{"id":49653,"date":"2021-11-07T20:42:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T02:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-uw-engineering.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=49653"},"modified":"2025-02-27T14:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:29:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/mechanical-engineering\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"acf-hero block_379850e89d14b0b3bccecde576173d54 position-relative alignfull track-hero mb-n5  alignfull   sticky-top\" >\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"hero-container d-flex bg-pattern-secondary hero-spacing-medium has-navigation\" >\r\n        <div class=\"container-xxl  d-flex flex-column flex-lg-row justify-content-center justify-content-lg-between align-items-start align-items-lg-center\">\r\n                            <div class=\"hero-heading text-white text-left\">\r\n                    <h1 class=\"text-white fw-bold m-0 h1\"><span class=\"micro-title text-uppercase d-block\">Mechanical Engineering<\/span> About<\/h1>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        <\/div>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"container-xxl navigation ms-auto\">\r\n            \r\n                                <div id=\"menuStrip\">\r\n    <nav class=\" navbar navbar-expand navbar-light rounded container-xxl\">\r\n        <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center flex-grow-1\">\r\n            <ul role=\"menu\" id=\"parent-nav\" class=\"navbar-nav d-flex align-items-center w-100 \"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-46898\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46898 nav-item\" role=\"menuitem\"><a title=\"Overview of Mechanical Engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/mechanical-engineering\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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We are investigating and developing new technologies that address major challenges involving transportation, energy, healthcare, and sustainability. Our research relies on interdisciplinary collaboration across many departments and units from UW-Madison and other top research institutions around the world. I\u2019m proud of our supportive learning environment in Mechanical Engineering and excited about our trajectory. In many ways right now is the biggest growth point in our history. We invite you to join us in moving Forward!&#8221;<\/div>                            <div class=\"testimonial-author mt-2  text-shadow text-white \">Darryl Thelen<\/div>                            <div class=\"testimonial-position  text-shadow fst-italic text-white \">John Bollinger Chair of Mechanical Engineering &#038; Bernard A. and Frances M. 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