A New Undergraduate Major in Microsystems and Nanotechnology Engineering

Hal Evensen is a professor and Program Coordinator of engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, where he has taught since 1999. He received his B.S. in applied physics from Michigan Technological University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has research interests in nanoscale properties of photovoltaic materials, and has played a lead role in developing a new major in microsystems and nanotechnology engineering at UW, Platteville. He was awarded the National Academic Advising Association Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award in 2010.