Happy 50th anniversary to Mr. Kahn!

About 60 people attended a surprise party May 2 for Iftekharuddin Khan in honor of his 50th anniversary of teaching as an adjunct at the College. He has continuously taught part-time at UWM after earning his master’s degree in industrial …

Outstanding Presentation Awards at UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium

Hats off to five students from the College who were recognized with Outstanding Presentation Awards at the annual campuswide Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 26. Sponsored by the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research, the event was an academic year-end celebration …

Martinez wins first prize in national foundry research competition

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 …

More accolades for alum Satya Nadella

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 …

Slavens lab hosts National Biomechanics Day at UWM

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, …

Two alums honored in their work on behalf of sustainability by U.S. DOE

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 …

Amano’s hydro energy lab featured on Spectrum News

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 …