In April, Brooke Slavens, associate professor, mechanical engineering, hosted 29 MPS students—from Golda Meir—in her Mobility Lab, where she introduced them to the scientific field of biomechanics. The students were on a STEM-related field trip spurred by National Biomechanics Day, a …
The UWM Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, Wisconsin Gamma held their joint initiation ceremony with Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering April 22 at Marquette University. Congratulations to the following students from UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), awarded UWM’s Deyang Qu $900,000 in April to develop high energy density, all solid-state lithium batteries, which are considered to be the next generation of energy storage. Qu …
UWM industrial engineering students recently developed a way to save a Milwaukee-area company $840,000 annually. Last fall, in their senior design class, undergraduates Easton Dobson, Colin Haagensen and Ryan O’Day were charged by Oak Creek-based AAA Sales & Engineering with …
Nathan Salowitz, associate professor, mechanical engineering, was a guest on UWM’s Lake Effect Show for the segment “Celebrating the auto racing legacy of Wisconsin-born, Alan Kulwicki,” which aired April 11. According to Salowitz, Kulwicki’s intimate understanding of mechanical design and …
Congratulations to engineering undergraduate Levon Van Der Geest, who was selected as one of seven finalists in the eighth annual Kulwicki Driver Development Program from a national applicant pool of 54. The program honors the legacy of UWM alumnus and …
Zhen Zeng joined UWM’s Computer Science Department in March as an assistant professor. Her primary research focuses on AI-based solutions for securing the network and cloud environment. She also is interested in cloud networking, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and computer science …
Imagine never having to clean your glasses again. An inventor at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science has developed a self-cleaning coating that could be applied to commercial products, including eyeglasses, building glass and car windshields. Junjie Niu, Richard …
The Wisconsin Science State Olympiad State Championship drew more than 1,200 high school and middle school students to UWM April 1. Close to 40% of students and their families arrived a day early to tour campus, visit research labs, sit …
Former pit crew members and friends of the late Milwaukee NASCAR Hall of Fame member Alan Kulwicki (’77 Mechanical Engineering) shared memories at an event March 31 to mark the 30th anniversary of Kulwicki’s death. The event was held outside …
