GIE Board Member Glenn Fung, chief research scientist in machine learning and director of data science research at American Family Insurance, is excited about the collaboration between UW-Madison and American Family. As the field …
Research
Ludwig lands $2 million grant as part of NIH effort to combat opioid abuse
Kip Ludwig will lead a more than $2 million NIH grant to test a novel liquid metal electrode as an alternative means of treating chronic back pain. “Right now there is a huge market for …
Hai lands NIH grant to use new brain sensors to study epileptic seizures
Aviad Hai, GIE Fellow and Assistant Professor of biomedical engineering, will use a new grant to develop sensors for brain imaging to provide new insights into brain seizures in epilepsy.
Madison home to at least 10 stem cell companies
Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics Inc. is one of at least 10 stem cell companies in Madison, most started by UW-Madison researchers. GIE Lead Bill Murphy created Stem Pharm, a spinoff from his lab, which sells materials …
Electric tech could help reverse baldness
Xudong Wang, GIE Lead for Energy and Sustainability, leverages his wearable energy-harvesting technology for reversing hair loss. The small nanogenerators have a variety of exciting applications.
Modern medicine: Electrical bandage zaps wounds
We have electric cars, razors and now an electric bandage? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have developed an electrode-dressed bandage to help the body heal itself. Electrical currents are created when the body moves. …
From the big red to the big apple: Line Roald lights the way toward reliable renewable power
Blackouts can trigger additional chaos—for example, in both New York and Madison, people were trapped in elevators for hours and traffic lights went dark across each city. That’s one reason Line Roald, GIE Fellow and Assistant …
Focus on new faculty: Chu Ma has an ear for interdisciplinary acoustics research
Grainger Institute is excited to welcome new Fellow, Chu Ma! The Grainger Institute and UW’s cross-disciplinary efforts will help Chu Ma and her research.
Focus on new faculty: Kangwook Lee uses deep learning to solve its own problems
Kangwook Lee, a new GIE Fellow and assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, uses information coding to improve understanding and performance of machine learning across large-scale systems.
Zayas-Caban, Alagoz to use NSF grant to guide care transitions
WIHSE Associate Director Oguzhan Alagoz is part of a team that landed a three-year NSF grant to develop solutions for patients who transition from hospitals to nursing facilities.