{"id":25802,"date":"2025-10-03T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/about\/milwaukee-engineer-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:28:27","slug":"milwaukee-engineer-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/about\/milwaukee-engineer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-0 uwm-ceas-me-intro\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Milwaukee Engineer Newsletter<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Milwaukee Engineer newsletter rounds up our latest, newsworthy stories and event announcements. 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And, for patients recovering from bone cancer, the environment inside the body is working against healing. Priya Premnath, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received the 2026 Shaw Early &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ipit-researchers-including-students-present-a-bevy-of-papers-at-national-conference\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/IPIT.group_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group shot of 7 people - 6 men and one woman - all looking at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/IPIT.group_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/IPIT.group_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ipit-researchers-including-students-present-a-bevy-of-papers-at-national-conference\/\">IPIT researchers, including students, present a bevy of papers at national conference<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-26T13:28:04-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Researchers and students in the college&#039;s Institute for Physical Infrastructure &amp; Transportation (IPIT) presented more than a dozen papers at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC in January. The Transportation Research Board, a program of the National Academies &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ceas-students-recognized-at-national-foundry-educational-foundation-conference\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/metal.casting.conference.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Five men and one woman look at the camera in a group shot. The three in the bottom row are holding a 51ÁÔÆæ pennant.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/metal.casting.conference.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/metal.casting.conference-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ceas-students-recognized-at-national-foundry-educational-foundation-conference\/\">Students recognized at national Foundry Educational Foundation conference<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T13:33:20-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Four students and two faculty members from the materials science and engineering department attended the 2025 Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference, held in Chicago in November. The annual conference is FEF\u2019s flagship recruiting and networking event, bringing metal-casting companies &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/yi-is-the-latest-uwm-faculty-member-to-be-named-a-fellow-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/Yi.in_.clean_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men in white suits pose in a orange-tinted clean room. Both are wearing glasses.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/Yi.in_.clean_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/Yi.in_.clean_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/yi-is-the-latest-uwm-faculty-member-to-be-named-a-fellow-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors\/\">Yi is the latest 51ÁÔÆæ faculty member to be named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-11T15:22:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">December 11, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Alex Yasha Yi, a professor of electrical engineering and Director of Research at 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Connected Systems Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors\u2014one of the highest honors an academic inventor can receive. It\u2019s a distinction &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/new-emi-facility-will-be-latest-of-the-colleges-five-testing-and-analysis-facilities-available-to-industry\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/EMI.chamber.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A young man in a red plain shirt and a baseball cap stands in a an empty room lined with metallic tiles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/EMI.chamber.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/EMI.chamber-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/new-emi-facility-will-be-latest-of-the-colleges-five-testing-and-analysis-facilities-available-to-industry\/\">New EMI facility will be latest of the college\u2019s five testing and analysis facilities available to industry<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T12:23:53-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">With support from a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the college is now completing the installation of a unique, full-service Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing facility that will be used for research and also available to industry. Electronic equipment, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/slavens-goal-to-protect-hand-health-of-manual-wheelchair-users-with-new-grant\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman sitting next to a wheelchair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/slavens-goal-to-protect-hand-health-of-manual-wheelchair-users-with-new-grant\/\">Slavens&#8217; goal to protect hand health of manual wheelchair users with new grant<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T09:19:33-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">For people who use manual wheelchairs, pushing the wheels is not just transportation \u2013 it\u2019s independence and physical activity. But the repetitive force required can take a toll over time on the nerves in hands and wrists.&nbsp; Brooke Slavens, professor &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-college-news\">College News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-honored-by-stem-forward-on-feb-11\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man in a blue jacket and glasses presents a plaque to a woman with long dark hair and a white sweater. Both are looking at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Premnath.STEM_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-honored-by-stem-forward-on-feb-11\/\">Premnath honored by STEM Forward on Feb. 11<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T14:32:50-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to Priya Premnath, assistant professor, biomedical engineering, who was named STEM Forward&#039;s &quot;Young Engineer of the Year&quot; at a celebration on Feb. 11 at The Wisconsin Club in downtown &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/niu-featured-on-spectrum-news-showing-how-ai-helps-improve-rechargeable-batteries\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An asian man who is a professor of industrial and manufacturing in blue shirt and gray sportscoat shows a person who is mostly off-camera a tiny specimen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Niu.spectrum-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/niu-featured-on-spectrum-news-showing-how-ai-helps-improve-rechargeable-batteries\/\">Niu featured on Spectrum News showing how AI helps improve rechargeable batteries<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-22T11:47:14-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Junjie Niu, professor, industrial &amp; manufacturing engineering, recently showed Spectrum News Milwaukee how elements from the periodic table are combined to improve the performance of rechargeable batteries. Each element has &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/baldwin-visits-csi-to-learn-about-ai-innovation-and-workforce-readiness-in-manufacturing\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men and a woman in discussion. The man on the left is shaking hands with the woman on the right with the second man in the middle.