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Research
- With an NSF CAREER grant, Musinski is cracking the code of metal fatigueA metal bridge, automotive, or airplane component may look perfectly smooth and solid on the outside. But zoom way in. Metal is made up of countless tiny crystals, called grains, packed together like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Each grain is …
- Invisible hitchhikers: how ‘forever chemicals’ travel in waterGrab a cup and scoop up water from Lake Michigan or one of the rivers that feed it. Then hold the water sample up and you'll see tiny bits of floating particles, including bits of clay, algae and other organic …
- PhD student earns a national award from the U.S. DOEOmar Shaker, PhD candidate, mechanical engineering, has received the Significant Contribution Award from the Expansion Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award recognizes students with more than one year of …
- Undergraduate places at national metalcasting research competitionCongratulations to Flavio Toma, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student and research assistant at the UWM Foundry Lab for winning second place and a prize of $750 at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. The International Journal of Metalcasting’s Foundry …
- CEAS poster competition and 3MT winners light up the UnionHats off to the nearly 100 students who put their research and experiential learning discoveries on display at the college's Poster Competition & Three Minute Thesis on April 25. Of the 96 poster entries, 65 were from graduate students, 20 …
- Mechanical engineering doctoral student conquered 3MT 2026Abdallah Benelmadjat, PhD student in mechanical engineering, took the top prize in the “Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)” by explaining his research to a general audience in just three minutes and using only one static PowerPoint tile. 3MT, founded by the University …
College News
- Premnath honored by STEM Forward on Feb. 11Congratulations to Priya Premnath, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, who was named STEM Forward's "Young Engineer of the Year" at a celebration on Feb. 11 at The Wisconsin Club in downtown …
- Niu featured on Spectrum News showing how AI helps improve rechargeable batteriesJunjie Niu, professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering, recently showed Spectrum News Milwaukee how elements from the periodic table are combined to improve the performance of rechargeable batteries. Each element has …
- CEAS students and faculty help Sen. Baldwin learn about AI innovation during CSI visitStudents and faculty from the college were well-represented at a welcome event for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin when she visited UWM's Connected Systems Institute (CSI) Sept. 24. Baldwin explored the …
- Thomas and Zhang awarded campus DIG grants for research in VR and batteriesTwo research projects – one focusing on virtual reality exposure and the other on a pretreatment for battery parts – have received funding by the UWM Graduate School’s Discovery and Innovation …
- Spectrum News asks the Shen lab how to reduce energy used by data centersResearchers at UWM are looking for ways to reduce the amount of data that is processed at data centers while still getting good computing results and saving energy. Shuaiqi Roger …
- Dedicated space for senior design studios funded entirely by private donorsThe new EMS Senior Design & Capstone Studios in EMS 371 have been renovated and will open for use later this month. These spaces are entirely funded by private philanthropy …
Alumni & Community
- Kissinger honored for service by UWM Alumni AssociationCongratulations to John Kissinger ('79 BS Civil Engineering), who was honored with the Exemplary Alumni Service Award by the UWM Alumni Association. The award was presented at an event Feb. 27. Kissinger joined the engineering firm Graef-USA Inc., in 1984 …
- Schreiner supports undergraduates from day one through the Success CenterWhen Richard Schreiner (MS ’82, computer science) thinks about what helps engineering and computer science students succeed, he remembers how tough those first semesters can be. That’s why, in 2021, he helped establish a fund that supports a Student Success …
- MPS high school seniors test-drive engineering at UWMWhen Salman Ibrahim, a senior at Ronald Reagan High School, heard he could take a real college engineering class while still in high school — and for free — he didn’t hesitate. “This way, I can try it out and …
- Students fire up their curiosity at “Foundry in a Box” workshopMolten metal, custom keychains, and hands-on science. That’s what greeted ten high school students from the TRIO and UWM Precollege Program when they stepped into UWM’s Foundry Lab on July 10 for this summer’s second “Foundry in a Box” event. …
- BioRobotics Lab takes its rehab robots on the roadMembers of BioRobotics Lab, led by Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical & biomedical engineering, demonstrated robotic assistive technologies they have developed at the annual Abilities Expo Chicago in June. The event showcases technologies and services for people with disabilities. The students …
- TAPCO donates advanced traffic equipment to the collegeTraffic & Parking Control Company, LLC (TAPCO), a Wisconsin-based leader in traffic safety and parking solutions, has made a generous donation of advanced traffic equipment to the college's Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT). The equipment will be used …
