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Research
- With NSF grant researcher will develop imaging that checks complex pills – without breaking them openA pharmaceutical tablet may look simple from the outside. But what if that tablet contains several medications, arranged in different regions and designed to release at different rates? As the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals becomes more complex, knowing what is happening …
- From high school teacher to engineer: technical skills plus Portuguese lead to an internship abroadFor Eric Schmitt, learning Portuguese was never simply about being able to order a meal or have a conversation while traveling. He wanted to speak a new language and doing it confidently even in using scientific terms. “Speaking to get …
- Dean’s Fall Welcome Message August 31, 2026Dear Colleagues: I hope you found time to rest and recharge this summer. As students return to campus and we finalize preparations for our new academic year, I wanted to share some successes from our collective efforts – giving us …
- 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 …
College News
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features college’s GRAPES research centerRob Cuzner, professor, electrical engineering, explained the kind of work that goes on in the college's research group Grid-Connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems, or GRAPES in a recent article. GRAPES …
- 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 …
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 …
