{"id":25802,"date":"2025-10-03T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/about\/milwaukee-engineer-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:26:06","slug":"milwaukee-engineer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/about\/milwaukee-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0 uwm-ceas-me-intro\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in wp-block-paragraph\">Milwaukee Engineer newsletter rounds up our latest, newsworthy stories and event announcements. You can sign up for this e-newsletter and easily keep up-to-date on our faculty\u2019s research, student achievements, alumni events, community engagement initiatives, volunteer opportunities and more. 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But zoom way in. Metal is made up of countless tiny crystals, called grains, packed together like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Each grain is &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/invisible-hitchhikers-how-forever-chemicals-travel-in-water\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Wang-Xu-pfas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men standing next to one another with the one on the left wearing a light blue shirt and holding a water sample in a tube. The other man is wearing a navy blue shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Wang-Xu-pfas.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Wang-Xu-pfas-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/invisible-hitchhikers-how-forever-chemicals-travel-in-water\/\">Invisible hitchhikers: how &#8216;forever chemicals&#8217; travel in water<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T15:48:59-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Grab a cup and scoop up water from Lake Michigan or one of the rivers that feed it. Then hold the water sample up and you&#039;ll see tiny bits of floating particles, including bits of clay, algae and other organic &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/phd-student-earns-a-national-award-from-the-u-s-doe\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Amano.Shaker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men are shaking hands while they look at the camera. They are both wearing black and are standing in front of an ITAC poster.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Amano.Shaker.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/08\/Amano.Shaker-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/phd-student-earns-a-national-award-from-the-u-s-doe\/\">PhD student earns a national award from the U.S. DOE<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-07T15:19:27-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Omar Shaker, PhD candidate, mechanical engineering, has received the Significant Contribution Award from the Expansion Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award recognizes students with more than one year of &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/undergraduate-places-at-national-metalcasting-research-competition\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/05\/Flavio.foundry.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four men looking at the camera. All are wearing dark colors except the third from the left who is in an orange sweatshirt and holding a metal alloy that he cast.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/05\/Flavio.foundry.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/05\/Flavio.foundry-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/undergraduate-places-at-national-metalcasting-research-competition\/\">Undergraduate places at national metalcasting research competition<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T12:06:50-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to Flavio Toma, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student and research assistant at the UWM Foundry Lab for winning second place and a prize of $750 at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. The International Journal of Metalcasting\u2019s Foundry &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ceas-poster-competition-and-3mt-winners-light-up-the-union\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/all.poster.winners26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group shot of 10 people each holding an awards plaque. The three in front are on one knee.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/all.poster.winners26.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/all.poster.winners26-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ceas-poster-competition-and-3mt-winners-light-up-the-union\/\">CEAS poster competition and 3MT winners light up the Union<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T17:04:35-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 30, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Hats off to the nearly 100 students who put their research and experiential learning discoveries on display at the college&#039;s Poster Competition &amp; Three Minute Thesis on April 25. Of the 96 poster entries, 65 were from graduate students, 20 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mechanical-engineering-doctoral-student-conquored-3mt-2026\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/3MT.Benelmadjat.1st.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A young man with dark hair in a dark blue jacket and white shirt speaks while holding a microphone at an engineering and computer science research competition. A large screen and a banner is to his right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/3MT.Benelmadjat.1st.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/3MT.Benelmadjat.1st-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mechanical-engineering-doctoral-student-conquored-3mt-2026\/\">Mechanical engineering doctoral student conquered 3MT 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T13:53:46-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 30, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Abdallah Benelmadjat, PhD student in mechanical engineering, took the top prize in the \u201cThree-Minute Thesis (3MT)\u201d by explaining his research to a general audience in just three minutes and using only one static PowerPoint tile. 3MT, founded by the University &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-college-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\">College News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-honored-by-stem-forward-on-feb-11\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man in a blue jacket and glasses presents a plaque to a woman with long dark hair and a white sweater. Both are looking at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-honored-by-stem-forward-on-feb-11\/\">Premnath honored by STEM Forward on Feb. 11<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T14:32:50-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to Priya Premnath, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, who was named STEM Forward&#039;s &quot;Young Engineer of the Year&quot; at a celebration on Feb. 11 at The Wisconsin Club in downtown &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/niu-featured-on-spectrum-news-showing-how-ai-helps-improve-rechargeable-batteries\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An asian man who is a professor of industrial and manufacturing in blue shirt and gray sportscoat shows a person who is mostly off-camera a tiny specimen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/niu-featured-on-spectrum-news-showing-how-ai-helps-improve-rechargeable-batteries\/\">Niu featured on Spectrum News showing how AI helps improve rechargeable batteries<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-22T11:47:14-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Junjie Niu, professor, industrial &amp; manufacturing engineering, recently showed Spectrum News Milwaukee how elements from the periodic table are combined to improve the performance of rechargeable batteries. Each element has &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/baldwin-visits-csi-to-learn-about-ai-innovation-and-workforce-readiness-in-manufacturing\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men and a woman in discussion. The man on the left is shaking hands with the woman on the right with the second man in the middle.