What do artificial intelligence, smartphone apps, GPS directions and online shopping recommendations all have in common? Algorithms. Recently, NPR’s “Word of the Week” feature explored the fascinating origin of the word “algorithm” in a story, “How ‘algorithm’ got its name …
The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering recently hosted an international conference of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM) on campus with Associate Professor Wilkistar Otieno serving as the Conference Chair. The June event drew hundreds of participants …
Over 700 industry leaders, educators, researchers, and policymakers recently gathered for an inaugural manufacturing summit focused on strengthening Wisconsin’s position as a national manufacturing leader, leveraging rapidly evolving technologies like AI, digital twins, and smart automation, and autonomous manufacturing. As a …
Congratulations to Flavio Toma, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student and research assistant at the UWM Foundry Lab for winning second place and a prize of $750 at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. The International Journal of Metalcasting’s Foundry …
Congratulations to all the senior design teams, and the winning group, by department, honored at the Order of the Engineer ceremony on May 16. Senior Design courses provide experiential learning for students that includes teamwork, communication, and project management. The …
Congratulations to Will Peters who graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and as a commissioned officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. WITI-TV News, Fox 6 Milwaukee, featured Will and his mother, Mary Peters, who also …
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) has awarded five graduate students from the college funding through the organization’s summer Student Research Scholars Program. Launched in 2023, the program helps student researchers gain practical experience working on interdisciplinary projects at …
Biomass – such as cork, sawdust, corn stalks, and the never-ending stream of animal waste – can be used to create biofuel by burning it in the absence of oxygen. In fact, it can create super-efficient and clean hydrogen gas …
What happens when engineering students spend months designing a steel axe, then put it to the test against teams from across the country? For a group of students in the college, it ended with a national award – and plenty …
Cheng Thao (’09, PhD Computer Science) was named an “Educator of the Year” by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the larger of the two public university systems in Minnesota, enrolling students at seven universities and 30 technical or community colleges. …
