The Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP), an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center supported by the National Science Foundation, is soliciting research proposals for 2025. WEP will award a total of $500,000 for projects that faculty members will work on with industry members. …
Experiencing an internship at some of Milwaukee’s largest water- and energy-related businesses has given some UWM students a chance to use their education to make a positive difference. For others, the internship has helped to better define their career options. …
Qian Liao, professor, civil and environmental engineering, talked about UWM’s part in the new National Science Foundation-funded Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine based in Chicago that will pull in expertise from the region to help create water technology to stimulate …
Five of the six research projects awarded funding from the Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP) for 2024 are led by researchers at the College, says center director Qian Liao, professor of civil and environmental engineering. WEP is a university-industry …
On Nov. 2 the College of Engineering & Applied Science showed off its newly renovated 9th and 10th floor research spaces to alumni, business and community partners. Dean Brett Peters noted that, in addition to sharing the incredible transformation of …
Two UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science faculty members are doing groundbreaking research on technology to remove contaminants from water. UWMs’ School of Freshwater Sciences will spotlight this research in two colloquiums that are open to the public. Both …
Biosensor expert Woo Jin Chang, associate professor, mechanical engineering, and Ihnjea Choi were awarded a $25,000 UWM Research Foundation Bridge Grant for their startup company, Septillionth Inc. Choi is the company’s CEO. The grant will support Septillionth’s move from the …
Marissa Jablonski (‘15 PhD Civil & Environmental Engineering, ’09 MS Civil & Environmental Engineering) was the featured speaker at the UWM Alumni Association’s Master Chats on Sept. 7 at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and UWM Welcome Center. Jablonski’s talk was …
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 …
In May, Junjie Niu was awarded a $50,000, 12-month Ignite Grant from UW System to create a green technology to recycle and manufacture spent lithium-ion batteries. Niu is a Richard and Joanne Grigg associate professor, materials science & engineering, in …