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/baldwin-visits-csi-to-learn-about-ai-innovation-and-workforce-readiness-in-manufacturing\/\">CEAS students and faculty help Sen. Baldwin learn about AI innovation during CSI visit<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T13:57:46-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Students and faculty from the college were well-represented at a welcome event for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin when she visited UWM&#039;s Connected Systems Institute (CSI) Sept. 24. Baldwin explored the &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/thomas-and-zhang-awarded-campus-dig-grants-for-research-in-vr-and-batteries\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men testing computer science VR equipment. The one on the right is wearing the VR goggles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/thomas-and-zhang-awarded-campus-dig-grants-for-research-in-vr-and-batteries\/\">Thomas and Zhang awarded campus DIG grants for research in VR and batteries<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T15:57:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Two research projects \u2013 one focusing on virtual reality exposure and the other on a pretreatment for battery parts \u2013 have received funding by the&nbsp;UWM Graduate School\u2019s Discovery and Innovation &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/spectrum-news-asks-the-shen-lab-how-to-reduce-energy-used-by-data-centers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"an Asian man talking while looking at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/spectrum-news-asks-the-shen-lab-how-to-reduce-energy-used-by-data-centers\/\">Spectrum News asks the Shen lab how to reduce energy used by data centers<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-19T16:39:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Researchers at UWM are looking for ways to reduce the amount of data that is processed at data centers while still getting good computing results and saving energy. Shuaiqi Roger &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a modern open space with tables, backed by a bright yellow wall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors\/\">Dedicated space for senior design studios funded entirely by private donors<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T15:48:57-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The new EMS Senior Design &amp; Capstone Studios in EMS 371 have been renovated and will open for use later this month. These spaces are entirely funded by private philanthropy &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-alumni-amp-community\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\">Alumni &amp; Community<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/kissinger-recognized-for-service-by-uwm-alumni-association\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men, one with glasses, and one woman wearing a gold dress, display an award plaque while looking at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/kissinger-recognized-for-service-by-uwm-alumni-association\/\">Kissinger honored for service by UWM Alumni Association<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T16:02:05-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to John Kissinger (&#039;79 BS Civil Engineering), who was honored with the Exemplary Alumni Service Award by the UWM Alumni Association. The award was presented at an event Feb. 27. Kissinger joined the engineering firm Graef-USA Inc., in 1984 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/schreiner-supports-undergraduates-from-day-one-through-the-success-center\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/schreiner-supports-undergraduates-from-day-one-through-the-success-center\/\">Schreiner supports undergraduates from day one through the Success Center<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T16:26:49-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When Richard Schreiner (MS \u201982, computer science) thinks about what helps engineering and computer science students succeed, he remembers how tough those first semesters can be. That\u2019s why, in 2021, he helped establish a fund that supports a Student Success &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mps-high-school-seniors-test-drive-engineering-at-uwm\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a group of young people working on furniture making.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mps-high-school-seniors-test-drive-engineering-at-uwm\/\">MPS high school seniors test-drive engineering at UWM<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T15:14:30-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When Salman Ibrahim, a senior at Ronald Reagan High School, heard he could take a real college engineering class while still in high school \u2014 and for free \u2014 he didn\u2019t hesitate. \u201cThis way, I can try it out and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students-fire-up-their-curiosity-at-foundry-in-a-box-workshop\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a group of high school students work on a project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students-fire-up-their-curiosity-at-foundry-in-a-box-workshop\/\">Students fire up their curiosity at \u201cFoundry in a Box\u201d workshop<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-07-25T10:42:24-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Molten metal, custom keychains, and hands-on science. That\u2019s what greeted ten high school students from the TRIO and UWM Precollege Program when they stepped into UWM\u2019s Foundry Lab on July 10 for this summer\u2019s second \u201cFoundry in a Box\u201d event. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/biorobotics-lab-takes-its-rehab-robots-on-the-road\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a woman and a man, each in a wheelchair talking to each other\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/biorobotics-lab-takes-its-rehab-robots-on-the-road\/\">BioRobotics Lab takes its rehab robots on the road<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-30T13:55:09-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Members of BioRobotics Lab, led by Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical &amp; biomedical engineering, demonstrated robotic assistive technologies they have developed at the annual Abilities Expo Chicago in June. The event showcases technologies and services for people with disabilities. The students &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tapco-donates-advanced-traffic-equipment-to-the-college\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"two men and one woman with equipment look at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tapco-donates-advanced-traffic-equipment-to-the-college\/\">TAPCO donates advanced traffic equipment to the college<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-16T14:44:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Traffic &amp; Parking Control Company, LLC (TAPCO), a Wisconsin-based leader in traffic safety and parking solutions, has made a generous donation of advanced traffic equipment to the college&#039;s Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT). 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