Engineering
UWM researcher’s work is transforming traffic data into road safety solutions
Tom Shi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is using footage from surveillance cameras to create models that can predict traffic behavior.
UWM is a partner on a project to address rural transportation needs with autonomous vehicles
The six-year project will develop solutions to improve mobility, such as enabling nondrivers to better access health care, groceries and other amenities, and helping people without vehicles commute to work.
How a tabletop robot may revolutionize physical therapy delivery
UWM professors Habib Rahman and Inga Wang are working on an advancement that could greatly help both patients and therapists.
Amano awarded $5.7 million from DOE to lead consortium for green jobs in manufacturing
The grant will boost the number of Industrial Training Assessment Centers, which provide workers with skills in energy assessment, allowing the manufacturing sector to step up its use of technologies to reduce energy consumption.
New master’s degree in Connected Systems Engineering prepares students to ‘future proof’ their careers
UWM is now enrolling students for the fall launch of a first-of-its-kind program in Wisconsin that combines engineering, business and data science with real-world applications in advanced manufacturing.
The bridge collapse that inspired a civil engineering career for UWM’s Habib Tabatabai
When a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore in March, causing it to collapse, it was a case of déjà vu for Habib Tabatabai, faculty member in the UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science.
UWM leads new NSF-funded consortium to research greener, high-performance concrete
A grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a center to help create new technologies to improve concrete’s sustainability, durability and labor efficiency, while also bringing down its cost.
UWM engineer helps create sensors of foodborne bacteria using quantum dots
Qingsu Cheng, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is part of a team developing low-cost biosensors that can quickly identify foodborne bacteria using the fluorescence of quantum dots for detection.
UWM awarded $975,000 to expand its expertise in clean-energy workforce development
UWM is among 10 universities nationwide funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a Building Training and Assessment Center.
Microsoft gives UWM $1.2 million for Connected Systems Institute at UWM
The gift will be used to educate and expand Wisconsin’s talent pipeline for Industry 4.0 manufacturing, which allows small and medium manufacturers to integrate new technologies into their production process.