Congratulations to the following 10 faculty members, each of whom was honored with a named professorship or named fellowship, backed by three donor funds: Richard and Joanne Grigg, Lawrence E. Sivak and Alan D. Kulwicki. Through these gifts, the college …
Welcome Ashwin Kumar Narasimhan, a new visiting assistant professor in biomedical engineering. Narasimhan comes to UWM from Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, where he was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Narasimhan holds a Ph.D. …
Identifying proteins for new drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer. Creating a threat-modeling system to enhance cybersecurity in manufacturing. Developing an improved material for solar cells. These are among the projects from the College of Engineering & Applied Science funded …
At UWM’s Connected Systems Institute a steady stream of vials filled with colored water zip around a “testbed” production line. It’s a mini-factory floor for researching automated manufacturing technologies and developing a workforce that can use those innovations. But just …
On Aug. 26, the College welcomed 24 new students who are participating in an academic exchange program between UWM engineering and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan. The college and CYCU have operated a dual master’s degree program since …
Md Tanzil Shahria, a doctoral student, computer science, has been awarded a $2,500 stipend to support his research in designing robotic devices to assist mobility-challenged people. Shahria is designing a vision-based assistive robot control system that allows users with disabilities …
Multiple media outlets published reports of the recent $5.7 million federal grant awarded to Professor Ryo Amano, mechanical engineering, by the U.S. Department of Energy. The funding supports training programs to increase a workforce with “green” skills needed in the …
Welcome Rohit Singh and Ayesha Siddika Nipu, both lecturers in the computer science department. Singh works at the intersection of mathematics and computer science. His work involves designing computationally efficient algorithms to derive meaningful information from big datasets. This semester, he is teaching “Algorithm Design & …
Globally, more than 70% of fresh water is used to produce crops. Qingsu Cheng, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, is the principal investigator on a three-year, $649,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to develop and test a technology that …
Congratulations to Asma Khasawneh, who was awarded the Ruth Whitlock CWEEL Scholarship by the Council of Women in Energy & Environmental Leadership, a division of the Association of Energy Engineers. The award honors the top U.S. female student pursuing a career in …
