Despite a year full of uncertainty, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers can still count on the Fall Research Competition. The annual contest offers funding for select research projects across each faculty division — biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and …
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UW–Madison named member of new $25 million Midwest quantum science institute
As joint members of a Midwest quantum science collaboration, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Chicago have been named partners in a National Science Foundation Quantum Leap …
Computerized Tomography Acquisition
The acquisition of a highly flexible Computerized Tomography (CT) X-ray System has added a powerful research instrument to the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 465 KeV (Kilo-electron-volt) system is capable of X-ray imaging …
Hu receives National Science Foundation nanoscale interactions grant
The National Science Foundation’s Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems recently extended a Nanoscale Interactions Program grant for UW-Madison Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor and Grainger Institute for Engineering Fellow Jiamian Hu. Hu serves as principal investigator …
American Family Insurance Data Science Institute awards “mini grants” to advance data science
MADISON — Nine teams of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty and collaborators have been awarded nearly $1 million through the American Family Funding Initiative, a research competition for data science projects. Brian Yandell “The American Family Insurance …
Investigating Challenges and Opportunities in Data Science
Critical advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have been accelerated by experts in the College of Engineering. With the launch of a new impact area in Machine Learning and Optimization, Rob Nowak, Professor of …
INVESTIGATING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN DATA SCIENCE
Critical advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have been accelerated by experts in the College of Engineering. With the launch of a new impact area in Machine Learning and Optimization, Rob Nowak, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, …
Stephan Rudykh Could Develop Remote Control of Soft Robots
Soft materials, such as rubber or polymers that can endure drastic changes to their shape, are promising for applications where flexibility and shapeshifting abilities are paramount. For example, these materials can be used to create …
Discovery led by Dakotah Thompson Brings Nanoscale Thermal Switches Needed for Next-Gen Computing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Researchers working on an Army project developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing and heat management of buildings. The …
Focus on new faculty: Dakotah Thompson, probing thermal transport at the nanoscale
As advances in nanotechnology have exploded in recent years, it’s increasingly important to understand the underlying physics in nanoscale systems in order to enhance the performance and efficiency of devices. For example, the microprocessors that …