In May, members of a National Science Foundation-backed research center that focuses on energy solutions held their annual review meeting at UWM. One result was the addition of four Midwest members to this Industry/University Cooperative Research Center that aims to …
In June, five high school science teachers from Milwaukee and McHenry, IL visited UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science to learn about materials engineering and metallurgy. The group was part of an ASM International teachers camp that provides training …
In June, the college teamed up with the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, NAF, MPS, the MPS Foundation, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Journey House and All Hands Boatworks to introduce the NAF Future-Ready Scholars at UW-Milwaukee. The five-week program …
Through a new UWM study abroad program, environmental engineering undergraduate Rachel Clark conducted hydrology mapping for six weeks this spring in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Clark was one of six students from UWM and UW–Whitewater to participate in field research at …
Nine recent graduates from Milwaukee high schools are the first to be awarded full-ride scholarships to UW-Milwaukee to study computer science, data science and information technology funded through a gift from UWM alumnus and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella …
A new type of hearing aid developed at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science won second place in a statewide contest designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-enabled businesses. In June, Yi Hu, won second place …
Lue Lor was in high school, working a minimum wage job at the Dollar Tree, when he applied to UWM in 2018. “Honestly, if I didn’t get into college, I would most likely have pursued a factory job,” he says. …
Leonard (“Len”) Levine, professor emeritus, electrical engineering and computer science, passed away peacefully on May 25 at the age of 89. Levine’s contributions to UWM and its College of Engineering & Applied Science were enormous during his more than 30 …
Deyang Qu, an internationally recognized energy-storage and renewable energy expert, was named a UWM Distinguished Professor in May. Qu is a Johnson Controls Endowed Professorship in Energy Storage Research and is chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in UWM’s …
Nathan Salowitz, associate professor, mechanical engineering, recently received the following three awards from NASA through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. The awards support Salowitz’s research and a UWM student organization. A $25,000 award to support research into embedded inspection and …
