Science & Technology
Paved with Good Prevention
He’s reinventing how we think of concrete, and Konstantin Sobolev’s creations could make potholes disappear.
A Switch for Switchgrass
A hardy perennial is a promising source of biofuel, and UWM scientist Dave Zhao is developing a key technique to unlock its potential.
Pre-vet student finds a calling caring for animals
When Juan Orjuela talks about his patients, he describes them like they’re real people. And to him, they are. “I think the bond with animals is so unbreakable, unlike any other,” he said.
Water program links students to careers
Water SYS-STEM, a program involving UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, Water Council affiliates and local technical colleges, is introducing students to careers in the water industry – and to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.
UWM Research Foundation licenses educational technology to Science Kinetics
Ohio-based Science Kinetics recently licensed computational fluid dynamics software developed by UWM doctoral candidate Tom Hansen.
Ourmazd to join advisory committee of the U.S. Department of Energy
Abbas Ourmazd, a UWM distinguished professor of physics, has been appointed to serve on the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Mathematicians help Rust-Oleum with paint problem
When Rust-Oleum needed some answers, UWM researchers did a different type of paint-by-numbers work.
UWM grad helps bring fresh water to impoverished villages
Clean drinking water is something we might take for granted, but for people in impoverished areas of the world, it’s a necessity that takes time and energy every day to acquire. Recent UWM grad Cassandra Bence is helping do something about it.
Fellowships allow Freshwater students to wade into policy
Danielle Cloutier and Shelby LaBuhn, both doctoral students in the School of Freshwater Sciences, will soon head to Washington, D.C., to see how the research they do translates into law.
UWM scores a rare trifecta of grants
UWM has received three highly competitive awards from the National Science Foundation to fund research instrumentation. “It is quite unusual for an institution to receive multiple MRI awards in a single year, and it’s certainly unprecedented at UWM,” said Mark Harris, interim vice provost for research.