Cuzner awarded $50K from Eaton for research on extreme power conversion

Eaton Corporation awarded Rob Cuzner, associate professor, electrical engineering and computer science, $50,000 in July for a one-year project on extreme power conversion. The purpose of the project is to apply model-based methods to the design of variable frequency motor drives …

Saadeh and Salem earn two of nine national awards from U.S. Department of Energy

In March, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) recognized nine of the nation’s leading student researchers for their outstanding accomplishments in researching and promoting practices, principles and procedures that increase an industry’s energy saving efficiency and manufacturing productivity. Of these …

UWM engineering students compete to create the most bendable concrete

For the 15th straight year, teams of UWM civil & environmental engineering undergraduate students competed to create the most bendable concrete from scratch. Twenty students formed five teams that designed, mixed and poured original concrete formulas. Their finished products – …

Longer lasting lithium-metal batteries is goal of Niu’s research

Congratulations to Junjie Niu, a Richard and Joanne Grigg associate professor of materials science & engineering. Niu is a corresponding author of a research paper on improving the energy density and extending the lifetime of lithium-metal batteries. Advanced Materials published …