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 …
More than 270 students from the college graduated on May 17. Among them were two bachelor’s degree recipients who were featured in UWM’s graduation promotions. Suzanne Gorman graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and is continuing with her accelerated …
Congratulations to Will Peters who graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and as a commissioned officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. WITI-TV News, Fox 6 Milwaukee, featured Will and his mother, Mary Peters, who also …
The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program Committee has awarded 17 student research achievement awards that recognize scholarly contributions, including publishing research findings in reputable journals and presenting at conferences in the field. “We congratulate each of you on this well-deserved achievement,” …
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) has awarded five graduate students from the college funding through the organization’s summer Student Research Scholars Program. Launched in 2023, the program helps student researchers gain practical experience working on interdisciplinary projects at …
Biomass – such as cork, sawdust, corn stalks, and the never-ending stream of animal waste – can be used to create biofuel by burning it in the absence of oxygen. In fact, it can create super-efficient and clean hydrogen gas …
