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 …
Two College of Engineering & Applied Science faculty members recently received Discovery and Innovation Grants (DIG) from UWM’s Office of Research. The DIG program supports high-quality, innovative, early-stage basic or applied research or creative projects that have the potential for …
This semester, four of the college’s undergraduate students started a UWM student organization with the goals of promoting the use of electric vehicle and decreasing the use of fossil fuels. Pictured left to right are Jacob Mattioli (mechanical engineering), Brinn …
Unusual walkway tiles created at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee—using 95 percent recycled materials—now form an inspiring path in front of the engineering building at a New York university: a pedestrian stroll that spotlights problems inherent in electronic and construction waste. …
UWM will receive $777,277 from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin this year to enhance its water-related academic programs designed to help students interested in water-related fields at the 13 UW System universities. Among the projects funded are a statewide internship …
Junjie Niu, Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor and associate professor, materials science & engineering, was interviewed by WTMJ-TV news for the story “Why farmers and homeowners alike should check the weather before using fertilizer.” The interview aired March 24 on …
The UWM Alumni Association invites the public to the free, virtual Mobile Master Chat “Bringing Clean Water to Remote Areas,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., April 20. The event spotlights a UWM undergraduate student team that won first place in a national …
The UWM Research Foundation Awards in March recognized researchers campus-wide who were inventors for patents issued in 2020. Congratulations to: Woo Jin Chang, associate professor, mechanical engineering, who was awarded the patent Contamination Detection Device and Method. Chang collaborated with …
Imagine the often grimy patches of earth under highway overpasses transformed to green spaces that help clean our drinking water source, store water after heavy rains, and provide a space for public agencies to grow trees. For their visionary, sustainable …
