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 …

raSmith’s Stollenwerk honored with Impact Award

Congratulations to Genevieve Stollenwerk (’16 BS Civil Engineering), who received the American Public Works Association Wisconsin Chapter 2023 Outstanding New Member Impact Award. Stollenwerk works at raSmith. The award recognizes new or young APWA-WI members who have demonstrated an initial …

Park works on replacing the most potent greenhouse gas of all

Chanyeop Park, assistant professor, electrical engineering, is working with researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology to develop and test an environmentally neutral alternative to the substance currently used in high-voltage electrical distribution equipment. As infrastructure ages, the substance—sulfur hexafluoride—is becoming …

UWM awarded $1.67M for role in next generation of transportation

The nation is preparing for seismic changes in transportation and UWM secured a role at the table in February with a $1.67 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance research and education programs that address a specific …