Graduate student awarded prestigious AIME scholarship

Swaroop Kumar Behera, a PhD dissertator in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has been selected as one of only two recipients nationwide of the highly competitive AIME Henry DeWitt Smith Scholarship, awarded by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society …

Doctoral student wins materials scholarship

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 …

High number of seniors were hired before graduation

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 …

Students in the Foundry Lab shine at national meeting and competition

Seven students from the UWM Foundry Lab in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering attended CastExpo 2025, held April 12–15 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Organized by the American Foundry Society (AFS), CastExpo is North America’s largest …

Doctoral student goes whole Hog on fluid dynamics with Harley-Davidson

When it comes to motorcycles, Areej Khalil points out that fluid dynamics figure in almost every aspect. In her current internship at Harley-Davidson, the mechanical engineering PhD student is performing computational fluid dynamics analysis of the engine’s internal cooling system. …

Beimborn Graduate Fellowship awarded

Congratulations to Joely Overstreet, a master’s student in civil engineering, who has been awarded the Beimborn Graduate Fellowship in Transportation for this academic year. Overstreet, who was awarded $7,500, is researching how to improve pedestrian visibility from tall vehicles with Professor …

Doctoral student awarded a Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship

Hiba Alsghaier, doctoral student in computer science, has been awarded a Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship by the UWM Graduate School. This prestigious fellowship honors her outstanding academic performance and exceptional potential for future achievements in her final years of graduate …