  {"id":3465,"date":"2021-05-06T10:34:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?post_type=program&#038;p=3465"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:03:07","slug":"materials-engineering-masters","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/materials-engineering-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering MS: Materials Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Engineering MS: Materials Engineering                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">MS<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Whether you intend to pursue research or are seeking advancement, higher pay or job security, now is a good time to pursue a Master of Science degree in Engineering, with a concentration in Materials Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">51ÁÔÆæ, one of Wisconsin\u2019s two R1 research universities, is located in one of the largest manufacturing centers in the nation, and graduates of this program are in high demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The flexible program welcomes those whose undergraduate degrees were in materials science &amp; engineering and related disciplines such as chemistry, physics and other fields within engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Qualified 51ÁÔÆæ undergraduate students can apply to begin this program during their senior year by participating in the integrated BS-MS Program.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Master&#8217;s<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--2\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Format<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>On Campus<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n\n        <div class=\"uwm-mini-rfi uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--shadow\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Request Information<\/div>\n                    <div id='form_24340cd6-aac9-4c29-a3c7-2d2be62daf94'>Loading&#8230;<\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=442d088c-4d8a-4572-be4e-00a5267ed73b\" rel=\"\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cost-aid\/\" rel=\"\">Cost<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script async='async' src='https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=24340cd6-aac9-4c29-a3c7-2d2be62daf94&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_24340cd6-aac9-4c29-a3c7-2d2be62daf94'>\/**\/<\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t    <section id=\"program-highlights\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80 uwm-bg-gray-dark\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div id=\"program-highlights-content-video\" class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boost Your Career Prospects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Overall employment of materials scientists is projected to grow 5 percent from 2019 to 2029. Those with advanced degrees are expected to have the best opportunities.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-sm\">*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">51ÁÔÆæ students can get a career boost from hands-on, guided access to advanced instrumentation (in the Advanced Analysis Facility).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Students can also train in our small-scale foundry. We&#8217;re  a world leader in foundry-produced advanced materials that have applications in transportation, energy conservation, water and biomedical industries.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--6 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n        <figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray uwm-c-img--video\">\n            <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-s76msk\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-s76msk\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Ben-Church-750-x-500.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Church in materials lab\" class=\"wp-image-6031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Ben-Church-750-x-500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Ben-Church-750-x-500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>            <\/a>\n            \n                            <figcaption>Hear Assistant Professor Ben Church talk about research for lithium-ion batteries.<\/figcaption>        <\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"uwm-modal-s76msk\" class=\"hidden\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-video\">\n                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fxsp88IMxTs\"  width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"program-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-lm20-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-lm20-research\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-lm20-faculty-staff\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-lm20-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to Expect<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">This program provides a broad background in fundamental and emerging aspects of materials engineering. As you complete your studies, you will have the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thesis option; non-thesis option<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The thesis option is designed for people planning to pursue research. Students complete an original thesis research project, supervised by a faculty advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The non-thesis option is designed for working professionals. In lieu of a thesis, students take an additional seven hours of coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tailoring your coursework<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Your coursework can be tailored to incorporate topics that directly relate to your interests and goals. Fundamentals within the materials engineering field (such as Thermodynamics of Materials or Advanced Mechanical Behavior) can be combined with courses such as Deformation Processing or Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing. Electives from other engineering and science areas can be incorporated to give additional flexibility to your program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Assistantships \/ Teaching Assistantship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Most students choose to incorporate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/research-teaching-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching Assistantships (TAs) or Research Assistantships (RAs)<\/a>&nbsp;during their graduate study which helps to fund their education while also building leadership skills.&nbsp;Assistantship decisions are made by the academic departments only after an applicant has been accepted into the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a2\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact the<a href=\"mailto:ceas-graduate@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science Graduate Programs Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-lm20-research\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p class=\"default\">You\u2019ll have the opportunity work with faculty engaged in leading-edge research in areas such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Materials for energy storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polymer solar cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adsorbents and membranes to remove water contaminants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membranes for energy-efficient chemical separations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturing processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural analysis of aerospace materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application of nanomaterials in construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-healing metals and advanced metal-matrix composites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Advanced Analysis Facility<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p class=\"default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/aaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This facility <\/a>houses and maintains research instrumentation, which provides full capability for materials and chemical analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Foundry and Solidification Lab<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/foundry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This small-scale foundry<\/a> provides students with hands-on training in cutting-edge foundry processing techniques and research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><strong>51ÁÔÆæ Center for Composite Materials<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/center-for-composites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The center<\/a> links the materials processing industry and 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s students and faculty in research efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>View a full list of our college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-labs-centers-institutes\/\">research labs, centers and institutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-lm20-faculty-staff\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"28, 28, 33, 28, 34\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/abu-zahra-nidal\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Nidal-Abu-Zahra-300-x-350-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nidal Abu Zahra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Nidal-Abu-Zahra-300-x-350-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Nidal-Abu-Zahra-300-x-350.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/abu-zahra-nidal\/\">Abu-Zahra, Nidal   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Industrial &amp; Manufacturing Engineering<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affilate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Materials Science and Engineering<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:nidal@uwm.edu\">nidal@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292668\">414-229-2668<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Engineering &amp; Mathematical Sciences E351<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"28, 34\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/church-benjamin\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/06\/Ben-Church-300-x-350-1-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ben Church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/06\/Ben-Church-300-x-350-1-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/06\/Ben-Church-300-x-350-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/church-benjamin\/\">Church, Benjamin   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Materials Science &amp; Engineering Department<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Director<\/strong>, <em>Advanced Analysis Facility<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:church@uwm.edu\">church@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292825\">414-229-2825<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Engineering &amp; Mathematical Sciences 910C<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"28, 28, 34, 28, 35\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/musinski-william\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/08\/William-Musinski-300-x-350-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"William Musinski\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/08\/William-Musinski-300-x-350-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/08\/William-Musinski-300-x-350.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/musinski-william\/\">Musinski, William   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:musinski@uwm.edu\">musinski@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Engineering and Mathematical Sciences EMS 910D<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"28, 29, 28, 28, 34, 28, 35\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/rohatgi-pradeep\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Pradeep-Rohatgi-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pradeep Rohatgi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Pradeep-Rohatgi-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/02\/Pradeep-Rohatgi.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/rohatgi-pradeep\/\">Rohatgi, Pradeep   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Distinguished Professor<\/strong>, <em>Materials Science and Engineering Department<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Professor<\/strong>, <em>Biomedical Engineering<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Professor<\/strong>, <em>Mechanical Engineering<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Director<\/strong>, <em>Center for Advanced Manufacture of Materials<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:prohatgi@uwm.edu\">prohatgi@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Engineering and Mathematical Sciences 574<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advising<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"36, 98, 98, 36, 77, 36\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/crary-therese\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Therese-Crary-300-x-350-1-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Therese Crary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Therese-Crary-300-x-350-1-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Therese-Crary-300-x-350-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/crary-therese\/\">Crary, Therese   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Advisor<\/strong>, <em>Graduate Programs<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Health Informatics<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:crary@uwm.edu\">crary@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142297267\">414-229-7267<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Engineering &amp; Mathematical Sciences E387C<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"36, 98, 98, 36, 77, 36\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/packard-robert\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Bob-Packard-300-x-350-257x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bob Packard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Bob-Packard-300-x-350-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/08\/Bob-Packard-300-x-350.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/directory\/packard-robert\/\">Packard, Robert   <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Advisor<\/strong>, <em>Graduate Programs<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Civil\/Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial\/Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science &amp; 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