College of Engineering
MADISON, Wis.—For the 10th year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s online master’s degrees in engineering have been ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report. This year’s 8th-place ranking was based on the program’s strong academic foundations, excellence in educating distance learners and robust student support. “UW–Madison’s online …
MADISON, Wis.—UW Engineering Professional Development’s (EPD) Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program is well known for fostering a strong relationship build among its students. A key part of that relationship building happens annually at Residency—a multi-day event held every summer in Madison, Wisconsin. There, students get an opportunity to tour the campus, learn together, meet …
MADISON, Wis.—Heather Smith has joined UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development (EPD) as the new program director for EPD’s online Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program. Heather also teaches leadership and project management courses. Heather’s Background and Education Born in Michigan, but raised in a globetrotting army family, Heather became the first female in her family to …
MADISON, Wis.—Program Directors Christine Nicometo and Susan Ottmann attended WE Local Baltimore and Tampa this month and have plans to travel to St. Louis, Denver, and Bellevue. WE Local is a program created by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to connect participants of all career stages from college to retirement in regional networks nationwide. …
MADISON, Wis.—UW-EPD’s Professor Doug Reindl and his co-authors Professor Greg Nellis of the UW-Madison College of Engineering and Assistant Professor Amy Van Asselt of Lafayette College are the winners of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) Crosby Field Award “for the highest rated paper presented before a technical session, a symposium …
MADISON, Wis.—Erin Berry, Master of Engineering: Engineering Management (MEM) class of 2008 graduate, has been awarded the Society of Women Engineers’ WE Local Engaged Advocate Award. The Society of Women Engineers’ WE Local Awards program recognizes SWE members, women engineers, advocates and groups who are making a difference in their community and among peers in …
MADISON, Wis.—Congratulations to Bulent Sarlioglu, UW-Madison associate professor, who has been named a recipient of the Nagamori Award. Sarlioglu is recognized by his “Pioneering research and development on high-efficiency and high-power density new and classical electric motors with wide bandgap device power electronic drives.” The award is given to outstanding researchers and development engineers studying motors, including generators …
For some Wisconsinites, Puerto Rico is closer than others. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, UW-Madison engineering professor James Tinjum was particularly affected, with relatives currently living on the island and his fiancé having grown up there. He wanted to help beyond just donating goods for immediate consumption. He wanted to make …