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Tammy.Baldwin-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/baldwin-visits-csi-to-learn-about-ai-innovation-and-workforce-readiness-in-manufacturing\/\">CEAS students and faculty help Sen. Baldwin learn about AI innovation during CSI visit<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T13:57:46-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Students and faculty from the college were well-represented at a welcome event for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin when she visited 51ÁÔÆæ&#039;s Connected Systems Institute (CSI) Sept. 24. Baldwin explored the &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/thomas-and-zhang-awarded-campus-dig-grants-for-research-in-vr-and-batteries\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men testing computer science VR equipment. The one on the right is wearing the VR goggles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Thomas.VRHakim-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/thomas-and-zhang-awarded-campus-dig-grants-for-research-in-vr-and-batteries\/\">Thomas and Zhang awarded campus DIG grants for research in VR and batteries<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T15:57:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Two research projects \u2013 one focusing on virtual reality exposure and the other on a pretreatment for battery parts \u2013 have received funding by the&nbsp;51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School\u2019s Discovery and Innovation &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/spectrum-news-asks-the-shen-lab-how-to-reduce-energy-used-by-data-centers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"an Asian man talking while looking at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Shen.on_.Spectrum-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/spectrum-news-asks-the-shen-lab-how-to-reduce-energy-used-by-data-centers\/\">Spectrum News asks the Shen lab how to reduce energy used by data centers<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-19T16:39:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Researchers at 51ÁÔÆæ are looking for ways to reduce the amount of data that is processed at data centers while still getting good computing results and saving energy. Shuaiqi Roger &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a modern open space with tables, backed by a bright yellow wall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/senior.design.space_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors\/\">Dedicated space for senior design studios funded entirely by private donors<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T15:48:57-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The new EMS Senior Design &amp; Capstone Studios in EMS 371 have been renovated and will open for use later this month. These spaces are entirely funded by private philanthropy &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-alumni-amp-community\">Alumni &amp; Community<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/kissinger-recognized-for-service-by-uwm-alumni-association\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men, one with glasses, and one woman wearing a gold dress, display an award plaque while looking at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Kissinger.chancellor-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/kissinger-recognized-for-service-by-uwm-alumni-association\/\">Kissinger honored for service by 51ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T16:02:05-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to John Kissinger (&#039;79 BS Civil Engineering), who was honored with the Exemplary Alumni Service Award by the 51ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association. The award was presented at an event Feb. 27. Kissinger joined the engineering firm Graef-USA Inc., in 1984 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/schreiner-supports-undergraduates-from-day-one-through-the-success-center\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/schreiner-supports-undergraduates-from-day-one-through-the-success-center\/\">Schreiner supports undergraduates from day one through the Success Center<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T16:26:49-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When Richard Schreiner (MS \u201982, computer science) thinks about what helps engineering and computer science students succeed, he remembers how tough those first semesters can be. That\u2019s why, in 2021, he helped establish a fund that supports a Student Success &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mps-high-school-seniors-test-drive-engineering-at-uwm\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a group of young people working on furniture making.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Salman.makerspace-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/mps-high-school-seniors-test-drive-engineering-at-uwm\/\">MPS high school seniors test-drive engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T15:14:30-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When Salman Ibrahim, a senior at Ronald Reagan High School, heard he could take a real college engineering class while still in high school \u2014 and for free \u2014 he didn\u2019t hesitate. \u201cThis way, I can try it out and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students-fire-up-their-curiosity-at-foundry-in-a-box-workshop\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a group of high school students work on a project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/07\/FIAB-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students-fire-up-their-curiosity-at-foundry-in-a-box-workshop\/\">Students fire up their curiosity at \u201cFoundry in a Box\u201d workshop<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-07-25T10:42:24-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Molten metal, custom keychains, and hands-on science. That\u2019s what greeted ten high school students from the TRIO and 51ÁÔÆæ Precollege Program when they stepped into 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Foundry Lab on July 10 for this summer\u2019s second \u201cFoundry in a Box\u201d event. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/biorobotics-lab-takes-its-rehab-robots-on-the-road\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a woman and a man, each in a wheelchair talking to each other\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Rahman.Chicago2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/biorobotics-lab-takes-its-rehab-robots-on-the-road\/\">BioRobotics Lab takes its rehab robots on the road<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-30T13:55:09-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Members of BioRobotics Lab, led by Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical &amp; biomedical engineering, demonstrated robotic assistive technologies they have developed at the annual Abilities Expo Chicago in June. The event showcases technologies and services for people with disabilities. The students &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tapco-donates-advanced-traffic-equipment-to-the-college\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"two men and one woman with equipment look at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Tapco.main_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tapco-donates-advanced-traffic-equipment-to-the-college\/\">TAPCO donates advanced traffic equipment to the college<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-16T14:44:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Traffic &amp; Parking Control Company, LLC (TAPCO), a Wisconsin-based leader in traffic safety and parking solutions, has made a generous donation of advanced traffic equipment to the college&#039;s Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT). 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