PERSPECTIVE

Inside the box

New method for breast cancer imaging

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

PERSPECTIVE

For alumni and friends of the

UW-Madison College of Engineering

SPRING 2011

FEATURES

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INSIDE THE BOX

A team of UW-Madison researchers is developing anew method for breast cancer imaging better tailoredto women with a particularly high risk factor.

BySandraKnisely

PERSPECTIVE

The magazine for alumni and friends of the UW-Madison College of Engineering

D a v i d N e v a l a

ON THE COVER

SPRING 2011

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Volume 38, Issue 1

DEPARTMENTS

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In Depth

ByDeanPaulPeercy

From the Lab

College research news

Who Knew?

Five questions … withElectrical & Computer Engineering Professor Giri Venkataramanan

The Next Generation

Engineering students live and learn abroad,make their mark as entrepreneurs, and more

Engineering Beyond Boundaries

Beyond the classroom: Experimental space promotes undergrad learning

Wisconsin Ideas

From Waterloo, Wisconsin, to Washington D.C. and beyond,UW-Madison engineers provide expertise that shapes the world

Badger Engineers

• Field reports: Mark Scheuer and Matt Younkle, in their own words• An alum to meet: Neeraj Arora• Young alumni on the move

A New Perspective

How a polymer guy ended up doing tissue engineering scaold research

ByLih-Sheng(Tom)Turng

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UW-MADISON ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEWIDE HITS $12.4 BILLION

Engineering research benets companies across Wisconsin.Read about three successful partnerships.

BySandraKniselyandReneeMeiller

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FUSION EXPERIMENTS EARN NEARLY $11 MILLION IN GRANTS

UW-Madison programs in plasma physics and fusion technology are amongthe oldest, broadest, largest and most productive programs in the nation.

BySandraKniselyandReneeMeiller

In2011,researchersarecelebratingthe30

anniversaryotheWisconsinElectricMachines&PowerElectronicsConsortium

(WEMPEC).Supportedbymorethan70corporatesponsors,WEMPEC

isaninternationallyrenownedengineeringconsortiumthatbringstogetherproessors,studentsandinternationalscholarstoresearchanddevelopthenewesttechnologiesinpowerelectronics,actuators, sensors,drives,motioncontrolanddriveapplications.IntheWEMPEClab,electricalandcomputerengineeringgraduate studentJonathanLeedisplaysastaticswitch,whichattachesandalignsamicrogridwithautilitygrid.Leeisstudyingwaystoextendexistingtheoriesandmethodsaboutislandingdetection—a processthatrecognizesanabnormalvoltageorrequencyeventanddisconnectsageneratorromapowergrid—tomicrogrids.