Engineering
New master’s degree in Connected Systems Engineering prepares students to ‘future proof’ their careers
51ÁÔÆæ is now enrolling students for the fall launch of a first-of-its-kind program in Wisconsin that combines engineering, business and data science with real-world applications in advanced manufacturing.
The bridge collapse that inspired a civil engineering career for 51ÁÔÆæ’s Habib Tabatabai
When a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore in March, causing it to collapse, it was a case of déjà vu for Habib Tabatabai, faculty member in the 51ÁÔÆæ’s College of Engineering & Applied Science.
51ÁÔÆæ leads new NSF-funded consortium to research greener, high-performance concrete
A grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a center to help create new technologies to improve concrete’s sustainability, durability and labor efficiency, while also bringing down its cost.
51ÁÔÆæ engineer helps create sensors of foodborne bacteria using quantum dots
Qingsu Cheng, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is part of a team developing low-cost biosensors that can quickly identify foodborne bacteria using the fluorescence of quantum dots for detection.
51ÁÔÆæ awarded $975,000 to expand its expertise in clean-energy workforce development
51ÁÔÆæ is among 10 universities nationwide funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a Building Training and Assessment Center.
Microsoft gives 51ÁÔÆæ $1.2 million for Connected Systems Institute at 51ÁÔÆæ
The gift will be used to educate and expand Wisconsin’s talent pipeline for Industry 4.0 manufacturing, which allows small and medium manufacturers to integrate new technologies into their production process.
51ÁÔÆæ’s Junjie Niu awarded STEM Forward’s Engineer of the Year
MILWAUKEE_Junjie Niu, associate professor of materials science and engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, was named the 2023 STEM Forward Engineer of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding contributors to the engineering profession from the greater Milwaukee area. STEM Forward is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization that inspires youth to pursue STEM careers. […]
Hamann named new executive director at Connected Systems Institute
Joe Hamann has been named the new executive director at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Connected Systems Institute.
College of Engineering celebrates its renovated research spaces
When 51ÁÔÆæ’s Engineering & Mathematical Sciences building opened in 1971, many of its 13 floors were dark and segmented into individual rooms. After a two-year renovation of the ninth and 10th floors, the new spaces, designated for research, are hardly recognizable.
Two U.S. senators get first-hand look at 51ÁÔÆæ’s energy research
Two U.S. senators recently received an up-close look at the federally funded, collaborative research being done between 51ÁÔÆæ’s College of Engineering & Applied Science and Badger Technology Group.