Alumni Spotlight: Heather Abbott-Davis
Tell us about yourself. I am a Racine, WI native, married to my wife for three years and we have three dogs and two cats plus the occasional foster dog(s). I completed my BS in IME in 2016 and my …
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OTC hearing aid created at UWM wins 2nd place in Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan contest
A new type of hearing aid developed at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science won second place in a statewide contest designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-enabled businesses. In June, Yi Hu, won second place …
3 NASA awards support Salowitz’s research and a student organization
Nathan Salowitz, associate professor, mechanical engineering, recently received the following three awards from NASA through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. The awards support Salowitz’s research and a UWM student organization. A $25,000 award to support research into embedded inspection and …
UWM and Badger Technology receive Air Force renewable energy contract
Badger Technology Group and the UW-Milwaukee College of Engineering & Applied Science have received a contract from the United States Air Force Research Lab to produce, integrate and test a hybrid energy storage system at the Ellsworth Air Force Base …
UW System awards Niu $50K to create green technology to support growing use of lithium-ion batteries
In May, Junjie Niu was awarded a $50,000, 12-month Ignite Grant from UW System to create a green technology to recycle and manufacture spent lithium-ion batteries. Niu is a Richard and Joanne Grigg associate professor, materials science & engineering, in …
Winners announced for 2022 Student Research Poster Competition
Congratulations to the winners–and their faculty advisors– of the 2022 Student Research Poster Competition. This year’s competition drew 37 graduate poster submissions and 24 undergraduate submissions. Fifty-seven judges – industry employees and faculty members—volunteered as judges. Graduate Awards First PlaceDantong …
Five students earn the top award at UWM’s Undergraduate Research Symposium; supported by 4 faculty advisors in the college; Stern wins mentorship award
Five UWM students who worked with four faculty mentors from the College of Engineering & Applied Science earned Outstanding Presentation Awards at UWM’s 14th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 29. Nathaniel Stern, professor of mechanical engineering and art & …
Dabagh, Wang receive grants to support promising, early-stage research in mechanobiology of wound healing and PFAS adsorbents
Two College of Engineering & Applied Science faculty members recently received Discovery and Innovation Grants (DIG) from UWM’s Office of Research. The DIG program supports high-quality, innovative, early-stage basic or applied research or creative projects that have the potential for …
Rahman receives 4th Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium award; leads UWM’s space robotics research and teaching
The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) has selected UWM’s Mohammad “Habib” Rahman as a 2022-2023 Research Infrastructure Program Grant award recipient, the fourth year the NASA-funded program has supported his robotics research or teaching. Rahman is a Richard and Joanne …
Hu advances to final round in Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with submission for new OTC hearing aid
Congratulations to Yi Hu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who advanced to the finalist round of the 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with his submission for My Hearing Care, which makes better hearing more accessible …