Contact us
Look up specific instructors in the faculty and instructional staff directory.
Everyone without a different room address here is based in 2107 Mechanical Engineering Building.
2107 Mechanical Engineering Building [find on campus map]
1513 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
dept@me.engr.wisc.edu | 608-262-3543
Darryl Thelen
John Bollinger Chair of Mechanical Engineering
& Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor
dgthelen@wisc.edu | 608-262-1902
Gregory F. Nellis
Associate Chair
& William A. and Irene Ouweneel-Bascom Professor
1339 Engineering Research Building | gfnellis@engr.wisc.edu | 608-265-6626
Frank Pfefferkorn
Chair, Graduate Committee
1031 Mechanical Engineering Building | frank.pfefferkorn@wisc.edu | 608-263-2668
DEPARTMENT STAFF
Spring 2021: Most of our department staff are working remotely.
Catherine Carter
Academic Department Manager usually in the office
clcarter2@wisc.edu | 608-265-2155
- department budgeting and accounts
- professorships
- budgeting
- startup tracking; buyout
- policies and procedures
Barb Wipperfurth
Assistant Department Administrator usually in the office
barb.wipperfurth@wisc.edu | 608-890-2248
- work order submission and tracking
- payroll and HR supervision
- TA and grader recruiting; faculty recruiting coordination
- department graduate fellowship accounts
- fall competition accounts
Tanya Trejo
Payroll and Benefits Specialist remote
2001 Mechanical Engineering Building
tanya.trejo@wisc.edu | 608-890-2562
- student and zero-dollar appointments
- payroll funding changes
- student TA shop waivers
- faculty and student visas
- undergraduate fellowship/award letters/payments
- parental leave for grad students
- affiliate appointments
Yan Xu
Accountant remote
xu364@wisc.edu | 608-890-3699
- purchase orders, PIRs, and direct payments
- department Foundation and 233 accounts
- capital equipment
- gifts in kind; scholarship payments
Alex Gober
Financial Specialist remote
agober@wisc.edu | 608-890-3032
- credit cards, procards, purchasing
- travel and travel-expense reimbursement
- fleet vehicle reservations
Corentine Kinzley
Financial Specialist remote
ckinzley@wisc.edu | 608-890-3032
- credit cards, procards, purchasing
- travel and travel-expense reimbursement
- fleet vehicle reservations
Catherine Shults
Research Administrator remote
catherine.shults@wisc.edu | 608-263-5372
- pre-award: support, budgets, submissions
- post-award: setup, management, closeout
- effort reporting
- faculty Foundation and 233 accounts; revenue accounts
Zach Smith
Research Administrator remote
rsmith48@wisc.edu | 608-890-1090
- same as Catherine Shults
Meg Hamel
Communications + special projects remote
meg.hamel@wisc.edu | 608-265-8438
- strategic communications
- event management
- undergraduate scholarships
- alumni relations, stewardship
- special projects
ADVISING
Mechanical Engineering’s undergraduate advisors are based in the Office of Undergraduate Advising, 1410 Engineering Drive. [find on campus map]
Go to the Engineering Student Services Undergraduate advisor page.
Students can look up their assigned advisor at my.wisc.edu.
Sara Hladilek is the Graduate Student Services Advisor for Mechanical Engineering:
3182 Mechanical Engineering Building | shladilek@wisc.edu | 608-262-8617