Prototyping Center helps turn ideas into reality
Engineering
Roads Scholars
UWM engineering associate professors Xiao Qin and Troy Liu pore over data pulled from roadside sensors, mobile phones and simple police crash reports, all with the goal of making driving safer.
Paved with Good Prevention
He’s reinventing how we think of concrete, and Konstantin Sobolev’s creations could make potholes disappear.
Could this be the next big thing in cheaper, greener energy?
Converting just some devices and fixtures in your home to DC could reduce your power bill by up to two-thirds. Rob Cuzner, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is working on technology that could make that happen.
Grad student researched 1,000 schools before choosing UWM
Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid is moving on to a paid internship with Apple after earning his doctorate in materials science and engineering.
10 ways UWM engineers improved Milwaukee and the world
As the school celebrates its 50th anniversary, here are 10 ways the College of Engineering & Applied Science has made the world greener, safer and more energy-efficient.
A wrench fends off injury, feeds the economy
Engineering Professor Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan and her students designed a wrench that reduces injuries among gas utility workers, prompting a Wisconsin-based tool company to snap up the license and sell the product.
Metals smart enough to save gas
A UWM scientist invented a self-lubricating metal that increases fuel efficiency in cars, and he’s working with alumni and industry partners to bring the “super metal” to market.
Future UWM engineers tour campus labs using new VR headsets
Tour state-of-the-art laboratories in UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Science from anywhere in the world using the college’s new virtual reality headset.
Companies team up with UWM to conserve energy, cut costs
The Department of Energy-funded Industrial Assessment Center embeds UWM engineering professors and students in manufacturing plants, where they make recommendations that have helped manufacturing companies save $6.5 million to date.
Building a better way to supply energy
Microgrids developed by UWM engineer Adel Nasiri could make green energy more widely available and help prevent wide-spread power outages.