{"id":21849,"date":"2024-12-16T13:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=21849"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:39:28","slug":"college-leads-the-university-in-research-awards-so-far-this-fiscal-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/college-leads-the-university-in-research-awards-so-far-this-fiscal-year\/","title":{"rendered":"College leads the university in research awards so far this fiscal year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research awards are surging at the College of Engineering & Applied Science from levels during the COVID pandemic and have also increased greatly from this time a year ago. In fact, the college is leading all other 51ÁÔÆæ colleges\u2019 research funding at the mid-point of the 2025 fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The college\u2019s research awards total just over $10.5 million ($9.5 from federal sources) with six months to go in the cycle. While the amount of external funding is elevated nearly campuswide, compared to this time last year, the amount in engineering and computer science research represents a peak over the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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External awards to the college by year, with 2025 at halfway. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging the college\u2019s expertise in energy auditing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the largest grants in recent years was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in June. The $5.7 million grant is designated to set up Industrial Training Assessment Centers (ITACs) around the Midwest to help small- and medium-sized companies remain competitive in the face of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were selected because of our longstanding DOE-supported program that trains 51ÁÔÆæ engineering students to conduct energy audits through our Industrial Assessment Center, the only one in Wisconsin,\u201d said Ryo Amano, professor, mechanical engineering, who is directing the new initiative. \u201cSo now we are \u2018training the trainers\u2019 at ITACs at nine communities in four states.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Douglas Hamm is vice president of teaching and learning at Moraine Park Technical College, with has campuses in Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam and West Bend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn attractive aspect of this grant opportunity, in addition to collaborating with UW-Milwaukee who certainly is a recognized leader in the space, is our ability to add energy auditing and conservation into the programs we offer where they can provide the most benefit,\u201d Hamm said. \u201cFor our students, this added skill set could distinguish them from other job seekers who don\u2019t have it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other notable research funding this year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n