Manufacturing Research
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Where advanced research and manufacturing industries connect

THE EXPERTISE OF ENGINEERING FACULTY supports manufacturing goals for tapping future markets. Within the broad areas of profitability, productivity, and sustainability, faculty members hold leadership roles in international and national advances in manufacturing practice. This website highlights faculty specialties within three areas of focus. Contact the faculty or the Office of Research and Technology Transfer for information about the fields of interest listed here or related topics.

Manufacturing Systems and Organization

Faculty

• Neil Duffie — Systems, process automation, control, robotics
• Ananth Krishnamurthy — Inventory systems, assembly, quick-response
• Leyuan Shi — Simulation, optimization, planning, scheduling
• Dharmaraj ("Raj") Veeramani — RFID, e-business, supply chains, quick-response
• Shiyu Zhou — Sensing, quality, productivity, variation, control

Manufacturing Machines and Equipment

Faculty

• Neil Duffie — Systems, process automation, control, robotics
• Nicola Ferrier — Medical and industrial robotics, computer vision, sensing
• Xiaochun Li — Laser processing, nanocomposites, tribology, sensing
• Robert Lorenz — Electromagnetic actuators, power electronics, control
• Frank Pfefferkorn — Laser processing, micromachining, friction stir welding
• Dharmaraj ("Raj") Veeramani — RFID, e-business, supply chains, quick-response
• Shiyu Zhou — Sensing, quality, productivity, variation, control
• Michael Zinn — Medical and industrial robotics, actuation, control, haptics

Manufacturing Processing and Materials

Faculty

• Shaoqin "Sarah" Gong — Nanocomposites, biopolymers, sensors, actuators
• Ryan Kershner — Nanomanufacturing, nanoscale manipulation
• Sindo Kou — Welding,casting, crystal growth, transpport phenomena
• Xiaochun Li — Laser processing, nanocomposites, tribology, sensing
• John Perepezko — Phase transformations, coatings, alloys, powders
• Frank Pfefferkorn — Laser processing, micromachining, friction stir welding
• Tim Osswald — Polymer processing, composites, design, biopolymers
• Lih-Sheng Turng — Plastics processes, nanocomposites, biopolymers
• Shiyu Zhou — Sensing, quality, productivity, variation, control