Researchers and students in the college’s Institute for Physical Infrastructure & Transportation (IPIT) presented more than a dozen papers at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC in January. The Transportation Research Board, a program of the National Academies …
Junjie Niu, professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering, recently showed Spectrum News Milwaukee how elements from the periodic table are combined to improve the performance of rechargeable batteries. Each element has different properties alone — and when combined — leading to …
Rockwell Automation is renewing its founding partnership with UWM’s Connected Systems Institute (CSI) with a new $1 million, five-year commitment, bringing its total investment to $5 million since 2017. CSI connects engineering, business and industry partners around the industrial internet …
Four students and two faculty members from the materials science and engineering department attended the 2025 Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference, held in Chicago in November. The annual conference is FEF’s flagship recruiting and networking event, bringing metal-casting companies …
Alex Yasha Yi, a professor of electrical engineering and Director of Research at UWM’s Connected Systems Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors—one of the highest honors an academic inventor can receive. It’s a distinction …
When Richard Schreiner (MS ’82, computer science) thinks about what helps engineering and computer science students succeed, he remembers how tough those first semesters can be. That’s why, in 2021, he helped establish a fund that supports a Student Success …
With support from a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the college is now completing the installation of a unique, full-service Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing facility that will be used for research and also available to industry. Electronic equipment, …
In November, 19 students in the college traveled to the Grace Hopper Celebration, accompanied by faculty member Sadia Nowrin. While at the conference, students attended technical talks and workshops and connected with other women in computing from across the country …
For people who use manual wheelchairs, pushing the wheels is not just transportation – it’s independence and physical activity. But the repetitive force required can take a toll over time on the nerves in hands and wrists. Brooke Slavens, professor …
Rechargeable batteries power everything from electric vehicles to laptop computers. They are in-demand, but far from perfect. Improving them means finding the ideal mix of elements from the periodic table, each with unique properties alone and in combination. Like drug …
