Whether you’re interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM provides 750 opportunities each year to learn and grow by conducting research with top faculty. You could study tree frogs or help make a mural for the Milwaukee community. And, you can start doing research even before your freshman year. Join our UWM faculty members on a path to discovery.
Meet our undergraduate researchers
Freshman German Gomez (right) is working with art professor Raoul Deal on a mural depicting the history of Latino migrants in Milwaukee. Gomez photographed high school students from ArtWorks for Milwaukee, who also are working on the project. His photographs have become an element in the mural. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Freshman Joseph Rausch (right) works with Alyssa Schnorenberg in professor Brooke Slavens' lab at UWM's Innovation Campus. Rausch is helping Slavens study the motion of the shoulder before and after rotator cuff surgery. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Junior Natalie McNall is studying shear zones, or deep-seated faults exposed by erosion. She cuts the rock into thin sections that she analyzes under a microscope for mineral alignments and deformation microstructures. Her work can help determine how the faults were created. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Senior Juan Orjuela is studying the relationship between dominant hand and ear preference in gray tree frogs. In humans, there is an association between the dominant hand and the brain hemisphere that specializes in processing language. Recent research shows this relationship also exists with some animals, including the tree frog. Here, the tree frog leans on its dominant side as it's lowered on a suspended dowel. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Senior Sam Johnson raises insects for biologist Rafael Rodriguez, who studies mating preferences. Here, Johnson sorts male Enchenopa treehoppers from females. Then he will conduct vibrational playback experiments under Rodriquez's supervision. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Freshman Alice Lecus works in state of the art laboratories at UWM's Water Technology Accelerator at the Global Water Center. Working under scientists Marcia Silva and David Garman, she is learning about novel, porous materials for water pollution control, including the removal of PCBs. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Nathon Breu is studying plant use among Ojibwe communities, including as building materials, food and medicine. Breu, who is of Ojibwe descent, interviews elders, attends ceremonies where the plants are used, and meets with tribal agencies involved in gardening projects. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
