Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter
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Research
Environmental Engineering student helps track COVID-19 in wastewaterA UWM environmental engineering student is taking part in sewage-testing research that tells the story of COVID-19 in the Milwaukee community. Melissa Schussman, a graduate student in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, works in the laboratory of Sandra … Read more
Multiple faculty positions available at all ranks in the College of Engineering & Applied ScienceThe College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for tenure / tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks starting in August 2022. The College is strategically hiring to expand and enhance our capabilities in each … Read more- Mass panic buying: UWM awards Jang and Otieno $100K seed grant to develop supply-chain model to help ease impact of herd behaviorFueled by panic, U.S. consumers have bought uncommonly large amounts of certain products during the pandemic: toilet paper, hand sanitizers, masks and more. The key word is panic, says Jaejin Jang, associate professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering, and panic-fueled buying … Read more
Student spotlight: Materials Science senior Hannah UllbergUndergraduate materials science senior Hannah Ullberg has had a fantastic experience at UWM, where she helped research low-cost foam that holds potential applications in biomedical engineering and transportation. Ullberg won the college’s 2021 poster competition and was one of 15 … Read more
Cable-stayed bridge expert Tabatabai appointed to national committee reviewing collapse of Arecibo’s telescopeAt the invitation of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Habib Tabatabai, professor, civil & environmental engineering and director of the UWM’s Structural Engineering Lab, will serve on an ad-hoc committee that will review the failure and collapse … Read more
Anu and Satya Nadella Scholarships to increase diversity in tech educationThe University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering multiple full-ride scholarships for incoming freshmen from Milwaukee high schools in Fall 2022. The Anu and Satya Nadella Scholarships, for students who are pursuing degrees in computer science, computer engineering, data science and information technology, are … Read more
Teaching
28 CEAS student athletes earn place on Horizon League Fall 2021 Honor RollCongratulations to these 28 students in the College of Engineering & Applied Science who have been named to the Horizon League Fall 2021 Honor Roll. Each has earned at least … Read more
MS in Computer Science (Professional Track) gets award for best hybrid optionIntelligent.com ranked UWM’s MS in Computer Science (Professional Track) Program as one of the nation’s most affordable online programs. In this category, the program – which is available in person, … Read more- CompSci BA student Reid Pezewski’s group wins first place in national innovation competitionCongratulations to UWM student Reid Pezewski, a senior pursuing a BA in computer science and a BBA in finance. Pezewski was part of a three-person team of college students (all … Read more
- Multiple faculty positions available at all ranks in the College of Engineering & Applied ScienceThe College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for tenure / tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks starting in August 2022. The College is … Read more
Inspiring future materials scientists: College hosts Foundry in a Box for Cedarburg High SchoolA recent high school visit to UWM’s Foundry exemplified how long-term planning and relationship building can deliver transformative experiences to teens. Foundry in a Box was a convergence of the … Read more- Student spotlight: Materials Science senior Hannah UllbergUndergraduate materials science senior Hannah Ullberg has had a fantastic experience at UWM, where she helped research low-cost foam that holds potential applications in biomedical engineering and transportation. Ullberg won … Read more
Community Engagement
- Environmental Engineering student helps track COVID-19 in wastewaterA UWM environmental engineering student is taking part in sewage-testing research that tells the story of COVID-19 in the Milwaukee community. Melissa Schussman, a graduate student in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, works in the laboratory of Sandra … Read more
- 28 CEAS student athletes earn place on Horizon League Fall 2021 Honor RollCongratulations to these 28 students in the College of Engineering & Applied Science who have been named to the Horizon League Fall 2021 Honor Roll. Each has earned at least a 3.2 GPA in engineering or computer science, while participating … Read more
- Inspiring future materials scientists: College hosts Foundry in a Box for Cedarburg High SchoolA recent high school visit to UWM’s Foundry exemplified how long-term planning and relationship building can deliver transformative experiences to teens. Foundry in a Box was a convergence of the College of Engineering & Applied Science’s materials science leadership, industry … Read more
Partnership with Quad gives mechanical engineering seniors real-world experience in sustainable manufacturingA recent collaboration between Quad’s Packaging Division and UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science connected four mechanical engineering undergraduate students with a real-world project in sustainable manufacturing. For their senior design capstone project, the students – Ryan Donald, Manav … Read more
Donor spotlight: Dr. Daniel J. Schlitz and Dr. Lei Z. SchlitzThank you to Dr. Daniel J. Schlitz (’92 MS Engineering) and Dr. Lei Z. Schlitz (’98 PhD Engineering), whose generosity recently established the Diane K. Schlitz ’59 and Harold L. Schlitz ’59 Memorial Engineering Fund. The fund will support pre-college … Read more
Can Wisconsin become a federally funded tech hub? Graettinger and other engineering school leaders see rare opportunity in pending legislationPending U.S. legislation could infuse Wisconsin’s top engineering schools, including UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, with billions more in federal money and make Wisconsin home to one of the nation’s emerging technology hubs. Andrew Graettinger, associate dean for … Read more