A paper by Junjie Niu, assistant professor of materials science & engineering, was published Sept. 6 in ACS Nano. He is filing a U.S. provisional patent on the high-performing battery developed by this team at UWM and discussed in their… Read More

With a $30,000 grant from VentureWell, a four-person UWM team is developing a program this fall to boost entrepreneurial activity among students who are studying or exposed to environmental responsibility. The team developing the program—called UWM Sustainability Challenge Program—is being… Read More

Jacob Rammer joined the college in August as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering. He is a specialist in pediatric orthopaedic disorders including cerebral palsy, spina bifida and spinal cord injury. Prior to joining UWM, Rammer worked concurrently as a… Read More

Priyatha Premnath joined the college in August as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering. She most recently worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Surgery at the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, within the University of… Read More

This summer, four high-achieving, newly graduated high school students got involved in faculty-led research at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science. They did so through a program called UR@UWM (undergraduate research at UWM), offered through UWM’s Office of Undergraduate… Read More

Andrew Graettinger assumed the role of associate dean for research at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, beginning August 1. Graettinger joins the college after a rich and productive career at the University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction… Read More

Congratulations to Yue Liu (left ) and Woo Jin Chang (right), who received UWM Research Foundation catalyst grants for the period Aug. 1, 2019-Aug. 1, 2020. The Catalyst Grant Program focuses on areas in which the university has the greatest… Read More

Junhong Chen—named one of the world’s most influential researchers in materials science—gave a presentation to EPA officials in Washington, D.C., July 23, on real-time water sensors. Chen is a UWM Distinguished professor of mechanical engineering & materials science and engineering…. Read More

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics student organization at UWM invites faculty, staff and students to a day-long workshop on green technology. “Aerospace Science and Green Technology” will be held Aug. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., EMS E180 and feature… Read More

In July, Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, named Kelli Swenson (BS ’19 Civil Engineering) as a laureate in the association’s annual program that recognizes gifted engineering students who excel in areas beyond their technical majors. Swenson is now… Read More