb28.html News Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Three faculty among UW-Madison Kellett award recipients]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb26-2013-Kellett-awards.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb26-2013-Kellett-awards.html The award recognizes Mark Eriksson, James Schauer and Dhavan Shah as outstanding mid-career faculty members.

]]> News Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Production process doubles speed and efficiency of flexible electronics]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb18.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb18.html A "constrained sharing structure" could be used in next-generation flexible circuits to offer higher clock speeds at a fraction of the energy cost.

]]> News Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[New tools accelerate computational materials research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan30.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan30.html

With $2.05 million from the National Science Foundation, a team of researchers is drawing on scripting to automate research for materials design.

]]> News Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Focus on new faculty: Melih Eriten and the mysteries of friction]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/5093.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/5093.html Assistant Professor Melih Eriten joins the Department of Mechanical Engineering early in a promising career in studying friction and wear.

]]> News Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Ian Robertson named new UW-Madison engineering dean]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Dec04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Dec04.html Robertson is the Donald B. Willett professor of engineering at the University of Illinois and director of the NSF Division of Materials Research.

]]> News Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Private gifts support nearly 40 engineering faculty professorships]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov13-gifts-support-professorships.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov13-gifts-support-professorships.html Endowed chairs enable the college to recruit and retain world-class faculty—and as a result, to attract and educate the best students. 

]]> News Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[With new high-tech materials, researchers aim to catalyze U.S. manufacturing future]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov06.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov06.html A multi-university team aims to create revolutionary materials that could help solve grand challenges in such areas as health, energy or security.

]]> News Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[In static friction, chemistry is key to stronger bonds]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov02.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov02.html Chemical reactions between two silicon dioxide surfaces cause the bonds at that interface to strengthen gradually over time.

]]> News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[On October 26, the college will honor seven outstanding engineering alumni ]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct22.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct22.html Honorees will receive distinguished achievement awards during the 64th-annual Engineers' Day banquet, which caps a day of alumni events.

]]> News Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Madison company Echometrix gets OK to sell ultrasound technology]]> http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/madison-company-echometrix-gets-ok-to-sell-ultrasound-technology/article_e1272668-0cbe-11e2-a637-001a4bcf887a.html http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/madison-company-echometrix-gets-ok-to-sell-ultrasound-technology/article_e1272668-0cbe-11e2-a637-001a4bcf887a.html Co-founded by Ray Vanderby, the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its EchoSoft ultrasound technology.

]]> News Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[NSF funds research of computational materials data and design tools]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-NSF-computational-tools.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-NSF-computational-tools.html Dane Morgan has received NSF funds to develop tools for high-throughput generation of data for materials design. ]]> News Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[UW-Madison, college, among top U.S. public universities]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep13-2013-undergrad-rankings.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep13-2013-undergrad-rankings.html U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Engineering 13th and listed several undergraduate programs among the top 20.

]]> News Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Save the dates: Blended learning seminar series begins September 19]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep04.html Learn about blended learning: What is it, who is doing it and why, and what are the college tools and resources you can use to transform your courses?

]]> News Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[From summer abroad in China, students acquire a new view of the world]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug02.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug02.html Nearly 25 engineering undergraduates traveled to China for the 6-week Zhejiang University Summer Program.

]]> News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Two engineering students invited to prestigious Nobel conference]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jun28.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jun28.html Held in Lindau, Germany, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting offers a globally recognized forum for knowledge transfer among generations of scientists.

]]> News Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[In metallic glasses, researchers find a few new atomic structures]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May11.html Understanding this atomic structure ultimately could help manufacturers fine-tune such properties of metallic glasses as ductility and formability.

]]> News Fri, 11 May 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Strengthening bonds with the welding industry]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May10.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May10.html A multi-university research center is improving welding materials and technologies for use in new and existing infrastructure.

]]> News Thu, 10 May 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[UW-Madison earns DOE funding for nuclear engineering innovations]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May08.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May08.html The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded UW-Madison more than $2.6 million for nuclear engineering research, fellowships and facilities upgrades.

]]> News Tue, 08 May 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Inspired by steel, nano-manufacturing gets wear-resistant carbide tip]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Feb16.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Feb16.html Researchers have fabricated an extremely sharp, nanoscale tip that is thousands of times more wear-resistant than previous designs.

