grand challenges in engineering education

Breakfast with CoE Dean Paul Peercy

May 21, 2009

Grand Challenges in Engineering

UW-Madison: A research leader• Nearly $1 billion in research investments

• No. 2 ranking among all universities • CoE attracts $120 million-plus annually

Research at the

nanoscale

Converting sugars

into biofuels

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

March 2009 construction

CoE: Strong industry connections

E-Business Consortium serves 60 Wisconsin firms

• 16 College consortia serve nearly 300 companies(mostly from Wisconsin)

• Building on Wisconsin strengths

- Power electronics- Small engines- Polymer

engineering- plus 13 more

Students embrace innovation

Tong Prototype Prize ’09:Eco Stream

Schoofs Prize for Creativity 2009:

The iPhone Sleep

Integrating design challenges• Starts with freshman design courses

• Design and prototype competitions

• All disciplines feature capstone design opportunities

• Dozens of student patents disclosed each year

Engineering Grand Challenges

Restoring urban

infrastructure

Securing cyberspac

e

Engineering better medicines

Building energy independence

Preparing our studentsfor grand challenges

Students at LeaderShapein South Africa

• Shared first-year curriculum

• Global awareness and international experiences

• More experiential learning- Competitions- 50-plus student orgs- Hands-on projects

Student organizations thrive

Challenge XHybrid VehicleCompetition

Clean Snowmobile

Team:Greenland, 2008

Engineers Without Borders:Kenya, 2008

2009: Champions again! Snowmobile team sweeps both competitions

Bucky EV Electric Snowmobile Bucky 750 Clean Fuel Sled

Preparing the next generation

Camp Badger, Summer 2008

Engineering Expo

Science Expeditions

Private giving a catalyst• Alumni and friends are leading our transformation

• Investments include:- Scholarships, fellowships- Competitions- International education- Classroom, lab upgrades- Service learning- New certificate programs

Student Learning Center

Thanks for the opportunity to meet with you!