Board of Regents tours engineering campus
Members of the UW Board of Regents get an up-close look at technology being developed in the College of Engineering. (large image) |
Before their September 10 meeting on the UW-Madison campus, the Board of Regents got an up-close look at some cutting-edge technology being developed and used in the College of Engineering.
During their two-hour visit, which included stops at a variety of research labs, the Regents took in:
- an update from Professor Jay K. Martin on projects in the Engine Research Center
- a briefing by Associate Professor Susan E. Babcock on shared instrumentation in the Materials Science Center
- an overview by Michael J. Redmond of undergraduate projects being carried out in the Model Advanced Facility, which he directs
- an orientation on micro-mechanics developments from research assistant Eric Stiers
- an explanation of strategies for designing "novel therapeutic molecules" by Associate Professor Regina M. Murphy
- an update from Assistant Professor Hussain U. Bahia on how the college's Asphalt Research Program is helping bring about better roads in Wisconsin