UW-Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE PhD student Minjeong Kim won a best poster award during the 2024 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting which was held in Boston recently. One of only five winners from 618 submitted, Kim’s poster presented her research titled, 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘕𝘝 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘘 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴. Read on for more images and information about ECE students at the conference: https://lnkd.in/gSrUudY4 UW-Madison College of Engineering Mikhail Kats Ying Wang Tanuj Kumar Chenghao Wan @HAOTIAN J.

🎉 Happy New Year from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW–Madison! 🎉 As we step into 2025, we continue to be inspired by the incredible innovation, dedication, and community that define our department. This past year, we: ✅ Celebrated breakthroughs in cutting-edge advancements across all areas of research. ✅ Supported our students with a myriad of learning and engagement opportunities... plus, nearly $900,000 in scholarships. ✅ Honored excellence in teaching, research, and alumni leadership throughout the year. In 2025, we're excited to keep pushing boundaries in areas including renewable energy, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology, while preparing the next generation of ECE Badger engineers to shape the future. Thank you to our students, staff, faculty, alumni, and partners for making this journey so impactful. Together, let’s make 2025 a year of bold ideas, big dreams, and brilliant accomplishments! On, Wisconsin! https://lnkd.in/exTCJ9Eg #OnWisconsin #ECEForward #EngineeringExcellence

Led by ECE Assistant Professor Eric Tervo, a team has developed a groundbreaking thermophotovoltaic device that efficiently converts heat into electricity—opening doors to cleaner, scalable energy solutions. Read how this innovation could transform waste heat from industries like steel and cement into power. https://lnkd.in/gQCUpYZy Photo: ECE graduate student Parth Solanki (left) and Assistant Professor Eric Tervo

Dugald C. Jackson Assistant Professor Dominic Gross, Thomas A. Lipo Assistant Professor Mahima Gupta, Thomas A. Lipo Assistant Professor Jinia Roy, and Keith and Jane Morgan Nosbusch Professor in Engineering Education Giri Venkataramanan's research discovery was selected as a semifinalist for the 2024 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Innovation Awards. The project, which developed smaller, less bulky power converter circuits for high performing HVDC systems, was one of six finalists among hundreds of disclosures submitted to WARF over the last year. Read on: https://lnkd.in/gZMkTfHG

ECE PhD students Asmita Pal, Elise Song and Zhewen Pan earned first place in the inaugural, campus-wide, N+1 Institute Reverse Pitch Competition sponsored by Google. The competition tasked students to focus on the area of sustainability for AI datacenters. The students, who are members of ECE Associate Professor Joshua San Miguel's research team, presented, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 "𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘌𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩" 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥. For more on the competition and description of the winning project: https://lnkd.in/eRQKq7qT UW-Madison College of Engineering

From undergraduate researcher to AR/VR innovator at Apple, ECE alum Junjue (Jay) Wang has had an extraordinary journey through tech. Now, he’s giving back to where it all began—endowing a Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship for electrical and computer engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With this fellowship, Wang hopes to inspire the next generation of researchers early in their academic careers. Read more about Wang’s story and his impactful gift: https://lnkd.in/gcZNFvgX #UWMadisonECE #BadgerEngineer #UndergraduateResearch #ARVR UW-Madison College of Engineering Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association

Recently, the ECE Capstone Design Open House showcased the creativity and technical expertise of 15 senior design student teams as they presented self-imagined projects, from automated pet monitoring systems to puzzle-based alarm clocks. A celebration of collaboration and impact that drew alumni, faculty, and student peers, the event highlighted how ECE student innovators are addressing real-world challenges with ingenuity and learned skill. Full story and images: https://lnkd.in/gq8KCnHf UW-Madison College of Engineering Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association Joe Krachey Mark Allie Susan Hagness Cole Burek Marwan Estiban Patrick Flannery Joseph Fourness Kenton Smith Phil Nwafor

Congratulations to ECE grad Ahmed Hembel for winning an IEEE PELS PhD Thesis Talk award for his research, 𝟥𝘋-𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘊𝘉 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘭𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. Hembel, who was advised by Prof. Bulent Sarlioglu, graduated with his PhD in 2023 and now works as a motor design engineer with General Motors. View the award-winning submission here: https://lnkd.in/gqJRBgNx UW-Madison College of Engineering Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association

UW–Madison plays a pivotal role in advancing national cybersecurity, with ECE faculty leading groundbreaking research in areas such as digital privacy and quantum technologies. A recent campus visit from U.S. Cyber Command officials highlighted our strengths as a research partner and as pioneers in this critical field. For full story and photos including ECE Assistant Professor Jennifer Choy, doctoral student Xuting Yang, and Associate Professor Kassem Fawaz: https://lnkd.in/gVRsaZRj

Congratulations to ECE Professors Luke Mawst and Dan Botez, whose startup Intraband, LLC, received a 2024 Discovery to Product Award. Their innovative quantum cascade laser technology aims to revolutionize secure wireless communication and benefit a wide range of sectors from defense to medical applications. Full story: https://lnkd.in/g_VWdXne UW-Madison College of Engineering