{"id":26710,"date":"2025-11-13T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-partnerships-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:18:29","slug":"research-partnerships-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-partnerships-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UWM leads the way in providing resources for businesses in areas including water, energy, sustainability, infrastructure, biomedical health and advanced materials. Collaborative arrangements with local and national research consortia and centers of excellence bring business and industry breakthrough research to promote innovation, economic development, job creation and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-member-of-three-nsf-i-ucrcs\">Member of three NSF I\/UCRCs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/09\/NSF-Logo.png\" alt=\"NSF logo\" class=\"wp-image-8210\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>UWM&#8217;s College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science plays a vital role in these National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (U\/UCRC). They facilitate collaboration between academia, industry and government that performs pre-competitive fundamental research, driving innovation and the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/camm.ceas.uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-31-at-2.53.56-PM-e1630439721584.png\" alt=\"GRAPES logo\" class=\"wp-image-8092\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"default\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/grapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The mission of GRAPES is to accelerate the adoption and insertion of power electronics into the grid, making power systems more sustainable, cost-effective and secure. UWM is one of three university partners in this national initiative, tapping our expertise in energy power and controls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-u-mt-50\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/09\/WEP-FINAL.png\" alt=\"WEP logo\" class=\"wp-image-8319\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wepiucrc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP)<\/a><\/strong><br>Led by UWM&#8217;s College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science water research expert Qian Liao, WEP is a catalyst for innovation in North America&#8217;s water industry. Through WEP, UWM researchers are working with industry members to pursue promising technologies to remove widespread contaminants, including PFAs and heavy metals, from water, using sensors, innovative water treatment systems and novel materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/upAc6yFKqnM\">Learn more in this brief video<\/a><\/strong> (1:43 seconds)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-u-mt-50\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/CAN-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23517\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/concrete-advancement-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Concrete Advancement Network (CAN)<\/a><\/strong><br>Led by concrete expert Konstantin Sobolev, CAN was established by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Oregon State University, as an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) dedicated to developing innovative concrete technologies that are more efficient, rapidly deployable, and less reliant on natural resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-partners-in-other-collaborations\">Key Partners in Other Collaborations <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/csi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/03\/CSI-LUS-4clr1235-3-300x161-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/csi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connected Systems Institute<\/a><\/strong><br>UWM&#8217;s Connected Systems Institute (CSI) is a multidisciplinary, statewide collaboration between academia and industry that develops manufacturing domain specialists through education, state-of-the-art lab facilities and collaborative research opportunities. It&#8217;s the ideal match for our researchers&#8217; advanced manufacturing, robotics, AI and big data expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-u-mt-60\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewatercouncil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/09\/Freshwater-Collaborative-Logo.png\" alt=\"Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin logo\" class=\"wp-image-8194\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freshwater.wisconsin.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin<\/a><\/strong><br>A partnership of Wisconsin&#8217;s 13 public universities, connecting with industry partners, local communities, policymakers and advocacy groups, with a mission to train the next generation of water researchers and problem solvers and to establish Wisconsin as a global leader in water-related science, technology and economic growth. Researchers from across the College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science are focused on related water research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/IPIT-Image-750-x-500.jpg\" alt=\"Highway interchange outside Milwaukee\" class=\"wp-image-12613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/IPIT-Image-750-x-500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/IPIT-Image-750-x-500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ipit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation<\/strong><\/a>            We aspire to be a national leader in improving physical infrastructure to support and enhance the mobility of people and goods, economic development, public safety and health. Our mission is to offer solutions through research, innovation, collaboration, education, workforce development and technology transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/09\/NEW-ICORPS-1.png\" alt=\"faculty at table in discussion\" class=\"wp-image-8316\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"default\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/programs\/i-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee I-Corps\u2122 Program<\/a><\/strong><br>The Milwaukee I-Corps\u2122 Program links new venture and business mentors with academics to investigate the pathways for commercializing research ideas. 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