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 has awarded seed funding to three UWM faculty members to develop an emerging strategy—the use of bioreactors—to help safely remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment. Banned by the EPA, these manmade chemicals, which …
Qian Liao, professor, civil & environmental engineering, was awarded $275,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in August for a five-year Phase III project that aims to expand on the research being conducted through the Water Equipment and Policy Center …
Carrie Bristoll-Groll (BS Civil Engineering,’94) is the principal civil engineer and CEO of Stormwater Solutions Engineering. She founded the firm in 2002 to specialize in the treatment, storage and safe passage of stormwater. In this profile, she talks about why her …
Congratulations to Junjie Niu, associate professor, materials science & engineering, who received a $50,000, 12-month Ignite Grant in May to further his research to develop a hybrid material that chemically degrades per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. With funds made …
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 …
The U.S. Department of Interior awarded Xiaoli Ma and Yin Wang $246,919 in March to develop nanofiltration membranes for desalinating water. Ma is an assistant professor, materials science and engineering, and Wang is an associate professor, civil & environmental engineering, …
