Contact us
Look up specific Mechanical Engineering 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
Mike Zinn
Associate Professor
and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
3043 Mechanical Engineering Building | mzinn@wisc.edu | 608-263-2893
Frank Pfefferkorn
Professor
and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
1031 Mechanical Engineering Building | frank.pfefferkorn@wisc.edu | 608-263-2668
Xiaoping Qian
Elmer R. and Janet Ambach Kaiser Professor
and Associate Chair for Research
2051 Mechanical Engineering Building | qian@engr.wisc.edu | 608-890-1925
DEPARTMENT STAFF
Catherine Carter
Academic Department Manager
clcarter2@wisc.edu | 608-265-2155
- department budgeting and accounts
- professorships
- policies and procedures
- faculty recruiting
Barb Wipperfurth
Assistant Department Administrator
barb.wipperfurth@wisc.edu | 608-890-2248
- payroll and HR supervision
- teaching assistant and grader hiring
- graduate fellowship accounts
- academic staff appointments
Yan Xu
Accountant
2001 Mechanical Engineering Building
xu364@wisc.edu | 608-890-3699
- purchases over $5000
- payments to individuals
- Wisconsin Foundation accounts
- financial reports and reconciliation
- capital equipment
- gifts in kind
Kathryn Rasmussen
Financial Specialist
knrasmussen3@wisc.edu | 608-263-5372
- purchases under $5,000
- travel expense reimbursement
- work orders
- fleet vehicle reservations
- ShopUW+
- transportation accounts
Hannah Douglas
Office Manager
hannah.douglas@wisc.edu | 608-262-8223
- department office coordination
- chair administrative support
- department sponsored events
- keys, phones, and copiers
- Speak Test registration
Meg Hamel
Communications + special projects
meg.hamel@wisc.edu | 608-265-8438
- strategic communications
- department-sponsored events
- undergraduate scholarships
- department website and social media
- alumni relations, stewardship
Shannon Halkoski
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
shannon.halkoski@wisc.edu | 608-263-5626
- students appointments
- zero-dollar appointments
- employees-in-training appointments
- payroll funding
- visas
Meghan Opgenorth
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
mopgenorth@wisc.edu | 608-890-2562
- students appointments
- zero-dollar appointments
- employees-in-training appointments
- payroll funding
- visas
Zach Smith
Research Administrator
2001 Mechanical Engineering Building
rsmith48@wisc.edu | 608-890-1090
- pre-award: support, budget submissions
- post-award: setup, management, closeout
- effort reporting
- faculty internal grands and gifts accounts
Corentine (Coco) Kinzley
Research Administrator
2001 Mechanical Engineering Building
ckinzley@wisc.edu | 608-262-2281
- pre-award: support, budget submissions
- post-award: setup, management, closeout
- effort reporting
- faculty internal grands and gifts accounts
Brad Green
Director of Development
2015 Mechanical Engineering Building
brad.green@supportuw.org | 608-224-9823
Caroline Sullivan
Director of Development
2017 Mechanical Engineering Building
caroline.sullivan@supportuw.org | 608-572-2002
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