Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan, a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, took the top prize in the “Three-Minute Thesis,” by explaining his research to a general audience in just three minutes and using only one static Powerpoint …
Seven students from the UWM Foundry Lab in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering attended CastExpo 2025, held April 12–15 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Organized by the American Foundry Society (AFS), CastExpo is North America’s largest …
Mahsa Dabagh, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, was a guest on UWM Chancellor Mark Mone’s WUWM radio program, “Chancellor’s Report,” in March. She joined a discussion on using artificial intelligence in both teaching and administration with other guests, associate professor of …
When it comes to motorcycles, Areej Khalil points out that fluid dynamics figure in almost every aspect. In her current internship at Harley-Davidson, the mechanical engineering PhD student is performing computational fluid dynamics analysis of the engine’s internal cooling system. …
Congratulations to Joely Overstreet, a master’s student in civil engineering, who has been awarded the Beimborn Graduate Fellowship in Transportation for this academic year. Overstreet, who was awarded $7,500, is researching how to improve pedestrian visibility from tall vehicles with Professor …
Why does breast cancer sometimes come back, even after what seems like successful treatment and periods of being cancer-free? A researcher at UW-Milwaukee is investigating the fact that some cancer cells go dormant to hide from radiation treatment – only …
Yin Wang, associate professor, civil & environmental engineering, and Xiaoli Ma, associate professor, materials science & engineering, are investigators on a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to improve the efficiency and precision of removing PFAS compounds from …
Hiba Alsghaier, doctoral student in computer science, has been awarded a Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship by the UWM Graduate School. This prestigious fellowship honors her outstanding academic performance and exceptional potential for future achievements in her final years of graduate …
Donald Sherman, professor emerit, civil & environmental engineering, passed on March 26, 2025, at the age of 89. Sherman had a distinguished career at UWM just over 30 years and was a renowned structural engineering figure in the steel industry. …
Brooke Slavens, professor, mechanical and biomedical engineering, was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Wisconsin Today,” on April 4 to talk about her studies with users of manual wheelchairs. More than 90% of wheelchair users opt for manual chairs, …
