Professor Brooke Slavens, mechanical engineering, was featured in March on CTSI Discovery Radio, a podcast that airs on 91.7 WMSE-FM in Milwaukee. In episode 142 called, “Shouldering the Load,” Slavens describes a study from her lab aimed at preserving arm …
Most bridge failures in the U.S. are related to water. In a process called “scour,” rushing rivers during storm events wash away the soil around bridge piers and abutments, weakening the structures from below. Engineers use national formulas to estimate …
From Feb. 23–26, Engineers Week (E-Week) brought students, faculty and staff together for a welcome mid-semester break packed with food, games and Panther pride. Hundreds of engineering and computer science students stopped by at least one event, and plenty of …
A delegation consisting of Dean Brett Peters, UWM’s Chief Government Relations Officer Keri Duce, UW-Madison Engineering Dean Devesh Ranjan and UW-Platteville Engineering Dean Philip Parker met with Wisconsin Congressional members in February. The group promoted the universities’ educational programs, discussed …
Congratulations to John Kissinger (’79 BS Civil Engineering), who was honored with the Exemplary Alumni Service Award by the UWM Alumni Association. The award was presented at an event Feb. 27. Kissinger joined the engineering firm Graef-USA Inc., in 1984 …
Xiaowei (Tom) Shi, assistant professor, civil & environmental engineering, was recognized with the Ken Voigt Rising Star Award by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Wisconsin Section. The award will be presented at the next section meeting on March 5 at the UWM …
Congratulations to the Institute of Transportation Engineers, UWM student organization, which was one of the three campus groups honored with the “Emerging Student Organization Award” at the 2025 UWM Student Excellence Awards. Accepting the award on behalf of the organization …
UWM engineering students were well-represented at the Annual AFS Wisconsin Chapter Regional Foundry Conference & Expo, held Feb. 4 at the Brookfield Conference Center. Three graduate students were awarded named scholarships and nine other students received Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) …
Alex Yasha Yi, professor of electrical engineering and director for research at the Connected Systems Institute, has received sponsorship from Invictus Innovation EV Technology to conduct research that could advance a new kind of computer microchip that moves information with …
Congratulations to Priya Premnath, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, who was named STEM Forward’s “Young Engineer of the Year” at a celebration on Feb. 11 at The Wisconsin Club in downtown Milwaukee. STEM Forward is a Milwaukee-based non-profit organization that inspires …
