Undergraduate students at UW–Madison

Every semester we have undergraduate research opportunities, both in our group and across WISPO, the Wisconsin Power Systems group. WISPO brings together faculty, graduate researchers, and undergraduates working on the modeling, optimization, and control of electric power systems.

The best way to start is to read about what the different WISPO faculty work on, then reach out to the ones whose research matches your interests.

One route in is the Alvarado Sustainability Scholars program. Scholars spend a semester doing research alongside WISPO faculty and graduate students, choosing between independent-study credits and hourly pay, and present their findings at a research symposium.

There is no checklist of prerequisites. Past scholars have worked on optimization, control, signals and systems, machine learning, power electronics, graph theory, and energy policy and economics. Apply if the work interests you.

Prospective graduate students

We are looking for graduate students with a strong mathematical background who are motivated to do curiosity-driven analytical research in network analysis, optimization, control, and learning, with applications primarily to power systems.

Interested students should apply through UW–Madison ECE graduate admissions. The deadline for fall admission is December 1, and the application itself is submitted through the Graduate School. Please name Manish Singh among your potential advisors.

You are welcome to write by email. Given the volume of requests we are not able to respond to all of them, particularly where background and interests do not align with the work described above.