Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter
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Research
- UWM engineering students compete to create the most bendable concreteFor the 15th straight year, teams of UWM civil & environmental engineering undergraduate students competed to create the most bendable concrete from scratch. Twenty students formed five teams that designed, mixed and poured original concrete formulas. Their finished products – … Read more
- In memoriam: Kenneth NeusenKenneth Neusen, professor emerit of mechanical engineering in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, passed away Dec. 9 at age 87. Neusen, a Milwaukee native, had worked as a nuclear engineer for Allis-Chalmers before joining the university’s small Energetics … Read more
- Longer lasting lithium-metal batteries is goal of Niu’s researchCongratulations to Junjie Niu, a Richard and Joanne Grigg associate professor of materials science & engineering. Niu is a corresponding author of a research paper on improving the energy density and extending the lifetime of lithium-metal batteries. Advanced Materials published … Read more
- Foundry Educational Foundation awards scholarships to 12 UWM students in engineering and architectureThe Foundry Educational Foundation awarded scholarships to 12 undergraduate and graduate students for the 2022-23 academic year. Congratulations to the following students, who are studying diverse fields: Materials Science & EngineeringSwaroop Behera, graduate studentOmid Ghaderi, graduate studentDavid Palmer, graduate studentKaustubh … Read more
- Alumna Lei Schlitz named president of Global Products at Johnson ControlsJohnson Controls announced in November that they had named Lei Schlitz (’98 PhD Mechanical Engineering) president of Global Products. A researcher focused on heat transfer, Schlitz began her career at Eaton Corporation’s Innovation Center before taking positions at GE Global … Read more
- UWM honors David Yu for lasting contributions to universityDavid Yu, professor emerit of electrical engineering and computer science, was awarded an Ernest Spaights Plaza award during the annual UWM Fall Awards presentation Oct. 19. The award is named in honor of the late Professor Ernest Spaights and is … Read more
Teaching
- 24 CEAS student athletes named to 2022 Horizon League Honor RollKat Van Booven, Industrial Engineering Nick Gilhaus, Mechanical Engineering Lauren Lietzke, MS Engineering Raul Medina (left), Industrial Engineering Mason Schoof, Civil & Environmental Engineering Congratulations to the 24 students from … Read more
- At UWM, female STEM students find support, opportunities at Grace Hopper CelebrationFor the ninth consecutive year, UWM’s Computer Science Department supported female undergraduate and graduate students who wanted to take part in the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. … Read more
- UW System to present Otieno with Outstanding Women of Color in Education AwardUW System has awarded Wilkistar Otieno, associate professor and department chair, industrial & manufacturing engineering, with a 2022 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award. She was selected as the … Read more
- New event welcomes engineering, computer science students to collegeMore than 500 students, faculty and staff took part in the college’s Fall Welcome Fest on Sept. 22. The lively new event aimed to help students meet faculty in their … Read more
- Two seniors-Slawinski, Xia-recognized by UWM for their researchCongratulations to seniors Marina Slawinski (biomedical engineering) and Weiling Xia (materials science & engineering) who in September were awarded Senior Excellence in Research Awards (SERA) for 2022-23 from UWM’s Office … Read more
- U.S. DoE awards excellent IAC proposal from Amano, Abdelhadi, HabashRyo Amano Students and faculty at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science have once again been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as national leaders in the areas … Read more
Community Engagement
- Transportation symposium updates 150 professionals on trends, developments in WIClose to 150 people from across the transportation landscape recently attended the 2022 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium, held at UWM and co-hosted by UWM’s Institute of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Twenty-four speakers—representing … Read more
- New event welcomes engineering, computer science students to collegeMore than 500 students, faculty and staff took part in the college’s Fall Welcome Fest on Sept. 22. The lively new event aimed to help students meet faculty in their home departments, discover student organizations related to their interests, learn … Read more
- Two UWM teams flung their flying machines in Flugtag 2022What a wonderous event to behold on a recent Saturday afternoon in July at Veterans Park along lovely Lake Michigan: the 50th running of Flugtag (“flying day”) brought for the first time to Milwaukee by organizers Red Bull. Thirty-four teams … Read more
- The research of GRAPES is helping Southeast Wisconsin emerge as a leader in the energy revolutionIn May, members of a National Science Foundation-backed research center that focuses on energy solutions held their annual review meeting at UWM. One result was the addition of four Midwest members to this Industry/University Cooperative Research Center that aims to … Read more
- UWM’s Materials Science Department helps train high school teachers in materials engineering and metallurgyIn June, five high school science teachers from Milwaukee and McHenry, IL visited UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science to learn about materials engineering and metallurgy. The group was part of an ASM International teachers camp that provides training … Read more
- College exposes high-school students to STEM careersIn June, the college teamed up with the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, NAF, MPS, the MPS Foundation, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Journey House and All Hands Boatworks to introduce the NAF Future-Ready Scholars at UW-Milwaukee. The five-week program … Read more