Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Student Research Poster Competition and their faculty advisors. This year’s event was expanded and its name changed to the Student Research Poster Competition & Experiential Learning Expo to include a poster session for …
For the second year in a row, a UWM engineering undergraduate earned first prize at a national competition showcasing original metal-casting research. Carol Martinez, a senior in materials science & engineering, took the top prize at the International Journal of …
Time magazine has named Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella (’90 MS computer science) one of its 100 Most Influential People of 2024. For the magazine’s special 2024 Time100 issue, other leaders in an awardee’s field write about them in …
For the second year, Brooke Slavens, professor, mechanical engineering, and her lab members celebrated National Biomechanics Day, April 19, by hosting an event for 30 Milwaukee Public Schools high school students. Participants joined in hands-on activities to explore motion analysis, …
Nuclear imaging, such as positron emission tomography (PET), provides superior sensitivity and specificity. That is why PET is widely used in hospitals to detect and stage different types of cancers in the body. However, the resolution of PET images is …
Farah Nourin (’22 PhD, mechanical engineering) and Ahmad Abbas (’20 PhD, mechanical engineering) were among those recognized for outstanding achievement in energy engineering with an Industrial Assessment Center Alumni Award. While working on their degrees at UWM, Nourin and Abbas …
Hydroelectric power accounts for about 6% of the total U.S. energy “pie.” But this renewable source isn’t as efficient as it could be. Some energy is lost because of a phenomenon called cavitation that damages the turbines. Researchers in Professor …
Several media outlets featured comments from Habib Tabatabai, UWM professor of civil and environmental engineering, in their reporting of the collapse of the Baltimore bridge on March 26. Tabatabai is an expert in the structural safety and durability of bridges, …
Senior Nick Birschbach knew he wanted to study engineering and computing, but like many undergraduates, he wasn’t sure which of the many options to choose. To figure it out, he resolved to try as many experiences as possible in his …
Alums Dennis and Susan Webb (’71 BS Materials Engineering and ’74 BA Art History, respectively) have made a generous gift that will provide financial support to graduate students enrolled in the College, with a preference for those pursuing a degree …