]]> News Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Kou to present Adams Lecture]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jan13-Kou-to-present.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jan13-Kou-to-present.html News Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Shi recognized for academic achievement]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-Shi-recognized-academic.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-Shi-recognized-academic.html News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[A decade of gains in engineering graduate student diversity]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov22.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov22.html The Graduate Engineering Research Scholars program has increased opportunities for talented minority grad students to achieve their educational goals.

]]> News Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion]]> http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/11/Materials-Microfabrication-Breakthrough-Could-Set-Piezoelectric-Material-Applications-In-Motion/ http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/11/Materials-Microfabrication-Breakthrough-Could-Set-Piezoelectric-Material-Applications-In-Motion/ The advance could lead to improvements in high-resolution 3-D imaging, signal processing, communications and energy harvesting, among others.

]]> News Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov17.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov17.html The advance could lead to improvements in high-resolution 3-D imaging, signal processing, communications, energy harvesting and sensing, among others.

]]> News Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[MS&E graduate student wins GEMS award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/graduate-student-GEMS.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/graduate-student-GEMS.html Graduate student Jian Shi recently received a 2011 Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award sponsored by the American Ceramic Society.

]]> News Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Eom joins MRS board]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/eom-joins-MRS.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/eom-joins-MRS.html Chang-Beom Eom to a three-year term on its board of directors. ]]> News Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[On Campus: UW-Madison engineering center wins $18 million grant]]> http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/on_campus/article_7c85e102-daf8-11e0-af76-001cc4c03286.html http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/on_campus/article_7c85e102-daf8-11e0-af76-001cc4c03286.html News Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Opportunities in engineering: Annual report 2011]]> http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/0/6W-jy2lTmRg http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/0/6W-jy2lTmRg College highlights from 2010-2011: major funding, student achievements, economic development, outreach and STEM initiatives, and research advances.

]]> News Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Engineering alumni to receive top college honors at Oct. 14 Engineers' Day]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct12.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct12.html Nine high-level engineers will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award and one recent alumna will receive the Early-Career Achievement Award.

]]> News Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Electricity from the nose: Engineers make power from human respiration]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct11.html

]]> News Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Faculty, alum receive White House early-career award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Sep29.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Sep29.html Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Michael Arnold is among just 94 recipients of a prestigious PECASE award.

]]> News Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Nanomembranes promise new materials for advanced electronics]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jul21.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jul21.html A nanomaterials innovation could lead to better oscillators, sensors and optical devices, important to cell phones, cameras and computers. 

]]> News Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Engineers receive $3.7 million for nuclear energy research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May20.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May20.html News Thu, 20 May 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[100-year study mirrors U.S. history of concrete]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Dec16.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Dec16.html Mechanics Professor Owen Withey had the vision to begin what likely is the longest-running university concrete research project in the country. 

]]> News Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Feb17a.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Feb17a.html Led by Materials Science and Engineering Professor Chang-Beom Eom, a multi-institutional team has made fundamental discoveries at oxide interfaces.

]]> News Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[It's a small world - for small people - after all]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May11.html News Tue, 11 May 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Fast fix: Bioactive coatings promote cell growth]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jan07.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jan07.html Spinoff company Tissue Regeneration Systems responds to patients’ need for faster, more effective soft tissue and bone healing.

]]> News Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct19.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct19.html Materials Science & Engineering Professor Chang-Beom Eom's team has produced electronic oxide-based structures integrated on a silicon substrate.

]]> News Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Improving the cutting edge]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Sep30a.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Sep30a.html News Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[Thousands experience science at successful Engineering Expo ]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Apr20.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Apr20.html The large-scale open house drew 7,000 visitors and enables engineering students to share their passion for engineering with the public.

]]> News Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[College honors distinguished alumni at Oct. 8 Engineers' Day celebration (1867)]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct05.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct05.html News Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:15:16 -0500 <![CDATA[College honors 25 faculty and staff at spring celebration]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/May04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/May04.html In a May 3 event, the College of Engineering recognized an outstanding group of faculty and staff for teaching, research and service.

]]> News Wed, 04 May 2011 02:15:16 -0500