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		<title>Applying aquatic chemistry to solve our water quality problems</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest columnist Christina Remucal is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. She joined the college in August 2012. Water is one of life’s necessities. Growing up in the high desert of northern New Mexico gave me a deep appreciation for the preciousness of water. My family has its own groundwater well and, thankfully, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley Badger: Jim Sorden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ve spent my whole life measuring time&#8221; The Global Positioning System (GPS), today one of the most versatile technologies on the planet, was still a highly experimental, underfunded military project when it first piqued Jim Sorden’s interest in the mid-1980s. But its potential compelled Sorden to make a bold move, leaving his 24-year career with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley Badger: Craig Palmer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now for something completely different Some career trajectories follow a straight and narrow path; others take unexpected twists and turns. Craig Palmer’s career might be likened to a cross-country road trip—the kind where you leave the map at home and see where the road takes you. Palmer, a 1983 graduate of electrical and computer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley Badger: Tom Werner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helping solar energy&#8217;s future shine bright Thomas Werner’s solar energy company, SunPower Inc., in San Jose, has been keeping some pretty high-profile company these days. Take the San Francisco 49ers: The franchise is partnering with SunPower this year to make the new $1.2 billion Santa Clara stadium the greenest in the National Football League. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability master&#8217;s helps professional engineers grow in new directions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As energy &#38; CO2 leader for Procter &#38; Gamble in Cincinnati, Steve Skarda spends most of his time working on renewable energy issues. But even on his own time, he thinks about sustainability. “It’s a personal passion for me,” he says. “I love it a lot. I took a car and converted it to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A hull for Hoofers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students in Kuo K. and Cindy F. Wang Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tim Osswald’s Introduction to Composites Processing (ME 601) course are redesigning a BadgerTech boat for the Hoofers Sailing Club as a lesson in the mechanics of composite resins and process optimization. The students, many of them Hoofers sailing enthusiasts themselves, must infuse the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It ain&#8217;t easy being green: Freshmen researchers tackle tough project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 14 freshmen had almost no background in engineering—nor had they  conducted any research. Yet by the end of their first semester at UW-Madison, they had completed a seemingly daunting project: Coat a small diesel engine with a platinum catalyst, add extra hydrogen to the combustion process, and determine if those changes reduced vehicle emissions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A fusion star</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Garrison is soft-spoken, yet outgoing and a good listener to boot. She is equally comfortable chatting with kids in a grade-school classroom or with elite scientists at an international conference. A trained dancer, she is a crowd leader and a comfortable performer. In life, she seeks opportunities, rather than waiting for them to come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A blueprint for success: Helping transfer students overcome any obstacle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Daniel Ramirez eyed the circuitry of arcade cabinets with wonder. But turning that ambition into a career as an engineer was a pipe dream. “After high school, I figured that I wasn’t going to be able to afford college,” he says. Instead, he focused on building a family with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual internship, real engineering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applying the role-playing and problem-solving conventions often employed in video games, a computer simulation called Nephrotex enables engineering undergrads to assume the role of biomedical engineering interns working at a fictional company, giving them an early peek at what it’s like to apply math and science skills to a real-world problem. “It’s about learning to [...]]]></description>
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