Five students inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society

Congratulations to the following students from the College who were initiated into Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society:  The UWM Chapter of Tau Bet Pi, Wisconsin Gamma, held its joint initiation ceremony with Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering …

Two alums honored in their work on behalf of sustainability by U.S. DOE

Farah Nourin (’22 PhD, mechanical engineering) and Ahmad Abbas (’20 PhD, mechanical engineering) were among those recognized for outstanding achievement in energy engineering with an Industrial Assessment Center Alumni Award.  While working on their degrees at UWM, Nourin and Abbas …

Amano’s hydro energy lab featured on Spectrum News

Hydroelectric power accounts for about 6% of the total U.S. energy “pie.” But this renewable source isn’t as efficient as it could be. Some energy is lost because of a phenomenon called cavitation that damages the turbines. Researchers in Professor …

Marks gives overview of student experiential learning at UWM

Laurie Marks, director of UWM’s Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET), will address members of the College at the April 12 faculty meeting to provide an overview of how internships, co-ops and other student real-life learning experiences are coordinated …

Tabatabai interviewed by media about bridge collapse

Two media outlets featured comments from Habib Tabatabai, professor in civil and environmental engineering, in their reporting of the collapse of the Baltimore bridge on March 26. Wisconsin ranks 23rd in the U.S. in a state’s percentage of bridges classified …

Engineers Week 2024 brought students together to eat, play and bond

Students participating in the College’s Engineers Week, held Feb. 19-28, came together to celebrate innovation and socialize. They built marble runs with plastic tubing, used frosting and graham crackers to build an edible structure, browsed the numerous student organizations, and …