{"id":28511,"date":"2026-03-19T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=28511"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:54:40","slug":"grand-opening-of-senior-design-studio-drew-a-hefty-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/grand-opening-of-senior-design-studio-drew-a-hefty-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of Senior Design Studio drew a hefty crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Almost a hundred students, faculty, staff, alumni, and industry representatives turned out for the Opening Celebration of the Senior Design Studio on the third floor of the EMS building on March 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning underused space into a permanent collaborative work area for senior design teams required extensive renovation. This is the first time they have all been brought together in one large, interdisciplinary studio space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider uwm-p-slider--dots-outside\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--base\"><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Senior.Design.crowd_.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of about 30 people face a person standing at a podium (left) at a gathering.\" title=\"A crowd of about 30 people face a person standing at a podium (left) at a gathering.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>A crowd gathered to hear Dean Brett Peters (far left) thank the donors for supporting our students by funding the renovation of the space. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Design.Studio2.jpg\" alt=\"Two young men and two young women stand near a research poster on the left. The man in the center, with shoulder-length hair and a brown shirt on, gestures as he explains the work on the poster to a middle-age woman (far right)\" title=\"Two young men and two young women stand near a research poster on the left. The man in the center, with shoulder-length hair and a brown shirt on, gestures as he explains the work on the poster to a middle-age woman (far right)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Students from a civil engineering senior design team explain their work to Professor Susan McRoy, chair, computer science. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/design.Studio6.jpg\" alt=\"Five people, including one woman, pose for the camera, arm in arm. The man on the far left is wearing a lilac shirt, the next two are in blue, the fourth is wearing a dark gray shirt and jacket, and the woman has on a brown and beige plain shacket.\" title=\"Five people, including one woman, pose for the camera, arm in arm. The man on the far left is wearing a lilac shirt, the next two are in blue, the fourth is wearing a dark gray shirt and jacket, and the woman has on a brown and beige plain shacket.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Bill Dussault (second from left), senior design instructor in electrical engineering, reconnects  with former students and friends. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Design.Studio5.jpg\" alt=\"Close up shot of a young man who is majoring in electrical engineering with sandy, curly hair who is working on building a circuit board.\" title=\"Close up shot of a young man with sandy, curly hair who is working on building a circuit board.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>A student in electrical engineering works on a component of his senior design team project.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Design.Studio7.jpg\" alt=\"Two smiling men on the left look at the camera next to a display of 3D printed miniature buildings arranged by height (right).\" title=\"Two smiling men on the left look at the camera next to a display of 3D printed miniature buildings arranged by height (right).\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Researcher Hua Liu (left) and Professor Rani El Hajjar, both civil &amp; environmental engineering, stand next to Liu&#8217;s display of 3D-printed miniatures of famous tall buildings. They are arranged by their real height (at right) for comparison. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Design.Studio8.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a gold puffer vest (left) is conversing with a bald man in a navy polo shirt (right). Two men are in between and back, having their own discussion. Both are wearing blue shirts.\" title=\"A woman in a gold puffer vest (left) is conversing with a bald man in a navy polo shirt (right). Two men are in between and back, having their own discussion. Both are wearing blue shirts.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Mohamed Yahiaoui, senior design instructor, mechanical engineering (right), chats with an attendees, including Dan Schofield (second from right), Global Labs Manager, representing GE HealthCare, sponsor of the 51ÁÔÆæ Senior Design Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Design.Studio4copy.jpg\" alt=\"An African-American woman, left, speaks with a middle-age man with glasses, right. An Asian man with glasses stands between them listening to the conversation.\" title=\"An African-American woman, left, speaks with a middle-age man with glasses, right. An Asian man with glasses stands between them listening to the conversation.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Paul McNally, computer science senior lecturer emeritus (right), catches up with Professer Deyang Qu (center) and another guest. McNally is one of the donors who contributed to the renovation. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was entirely funded by private philanthropy, including the Alan D. Kulwicki Legacy Fund and the fund of Paul McNally, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, computer science. Additional support came from donors to the CEAS General Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests at the event also included representatives of area industries, including those who have sponsored senior design projects. (View a full gallery of <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/home\/senior-design-projects\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/home\/senior-design-projects\/\">previous senior design projects here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-possible-next-step\">A possible &#8220;next step&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/research\/centers-institutes\/community-design-solutions\/\">Community Design Solutions<\/a> worked with the college to provide illustrations of what a &#8220;next step&#8221; could look like (below). These images reflect further modernization, collaborative spaces and greater visibility from outside the studio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested in leaning more?<\/strong> If you or your organization would be interested in supporting this project, please contact Jean Opitz at <a href=\"mailto:opitz@uwm.edu\">opitz@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"29031\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/Senior-Design-Studio-Rendering-2.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of a redesign of the Senior Design Studio with glass doors\" class=\"wp-image-29031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/Senior-Design-Studio-Rendering-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/04\/Senior-Design-Studio-Rendering-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"29026\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/SDrendering1.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing view of the senior design space with both comfy and desk chairs at a bar. 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