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 …
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 …
Congratulations to faculty members Konstantin Sobolev (left) and Pradeep Rohatgi (right), who received UWM Research Foundation Bridge grants that will support the commercialization of their inventions: spray-on protection for concrete and a stronger aluminum. Sobolev is a Lawrence E. Sivak …
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 …
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded $75,000 to Xiao Qin for a 10-month project that aims to improve the state’s highway safety by further improving data analysis related to crashes. Qin is a Lawrence E. Sivak ’71 professor of civil …
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded $75,000 to Xiao Qin for a 10-month project to use crowdsourced data to estimate bicycle volumes on roadways statewide. Qin is a Lawrence E. Sivak ’71 professor of civil & environmental engineering in UWM’s …
Chanyeop Park, assistant professor, electrical engineering, has brought to UWM a $1 million research project from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a clean alternative to the world’s most potent greenhouse gas—SF6. As the nation looks to strengthen and …
A truck carrying an over-height load becomes wedged under a concrete bridge, causing debris to fall and leading to a bridge closure. An over-height tractor trailer slams into a train bridge, damaging infrastructure and halting traffic flow for hours. According …
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 – …
Shelly Billingsley (’00 BS Civil Engineering) was recently appointed director of Kenosha County’s Department of Public Works. In this position, she oversees the divisions of facilities, highways, planning and development, parks and golf. Billingsley holds an MBA from UW-Parkside and …
