Computer science alumnus Ahmad Tafti (’16 PhD; advisor: Habib Rahman), who is now assistant professor of health informatics in the University of Pittsburgh, has received an Oracle Excellence Award for Research, one of several awards the company bestows on researchers …
Eleven UWM students from the Materials Science & Engineering Department were recently awarded scholarships from the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF). One of the recipients, doctoral student Omid Ghaderi, was recognized with the organization’s competitive Thomas Begel Memorial Scholarship, given to …
Five of the six research projects awarded funding from the Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP) for 2024 are led by researchers at the College, says center director Qian Liao, professor of civil and environmental engineering. WEP is a university-industry …
In November, Dean Brett Peters was named as an International Director of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. SME is dedicated to developing the partnerships and solutions that work to ensure North American manufacturing competitiveness, security and superiority on the global …
Industrial and manufacturing associate professor Matthew Petering uses his computer coding skills to solve complicated problems. Now, Petering has used that expertise to devise an algorithm he believes would take human bias out of the legislative redistricting process. Read more
Congratulations to Jose Antonio Trujillo Parra, who is featured in the UWM slideshow of students with job offers before graduation. Trujillo is receiving a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. During his time at UWM, he worked as an undergraduate research …
The College’s Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems is teaming up with Badger Technologies Group, a Port Washington-based engineering firm, on a contract to produce and test a hybrid energy storage system for the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South …
The American Society for Engineering Education Manufacturing Division honored Satya Aditya Akundi, Assistant Professor, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, with the 2023 David Wells Service Award. Akundi is the eighth person to receive this award since its 2017 inception. The award is …
In November, Rob Cuzner, Richard and Joanne Grigg Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems at UWM, discussed his research on microgrids with Spectrum News. Cuzner and his students shared the benefits of microgrids in …
The Mechanical Engineering Department presented 17 students with Graduate Student Research Achievement Awards in November. The awards recognize students’ research accomplishments in 2022-2023, with publishing in journals being the main criterion. Department Chair Deyang Qu praised the students’ accomplishments, stating, “Your hard work …
