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 M arch 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

Tong Prototype Prize ’09:

Eco Stream

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 S ecuring cyberspace Engineering better medicines Building energy independence

Preparing our students for grand challenges Students at LeaderShape in 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 X Hybrid Vehicle Competition 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

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