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A quest to understand materials that manipulate light has guided Rose Cersonsky's career. It remains a beacon for her future. - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (602+ words) When Rose Cersonsky, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was a graduate student at the University of Michigan, she had a "Eureka!" moment that would define the next decade of her research....
Focus on new faculty: So Yeon Kim is designing more durable materials for next-gen energy systems - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (551+ words) Focus on new faculty: So Yeon Kim is designing more durable materials for next-gen energy systems'College of Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison When So Yeon Kim tells people that she has worked on designing materials for both solid-state batteries and next-generation…...
ECE researchers shine at Materials Research Society meeting - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (192+ words) UW'Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students, alumnus, postdoctoral researcher, and faculty from UW'Madison earned major recognition at the recent Materials Research Society (MRS) meeting, highlighting the department's. .. - Minjeong Kim, an ECE Ph. D. candidate, received a highly competitive…...
Wang selected as a 2026 Materials Research Society Fellow - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) The Materials Research Society has named'Xudong Wang, the'Grainger Institute for Engineering and Thomas and Suzanne Werner Professor in the'Department of Materials Science and Engineering'at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a'2026 MRS Fellow. MRS Fellow is a lifetime appointment and the highest…...
Leading the future of materials science education in the AI era - College of Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) Leading the future of materials science education in the AI era'College of Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison Artificial intelligence opens enormous opportunities to transform materials science and materials-driven technologies, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of…...
Focus on new faculty: Dylan Barber is polarizing polymers for batteries and soft robots - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (434+ words) From electric cars and smart watches to portable hedge trimmers and pacemakers, lithium-ion batteries power the modern world, literally. But these ubiquitous rechargeable batteries have a major drawback: Volatile liquid electrolytes inside them can explode or catch fire if they're…...
Enabling an electric future, researchers create electrode-agnostic electrolyte - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficient, energy-dense battery that could supplant today's ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. This new battery type'an initially anode-free sodium-ion battery'is a…...