Joel Roberts really hates sitting at red lights – especially the ones that hold you hostage while not a single car passes in the cross-direction. “Sitting in traffic bothers me,” said Roberts, a PhD student in civil engineering. “So, getting …
UWM has taken a pioneering role in advancing the future of the U.S. electrical grid by hosting the world’s first testing facility dedicated to high-voltage circuit breakers that are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than current technology. Doctoral student Sadeed …
Energy leaders from across the region gathered at UWM’s School of Continuing Education for the annual Transmission Summit, co-presented by the Midwestern Governors Association and the Organization of MISO States. The summit, held June 2-3, focused on advancing U.S. energy …
A cohort of 17 students participating in the College of Engineering & Applied Science’s 2+2 bachelor’s program with Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan became the first to graduate from this unique partnership on May 18. A CYCU faculty …
Congratulations to Mehran Zare, PhD student, materials science & engineering, who was awarded a scholarship from the North American Die Casters Association, Chapter 12 (NADCA 12). The $1,500 scholarship will support Zare’s doctoral research on the manufacturing of high-permirmace metal …
It’s not unusual for our graduates to have job offers by graduation. According to the campus Center for Student Experience and Talent, 98% of graduates from the college were working in the field or continuing their education within six months of …
Traffic & Parking Control Company, LLC (TAPCO), a Wisconsin-based leader in traffic safety and parking solutions, has made a generous donation of advanced traffic equipment to the college’s Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT). The equipment will be used …
Christian Kenig, Riley Flasch, Cohen Mleziva and Michael Hotchkiss built a testing tool that makes it easy to measure how much force it takes to hammer a nail into different kinds of wood. The team, sponsored by Milwaukee Tool and …
Professor Junjie Niu, materials science & engineering, has been awarded a $50,000 IGNITE Grant for Applied Research from WiSys and the Universities of Wisconsin. The grant funds a one-year project aimed at developing more efficient lithium-ion battery technology using an …
The adoption of artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, but it’s also raising challenges such as job-skill mismatches and uneven adoption rates. Where are vulnerabilities in Wisconsin’s workforce when it comes to AI? Rina Ghose, professor, industrial & manufacturing engineering, …
