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, …

Naderi Wins 2023 ASME Computers and Information Division Poster Session Award

Congratulations to Forouzan Naderi, graduate student in Mechanical Engineering, on winning the 2023 ASME Computers and Information Division Poster Session Award for the poster titled “Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Chemical Source Localization and Characterization.” The event took place at the ASME International Design …

Welcome Rina Ghose: Expert in geomatics and geographic information science

In July, Rina Ghose, professor, joined the UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science’s Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering.   She is an expert in geomatics, geographic information science, public participation GIS, urban studies, population and health. Ghose’s research …

Xiaowei (Tom) Shi, expert in future transportation systems, joins college

The college welcomes Xiaowei (Tom) Shi as an assistant professor, civil & environmental engineering. Shi’s research focuses on evaluating existing emerging mobility technologies, such as automated, connected, and electric vehicles, and developing novel technologies through the utilization of field experiments …

Welcome Aditya Akundi, industrial manufacturing and systems engineer

The college welcomes Aditya Akundi as an assistant professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering. Akundi’s primary research is in complex systems engineering, including model-based systems engineering, cyber-physical systems, and digital quality control. He also pursues research in engineering education. Akundi’s research …

Ge He, biomedical engineering expert, joins college

Ge He joined the college this summer as a visiting assistant professor, biomedical engineering. Most recently, he was an associate professor in the School of Mechanics and Engineering Science at Shanghai University. He is an expert in computational mechanics application …