Brooke Slavens, professor, mechanical and biomedical engineering, was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Wisconsin Today,” on April 4 to talk about her studies with users of manual wheelchairs. More than 90% of wheelchair users opt for manual chairs, …
Wick-based air fresheners and insect repellents are multi-billion-dollar markets, and yet the products could work better: Their effects often fade before the liquid within them is depleted. The problem, says mechanical engineering professor Krishna Pillai, is that heavier molecules clog …
When he began his graduate studies, Hamza Alnawafah joined UWM’s Industrial Assessment Center as an energy engineer. Through Wisconsin’s only U.S. Department of Energy funded center, teams of engineering students consult with industries to find ways to save companies money …
Colleagues: At the last faculty meeting, I updated everyone on the FY26 budget and the very near-term $3 million gap we face in the coming fiscal year. Of course, we either cut expenditures or increase revenues to close this gap. …
Ebrahim Forati (’14 PhD, electrical engineering) was among the many researchers behind Google’s Willow, the most advanced quantum computing chip to date. This breakthrough paves the way for lightning-fast quantum computers, which operate on the principles of quantum mechanics – …
Spectrum News talked with Brooke Slavens, Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor of Mechanical Engineering, recently about her work with young manual wheelchair users. Slavens and her team are studying overuse injuries and ways to preserve their shoulder joints as they get …
Professor Uriel Cuckierman, an expert in engineering and computer science education, presents a series of workshops for faculty and instructors this week. In the workshops, Cuckierman will offer practical skills related to teaching engineering and computer science to newer generations …
The Student Success and Retention Initiative was launched in fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 to help further align financial incentives in retention efforts. One of the key priorities of UWM’s 2030 Action Plan is student success, and UWM …
Uriel Cuckierman, an expert in engineering and computer science education from the National Technological University of Argentina, will present a series of four workshops for faculty and instructors beginning Friday, Feb. 28. The workshops will focus on practical skills related …
A interdisciplinary UWM research team, including Michael Nosonovsky, professor, mechanical engineering, collaborated to determine how to predict E. coli outbreaks at beaches more effectively. Their goal was to identify the key sand conditions linked to E. coli growth and determine …
