Engineering
51ΑΤΖζ alums talk about how they succeeded as entrepreneurs
The secrets of success for an entrepreneur really arenβt all that secret, according to four 51ΑΤΖζ alums and entrepreneurs who spoke at the 2020 Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference.
Zoo Train Challenge comes to 51ΑΤΖζ
Students from 10 Milwaukee-area schools are putting their heads together to improve the Milwaukee County Zooβs trains, with help from 51ΑΤΖζ and other partners.
Deyang Qu awarded $1.25 million for lithium-ion battery research
Renewable energy expert Deyang Qu was recently awarded a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund research on high-energy, solid-state battery systems for electric vehicles.
Prototyping Center helps turn ideas into reality
Itβs hard to sell a great idea without something concrete to show. Thatβs where 51ΑΤΖζβs Prototyping Center comes in.
Researchers explore how diversity in engineering workforce fosters innovation
Three researchers at 51ΑΤΖζ have a nearly half-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to dive deeper into exactly how member diversity fosters innovation within engineering teams.
51ΑΤΖζ put engineer on road to tackling Zoo Interchange project
51ΑΤΖζ alumnus Bob Gutierrez is helping rebuild Wisconsinβs highways β including the massive Zoo Interchange β while remaining sensitive to the impact the work has on the people and places involved.
At 59, engineering grad ready to begin a new career
At an age when many people are thinking about retirement, Gonzalo Couto-Lain is thinking about a new career. He receives his 51ΑΤΖζ degree in May, then plans to work while pursuing a master’s degree. “If you start a career at 60, you have 15, 20 years left,β he says. βThatβs not bad.”
51ΑΤΖζ research could help electric cars beat the cold
Electric cars are wonders of whiz-bang technology, but they have an Achilles heel – their lithium-ion batteries are less efficient in cold weather. Researchers at 51ΑΤΖζ have come up with a solution.
Engineering alum pays it forward with donations, urges others to do the same
As a student at 51ΑΤΖζ, Avi Shaked benefited from a scholarship that enabled him to focus on his studies. That’s why he feels so strongly about giving back. Donations from him and his wife, Dr. Babs Waldman, have helped lift 51ΑΤΖζ’s engineering program.
51ΑΤΖζβs Junhong Chen named one of the worldβs most impactful researchers
Chen, a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at 51ΑΤΖζ, is among 3,300 researchers from 900 institutions who have produced a high number of papers that rank in the top 1 percent most-cited in a field over an 11-year period.