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UWM engineering students save Wisconsin steel company $43,000 a year

By Carolyn BuciorAugust 8, 2022Science & TechnologyEngineering

UWM engineering students save Wisconsin steel company $43,000 a year

By Carolyn BuciorAugust 8, 2022Science & TechnologyEngineering

Charter Steel implemented an idea proposed by a UWM student team that figured out a way for the company to reduce the cost of a heat-treatment cycle used to produce a particular steel.

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UWM professor to help investigate cause of Arecibo telescope collapse

By Carolyn BuciorDecember 10, 2021Science & TechnologyEngineering

A UWM engineering professor has been chosen to serve on a committee that will review the failure and collapse of the mammoth radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last year.

UWM offers new certificate to help professional engineers advance in careers

By Carolyn BuciorOctober 20, 2021Science & TechnologyEngineering

The new graduate certificate for working civil and environmental engineers with undergraduate degrees is geared toward students who are interested in continuing their education but not yet ready to commit to a master’s program.

U.S. Department of Energy funds an energy assessment center at UWM

By Laura OttoAugust 4, 2021Science & TechnologyEngineering

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding to UWM to operate an Industrial Assessment Center, which offers free evaluations to manufacturers and wastewater treatment plants to help them reduce waste, save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

Engineering alumna builds a business in sustainable stormwater management

By Kathy QuirkJune 8, 2021Science & TechnologyEngineering

UWM alumna Carrie Bristoll-Groll noticed a lack of proper stormwater management in the Milwaukee area, so she built a successful business to fill this void. She now helps municipalities, businesses and homeowners manage the water that flows so abundantly across the region.

UWM engineer awarded funding to build a ‘smart’ robotic assistive arm

By Laura OttoSeptember 30, 2020Science & TechnologyEngineering

Mohammad “Habib” Rahman has been awarded a three-year, $1.49 million grant for research on a robotic assistive arm that would allow users to feed themselves, open doors, pick up an object and perform other activities that are essential for independence.

NSF funds UWM research that could accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development

By Laura OttoJune 5, 2020Science & TechnologyEngineering

Woo-Jin Chang will investigate the effectiveness of an “electric filter” to quickly extract the viruses that cause COVID-19 in as little as one minute from a saliva or blood sample.

Researcher gets closer to next generation of fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

By Laura OttoMay 20, 2020Science & TechnologyEngineering

UWM engineer Junjie Niu has developed an electrode material that delivers quick charging with higher capacity and more energy for the batteries used in smartphones and electric cars.

UWM students helping Foxconn gear up for ventilator production

By Carolyn BuciorMay 18, 2020Science & TechnologyEngineering

The coronavirus pandemic scotched the opportunity for several engineering students to travel to Taiwan for an internship, but now four of them are helping with a project to help battle the disease.

UWM alums talk about how they succeeded as entrepreneurs

By Allison BeebeMarch 4, 2020Science & TechnologyEngineering

The secrets of success for an entrepreneur really aren’t all that secret, according to four UWM alums and entrepreneurs who spoke at the 2020 Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference.

Zoo Train Challenge comes to UWM

By Amanda NiebauerDecember 18, 2019Science & TechnologyEngineering

Students from 10 Milwaukee-area schools are putting their heads together to improve the Milwaukee County Zoo’s trains, with help from UWM and other partners.

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