{"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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Visitation will be held Saturday, October 24, at 10 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Schmidt &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/new-uwm-grant-featured-in-the-milwaukee-business-journal\/\" 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\/new-uwm-grant-featured-in-the-milwaukee-business-journal\/\">New UWM grant featured in the Milwaukee Business Journal<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:32:35-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 11, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Milwaukee Business Journal covered the announcement of UWM&#039;s a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, led by Ilya Avdeev, director of the UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and professor, mechanical engineering. Read how the four-year grant aims to &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/31189-2\/\" 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\/31189-2\/\">NMDSI research funding opportunities now open; proposals due Oct. 18<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-09T14:36:55-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 9, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute is accepting applications for three different funding opportunities for 2027 for faculty, staff and students. Deadlines for each is Sunday, Oct. 18. Applications are open for: Paving ROADS Seed Fund, which supports faculty research &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/imaging-inside-pills\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/Yongjin-750W.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An Asian man with glasses and in a lab setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/Yongjin-750W.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/Yongjin-750W-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/imaging-inside-pills\/\">With NSF grant researcher will develop imaging that checks complex pills \u2013 without breaking them open<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-04T14:47:12-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">A pharmaceutical tablet may look simple from the outside. But what if that tablet contains several medications, arranged in different regions and designed to release at different rates? As the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals becomes more complex, knowing what is happening &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/from-high-school-teacher-to-engineer-technical-skills-plus-portuguese-lead-to-an-internship-abroad\/\" 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\/09\/Eric.Schmitt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man with a mustache and navy striped shirt looks at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/09\/Eric.Schmitt.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/09\/Eric.Schmitt-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\/from-high-school-teacher-to-engineer-technical-skills-plus-portuguese-lead-to-an-internship-abroad\/\">From high school teacher to engineer: technical skills plus Portuguese lead to an internship abroad<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-04T14:28:15-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">For Eric Schmitt, learning Portuguese was never simply about being able to order a meal or have a conversation while traveling. He wanted to speak a new language and doing it confidently even in using scientific terms. \u201cSpeaking to get &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/deans-fall-welcome-message-august-31-2026\/\" 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\/deans-fall-welcome-message-august-31-2026\/\">Dean&#8217;s Fall Welcome Message August 31, 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-31T10:49:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 31, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues: I hope you found time to rest and recharge this summer. As students return to campus and we finalize preparations for our new academic year, I wanted to share some successes from our collective efforts \u2013 giving us &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\/computer-science-department-performs-well-in-latest-u-s-news-rankings\/\" 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\/computer-science-department-performs-well-in-latest-u-s-news-rankings\/\">Computer Science department performs well in latest U.S. News rankings<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T10:06:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The college&#039;s computer science program was among several UWM programs that performed well in the latest rankings from U.S. News &amp; World Report of undergraduate programs in the U.S. The &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/milwaukee-journal-sentinel-features-colleges-grapes-research-center-on-its-website\/\" 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\/milwaukee-journal-sentinel-features-colleges-grapes-research-center-on-its-website\/\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features college&#8217;s GRAPES research center<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T14:29:06-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Rob Cuzner, professor, electrical engineering, explained the kind of work that goes on in the college&#039;s research group Grid-Connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems, or GRAPES in a recent article. GRAPES &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<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<\/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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