Faculty in the college have received new funding from the Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP) for 2025. The center awarded a total of $333,000 to five UWM research projects, in addition to three projects from Marquette University.
WEP is a university-industry research collaboration, developing industry solutions through research at both UWM and Marquette. Backed by the National Science Foundation, WEP focuses on creating new sensors and devices, novel materials, and innovative systems to help the world manage its stressed water resources.
Ten faculty members in the college are involved with the center. WEP’s industry advisory board selected these UWM projects:
- William Musinski, $49,994
“Accurate Modeling of Long-Term Corrosion and Cracking in Brass Alloys” - Junjie Niu (two projects), $88,965
“Designing an electrochemical sensor for PFAS detection in water (Year 2),”
and $50,000
“Greatly improved PFAS treatment by using a carbon-dot filter” - Nathan Salowitz, $94,774
“Embedded Ultrasonic Inspection of Water-Filled Equipment (Year 3)” - Yin Wang, $50,000
“Development of dual-media filters to remove the challenging nano-particulate lead from drinking water.” Wang’s team includes Xiaoli Ma, associate professor, materials science & engineering, and Shangping Xu, UWM associate professor, geosciences.