What happens when everyone has an opinion about whom they’d like to be paired with? Whether matching students to schools, residents to hospitals or roommates to one another, accommodating everyone’s preferences is a surprisingly difficult mathematical problem. That challenge is …
Professor Qian Liao was quoted in an article about the college’s Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP), which he directs.The center was launched with funding from the National Science Foundation to encourage industry-university partnership on water-related research. WEP has become …
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce featured the college’s Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC) in its current issue. UWM’s ITAC is one of 37 nationwide and the only one in Wisconsin. ITACs were established to support small and medium-sized …
What do artificial intelligence, smartphone apps, GPS directions and online shopping recommendations all have in common? Algorithms. Recently, NPR’s “Word of the Week” feature explored the fascinating origin of the word “algorithm” in a story, “How ‘algorithm’ got its name …
The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering recently hosted an international conference of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM) on campus with Associate Professor Wilkistar Otieno serving as the Conference Chair. The June event drew hundreds of participants …
Over 700 industry leaders, educators, researchers, and policymakers recently gathered for an inaugural manufacturing summit focused on strengthening Wisconsin’s position as a national manufacturing leader, leveraging rapidly evolving technologies like AI, digital twins, and smart automation, and autonomous manufacturing. As a …
Hats off to Cheikh Kada, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, who has received this year’s ITAC Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award recognizes achievements in energy engineering. UWM’s Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC) is …
Congratulations to Flavio Toma, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student and research assistant at the UWM Foundry Lab for winning second place and a prize of $750 at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. The International Journal of Metalcasting’s Foundry …
Congratulations to all the senior design teams, and the winning group, by department, honored at the Order of the Engineer ceremony on May 16. Senior Design courses provide experiential learning for students that includes teamwork, communication, and project management. The …
More than 140 students from the college participated in the Spring 2026 Order of the Engineer (OOTE), representing both undergraduates and graduate students in all departments. They were among 273 students from the college who received their diplomas this spring …
