NMDSI awards research funding to four college faculty and two students

Four faculty members and two graduate students from the college have won a share of $575,000 funding from the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute for research projects ranging from voice-activated robotic manipulation to an early warning system that helps college …

Remembering Tarun Naik

Tarun Naik, professor emeritus, civil and environmental engineering, passed away on Jan. 29, 2024 at his home in Wauwatosa. His area of expertise was in recycling of industrial waste materials into products, especially concrete. As founder and director of the …

College’s new research spaces featured on Spectrum News

Spectrum News recently visited the college’s newly renovated research spaces on the ninth and tenth floors of EMS and met some of the people working there. The story quotes Andy Graettinger, associate dean for research, and Jerald Thomas, assistant professor, …

17 mechanical engineering grad students earn ME Graduate Research Achievement Awards

The Mechanical Engineering Department presented 17 students with Graduate Student Research Achievement Awards in November. The awards recognize students’ research accomplishments in 2022-2023, with publishing in journals being the main criterion. Department Chair Deyang Qu praised the students’ accomplishments, stating, “Your hard work …

UWM support earns Association of Energy Engineers award

The Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (WAEE) received the National Division: Best Student Chapter Support Award during the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) World Energy Conference and Expo held in Orlando, FL Oct. 24-27, 2023. The AEE …

College celebrates renovated research spaces and researchers

On Nov. 2 the College of Engineering & Applied Science showed off its newly renovated 9th and 10th floor research spaces to alumni, business and community partners. Dean Brett Peters noted that, in addition to sharing the incredible transformation of …

2023 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium Breaks Attendance Records

The 2023 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium, co-hosted by UWM’s Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, saw attendance climb for the second straight year, with close to 200 registrants. The symposium, which began in 2021, …