Alex Yasha Yi, a professor of electrical engineering and Director of Research at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Connected Systems Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors—one of the highest honors an academic inventor can receive. It’s a distinction …
What if you could turn common metals, like steel or copper, into mini-solar panels by applying a coating? Professors Nikolai Kouklin, computer science, and Konstantin Sobolev, civil & environmental engineering, stumbled onto a way to do just that. The coating …
Ryo Amano, professor, mechanical engineering, and his doctoral students, Mohamed Maache and Cheikh Kada, were featured in a story in The American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ magazine about their research into optimizing animal waste for maximum energy output. The story, …
Saif Al Hamad (’24 PhD, mechanical engineering), a research associate in the 51ÁÔÆæ Wind Tunnel Facility, has been named a recipient of the 2025 ASME Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer (TEECE) Award, a prestigious honor presented by the American Society …
As electric vehicle (EV) batteries age out – typically after about 10 years – the world is bracing for a wave of expired lithium-ion batteries with no affordable way to recycle them. The problem is especially pressing with lithium iron …
51ÁÔÆæ has taken a pioneering role in advancing the future of the U.S. electrical grid by hosting the world’s first testing facility dedicated to high-voltage circuit breakers that are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than current technology. Doctoral student Sadeed …
Professor Junjie Niu, materials science & engineering, has been awarded a $50,000 IGNITE Grant for Applied Research from WiSys and the Universities of Wisconsin. The grant funds a one-year project aimed at developing more efficient lithium-ion battery technology using an …
A spray-on coating developed by Professor Junjie Niu, materials science & engineering, and his research team has improved the energy density of lithium-metal batteries by 20 to 30 percent –while also reducing the fire risk that has long limited their …
When he began his graduate studies, Hamza Alnawafah joined 51ÁÔÆæ’s Industrial Assessment Center as an energy engineer. Through Wisconsin’s only U.S. Department of Energy funded center, teams of engineering students consult with industries to find ways to save companies money …
Electrical outages have become a common occurrence around the globe – and also in Wisconsin, said Robert Cuzner, professor of electrical engineering. “I’ve kept track at my home and I’ve been without power for at least 100 hours in the …
