Premnath honored by STEM Forward on Feb. 11

Congratulations to Priya Premnath, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, who was named STEM Forward’s “Young Engineer of the Year” at a celebration on Feb. 11 at The Wisconsin Club in downtown Milwaukee. STEM Forward is a Milwaukee-based non-profit organization that inspires …

Spectrum News quotes Cheng in collaborative UWM research story

Spectrum News Milwaukee featured a story about the bacterial decontamination research of Troy Skwor, associate professor of biomedical sciences, and Qingsu Cheng, assistant professor, biomedical engineering. Cheng, who leads a USDA grant that includes Skwor, is quoted in the segment. …

AV expertise of two faculty tapped by local media

Two faculty members in the college were recently featured in the media, speaking on what a wider use of autonomous, or “self-driving” vehicles, in Wisconsin would look like. On Jan. 8, Xiao Qin, professor, civil & environmental engineering, commented in …

Otieno named one of Wisconsin’s most influential Black leaders of 2025

Kudos to Wilkistar Otieno, associate professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering, who was recognized as one of Wisconsin’s 32 most influential Black leaders of 2025 by Madison 365.com. Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin …

Students recognized at national Foundry Educational Foundation conference

Four students and two faculty members from the materials science and engineering department attended the 2025 Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference, held in Chicago in November. The annual conference is FEF’s flagship recruiting and networking event, bringing metal-casting companies …