A metal bridge, automotive, or airplane component may look perfectly smooth and solid on the outside. But zoom way in. Metal is made up of countless tiny crystals, called grains, packed together like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Each grain is …
Grab a cup and scoop up water from Lake Michigan or one of the rivers that feed it. Then hold the water sample up and you’ll see tiny bits of floating particles, including bits of clay, algae and other organic …
The college’s EnQuest Program, a summer camp for high school students, was featured in a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently. EnQuest offers two camp experiences for high school students with the goal of stimulating interest in engineering and …
Rob Cuzner, professor, electrical engineering, spoke on the “Lee Rayburn Show” on Wisconsin Public Radio Rising about meeting the rising demand in Wisconsin for electricity and the future of the energy grid in the age of data centers. The discussion …
Omar Shaker, PhD candidate, mechanical engineering, has received the Significant Contribution Award from the Expansion Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award recognizes students with more than one year of …
The UWM Research Foundation has awarded $250,000 in new Catalyst Grant funding to five research teams in or affiliated with the college that are advancing technologies in artificial intelligence, energy systems, cybersecurity, and advanced materials. Catalyst Grants provide critical support …
Professor Qian Liao was quoted in an article about the college’s Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP), which he directs.The center was launched with funding from the National Science Foundation to encourage industry-university partnership on water-related research. WEP has become …
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 …
