Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter
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Research
- 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 …
- Record attendance at IPIT and WisDOT’s annual Southeast Wisconsin Transportation SymposiumTall vehicles – those that have a higher ground clearance than sedans – have larger-than-usual blind spots, and it poses a particular risk for pedestrians, according to a study by master's student Joely Overstreet and her advisor, Professor Xiao Qin, both …
- Researchers’ new coating turns metals into solar panels, potentially cutting costsWhat if you could turn common metals, like steel or copper, into mini-solar panels by applying a coating? Professors Nikolai Kouklin, computer science, and Konstantin Sobolev, civil & environmental engineering, stumbled onto a way to do just that. The coating …
- Professional magazine highlights Amano lab in research on animal waste as energyRyo Amano, professor, mechanical engineering, and his doctoral students, Mohamed Maache and Cheikh Kada, were featured in a story in The American Society of Mechanical Engineers' magazine about their research into optimizing animal waste for maximum energy output. The story, …
College News
- 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 …
- Spectrum News highlights researchers’ work to remove PFAS from waterNew federal rules require nearly all harmful PFAS compounds to be removed from drinking water – a tough challenge with these so-called "forever chemicals." Professor Yin Wang and Associate Professor …
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 …
