College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin--Madison
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Today's advanced engineering tools and multidisciplinary projects make engineering research more vital than ever. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, our talented faculty excel in many areas, including emerging interdisciplinary fields such as biomedical engineering, energy research, nanotechnology and atomic-level engineering. The college's consortia and partnerships with more than 200 industrial and governent partners help support and share its research and technology. Our students — tomorrow's leaders — learn in a world-class environment so that they can not only live in that changing world, but they create and shape those changes as well. On campus, students can exercise their creativity and entrepreneurship in both coursework and through extracurricular opportunities such as design competitions and hands-on experience creating new technology-based businesses.
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Geological Engineering is interdisciplinary with faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Letters and Science.
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Time-Lapse Geophysics and Characterization of an Infiltration Experiment in Unsaturated Wisconsin Alluvial Sediments
(2021-08)This thesis discusses the use of field geophysics, laboratory testing, and numerical modeling to characterize the infiltration mechanisms of a plume in the vadose zone. The study of fluid flow and transport in the vadose ... -
PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER TRANSPORT IN EXPERIMENTAL RIVERBED SAND COLUMNS
(2021-08)Abstract The hyporheic zone is a hot spot for coupled transport and biogeochemical reactions at the aquatic-terrestrial interface. The influx of particulate organic matter (POM), a biological colloid, into the near-surface ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY AND WATER QUALITY COSTS FOR DRINKING WATER UTILITIES
(2021-08)INTRODUCTION A drinking water utility operates with the primary goal to provide safe, aesthetically pleasing water to its customers while meeting demand at a reduced cost. In doing so, the water utility considers the ... -
Development and application of statistical seasonal forecasts for reservoir optimization in the Tekezé Basin, Ethiopia
(2021-08)The Tekezé Reservoir in northern Ethiopia is a crucial resource for hydropower generation regionally and nationally, with electricity demand expected to increase in the coming decades. However, achieving reliable power ... -
Stochastic Calibration of Automated Vehicle Car-following Control: An Approximate Bayesian Computation Approach
(2021-08)This research presents a stochastic calibration method based on Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) to calibrate the parameters of two well-known adaptive cruise control (ACC) models: the linear controller and Model ... -
Lithology and fault related stress variations along the TCDP borehole: the stress state before and after the Chi-Chi earthquake.
(2021)Understanding the stress state before and after an earthquake is essential to study how stress on faults evolve during the seismic cycle. This study integrates wellbore failure analysis, laboratory experiments, and edge ... -
CONVEX HULL ESCAPE PERTURBATION AT EMBEDDING SPACE AND SPHERICAL BINS COLORING FOR 3D FACE DE-IDENTIFICATION
(2021)This paper proposes a Convex Hull Escape Perturbation (CHEP) method at Embedding Space to achieve 3D Face De-identification. For better reconstruction of the 3D faces, this paper also proposes the Spherical Bins Coloring ... -
Organic carbon dataset of paper submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences entitled "Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Dissolved Carbon Concentration and Composition in Lake Michigan Tributaries"
(2021)Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a complex mixture of many compounds, and its composition dictates numerous reactions in the environment. Large lakes and marine coastlines receive DOM from watersheds that differ widely ... -
Probabilistic Streamflow Forecasts to Advance Flood Preparedness: Statistical Applications and User Perspectives
(2021-05)Disaster planning has historically allocated minimal effort and finances toward advanced preparedness; however, evidence supports reduced vulnerability to flood events through appropriate early actions, saving lives and ... -
Effect of Owner’s Factors on Project Delivery System Choices in the Downstream and Chemicals Sector
(2021-05)Selection of the perfect project delivery system (PDS) for a multi-million downstream and chemical (DCC) sector project is not an easy task and is sometimes overlooked in the project planning phase. Efficiency within this ... -
Impacts of Changing Frozen Ground Regimes on Groundwater Recharge
(2021-06)The spring snowmelt accounts for a large percentage of annual groundwater recharge in northern latitudes. Many factors control the proportion of snowmelt that becomes groundwater or runoff, including the volume of snow, ... -
A Pilot Scale-Study at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant: Seasonal Cod and F/M Ratio Trends and Their Application To Modeling Treatment Processes
(2021-05)Wastewater treatment is a complex process that involves the simultaneous application of diverse sciences such as chemistry, biology, and engineering. Chemistry allows to describe the composition of wastewater through the ... -
Drainage Characteristics of Recycled Materials for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
(2021-05)With the expansion of transport, commercial, and residential infrastructure to support the needs of a growing populous, greater amounts of construction materials are required. These aspects place increased amounts of stress ... -
Forced Oscillation Detection: Correlation-Based Methodology and Approach to Pinpoint Power Grid Disturbances
(2021-05-06)One of the most important things when operating a power grid today is the effort to maintain reliability. With the current size and continuous expansion of the grid, everything in the United States from healthcare for the ... -
Photoinduced Structural Phenomena in Ferroelectric Oxide Electronic Materials Investigated by Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction
(2020-07-01)My thesis research investigates photoinduced phenomena in ferroelectric electronic oxide materials, with a focus on changes that occur on sub-nanosecond timescales and length scales ranging from single unit cells to the ... -
METRICS AND METHODS TO QUANTIFY AND COMMUNICATE TROPICAL CYCLONE RAINFALL HAZARD
(2021-03-05)CHAPTER 1 | INTRODUCTION 1.1 | TROPICAL CYCLONE RAINFALL HAZARD The intense rainfall associated with tropical cyclones (TC) is a significant hazard to human life and property. From 1963 to 2012, extreme rainfall was the ... -
Nanoindentation dataset of paper submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earths entitled "Comparison of biotite elastic properties recovered by spherical nanoindentations and atomistic simulations - influence of nano-scale defects in phyllosilicates"
(2021-02-23)Phyllosilicate minerals, due to their sheets structure and morphology, are known to cause anisotropy in bulk rock properties and make the bulk rock more compliant. Accurately characterizing the micromechanical behavior of ... -
EVALUATION OF RADIOMICS AND MACHINE LEARNING IN IDENTIFICATION OF AGGRESSIVE TUMOR FEATURES IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA (RCC)
(2020)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of CT radiomics features and machine learning analysis to identify aggressive tumor features, including high nuclear grade (NG) and sarcomatoid (sarc) features, in large ... -
Computational Investigation of Starting Characteristics of An Induction Machine
(2020)An induction machine consumes a very high inrush current during start-up, which can be potentially damaging to the machine itself and to the appliances connected. In the past, various studies focused on analytical and ... -
Development of a Benchmarking and Metrics Model for Electrical Contracting Firms
(2020-08)Despite its noticeable growth and positive future expectations, the electrical contracting industry is facing a number of unique and complex challenges that are creating fierce competition and driving major change. In ...
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