Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter
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Research
- IPIT researchers, including students, present a bevy of papers at national conferenceResearchers and students in the college's Institute for Physical Infrastructure & Transportation (IPIT) presented more than a dozen papers at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC in January. The Transportation Research Board, a program of the National Academies …
- Students recognized at national Foundry Educational Foundation conferenceFour students and two faculty members from the materials science and engineering department attended the 2025 Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference, held in Chicago in November. The annual conference is FEF’s flagship recruiting and networking event, bringing metal-casting companies …
- Yi is the latest UWM faculty member to be named a Fellow of the National Academy of InventorsAlex Yasha Yi, a professor of electrical engineering and Director of Research at UWM’s Connected Systems Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors—one of the highest honors an academic inventor can receive. It’s a distinction …
- New EMI facility will be latest of the college’s five testing and analysis facilities available to industryWith support from a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the college is now completing the installation of a unique, full-service Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing facility that will be used for research and also available to industry. Electronic equipment, …
- Slavens’ goal to protect hand health of manual wheelchair users with new grantFor people who use manual wheelchairs, pushing the wheels is not just transportation – it’s independence and physical activity. But the repetitive force required can take a toll over time on the nerves in hands and wrists. Brooke Slavens, professor …
- AI speeds the hunt for better rechargeable batteriesRechargeable batteries power everything from electric vehicles to laptop computers. They are in-demand, but far from perfect. Improving them means finding the ideal mix of elements from the periodic table, each with unique properties alone and in combination. Like drug …
College News
- 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 …
- George Davida, professor emerit and pioneer in computer science, passed away in AugustGeorge Davida, professor emerit, electrical engineering & computer science, passed away in August. Davida, a pioneer in the field of cybersecurity, was on the faculty at the college from 1970 until …
Alumni & Community
- 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 …
- Alum makes a gift to augment the college’s Kulwicki scholarshipsLouis Goss (’12 BS Mechanical Engineering), a stock car racer and co-owner of a Late Moderns racing team based in Green Bay, presented a check to Dean Brett Peters for nearly $4,300 that he and business partner Mike Hubbard raised …
