Opening of Senior Design Studio drew a hefty crowd

Almost a hundred students, faculty, staff, alumni, and industry representatives turned out for the Opening Celebration of the Senior Design Studio on the third floor of the EMS building on March 12. Turning underutilized space into permanent space for undergraduate …

TMJ4 news featured two robotic arm projects from the Rahman lab

Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical and biomedical engineering, and members of his lab demonstrated two of the assistive robotic arms for a segment on TMJ4-TV news recently. One of the arms the lab built mounts to a wheelchair, allowing the user …

Two UWM Baja cars, one banner season for engineering students 

Two mud-splattered, roll-caged vehicles sit in a campus shop, looking equal parts go-kart and homemade tank. Built low and rugged, with exposed suspension and knobby tires, these Baja cars are designed for surviving hours of punishment.  They’re also why a record number of students in the College …

Avdeev involved in a new state initiative aimed at launching more startups

UWM’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, led by Ilya Avdeev, professor of mechanical engineering, and the UWM Research Foundation have received $100,000 to represent UWM on a new state-funded initiative to support high-growth startups. The two organizations will join others in a …

Slavens explains her current research project on podcast

Professor Brooke Slavens, mechanical engineering, was featured in March on CTSI Discovery Radio, a podcast that airs on 91.7 WMSE-FM in Milwaukee. In episode 142 called, “Shouldering the Load,” Slavens describes a study from her lab aimed at preserving arm …

Dean Peters advocates for the college with Wisconsin legislators in Washington, D.C.

A delegation consisting of Dean Brett Peters, UWM’s Chief Government Relations Officer Keri Duce, UW-Madison Engineering Dean Devesh Ranjan and UW-Platteville Engineering Dean Philip Parker met with Wisconsin Congressional members in February. The group promoted the universities’ educational programs, discussed …