Engineering

Why Meet in Madison?

Madison’s ecosystem of tech startups, established industry leaders and cutting-edge research facilities create a strong foundation for problem-solving and progress. Our modern meeting venues, walkable downtown and highly educated workforce make it easy to plan and execute a successful STEM gathering for your engineering group.

Peers Who Brought Their Meetings Here

U.S. Fusion Energy Science Community Workshop
American Nuclear Society
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Cryogenic Engineering Conference

Number of Speakers

Save on speaker costs and tap into the talent at University of Wisconsin–Madison, a top ten research institution. UW–Madison's Badger Talks program features 35 expert speakers in engineering. For a full list, visit Badger Talks.

Notable Numbers

Top 10 in research expenditures in colleges of engineering across the country — National Science Foundation
#7 Best Cities for STEM Jobs — WalletHub
UW–Madison ranked #13 in the 2025 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs — U.S. News & World Report
The state-of-the-art Levy Engineering Center will open in 2028 at the center of UW–Madison’s seven-building engineering campus
There is 1 new patent issued to UW–Madison every 2 days

Famous Figures Educated in Madison

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and UW–Madison alumnus John Bardeen invented the transistor leading to advances in superconductivity
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and UW–Madison alumnus Jack St. Clair Kilby co-invented the integrated circuit
UW–Madison alumna Thelma Estrin was a UCLA professor of computer engineering, lead engineer on the country’s first grant for establishing a computer facility at a medical school and a pioneering champion for women in STEM
Turing Award winner and UW–Madison alumnus Patrick Hanrahan developed Pixar's Renderman Interface animation software
Michael Dhuey, who studied electrical and computer engineering at UW–Madison, co-invented Macintosh II and the iPod
UW–Madison alumnus Edward Schildhauer was the chief electrical and mechanical engineer on the Panama Canal project
UW–Madison alumnus Will Harley was the founder of Harley-Davidson
Aeronautical engineer and UW–Madison alumnus Richard Rhode was awarded the Wright Brothers Medal for aerodynamic loading research as well as the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement

Building the Future of the Industry

Approximately 4,500 undergraduates, 1,500 graduate students and 11,000 professional engineering education students enroll at UW–Madison College of Engineering annually.