Matthew Curran
Collaboration featuring engineering, occupational therapy and high school students creates hundreds of adapted toys for children
Santa’s workshop returned to Marquette this November as part of an annual effort to adapt accessible toys for children and provide hands-on learning for students eager to serve. The Opus College of Engineering’s Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Center (OREC) and Penfield Children’s Center hosted two “build days” this month to support Inclusive Play: Toys for All,…
Photo gallery: “My research serves…” reflections from Engineering Undergraduate Research Day
Hands-on, applied learning inside and outside of the classroom is the bedrock of the undergraduate engineering experience at Marquette. Alongside students’ practical curriculum are a variety of co-curricular experiences cultivated to prepare engineering leaders to Be The Difference. In addition to co-ops, internships and other industry experiences, many students pursue undergraduate research opportunities to expand…
Photo gallery: Marquette’s off-road racing team is back on track
Marquette Eagle Racing, an off-road racing team organized by Marquette’s chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), is at full throttle this academic year with growing membership and plenty of enthusiasm. The student organization is geared toward the Baja racing competitions — hosted internationally by the Society of Automotive Engineers — but in recent years…
Society of Women Engineers at Marquette hosts regional convention on campus
On Saturday, Sept. 28, students from five Wisconsin colleges and universities gathered in O’Brien Hall for the second annual Marquette Society of Women Engineers Regional Convention, hosted by student leaders in Marquette’s chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The event was organized to bring students from around Wisconsin together to build connections, learn from…
Engineering Undergraduate Research Day poster session, Oct. 25
The Opus College of Engineering will host its annual Undergraduate Research Day poster session on Friday, Oct. 25, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the fourth-floor atrium of Engineering Hall. No registration is required to attend this celebration of undergraduate engineering research and discovery. Posters will be presented by students across all engineering disciplines.…
A message from Marquette Engineering Opus Dean Kristina Ropella
Opus Dean Kristina Ropella shares a message as part of the next digital issue of Marquette Engineer.
Stewards of Service: Marquette students carry on a legacy of community-driven international engineering projects
When walking down Wisconsin Avenue on a typical mid-semester weeknight, most pedestrians will overlook the sliver of light coming from a garden-level window of Marquette’s Haggerty Hall. The building’s mostly dim basement houses custodial materials, a few heavier pieces of engineering research equipment, storage for the building’s many classrooms and, nestled within its passageways, a…
Excellence in Leadership (E-Lead) Program applications open
The Excellence in Leadership (E-Lead) Program is accepting applications from second-year students across campus to begin the program in spring 2025. Applications are available online and due by noon on Monday, Sept. 30. Forty students will be selected from the applicant pool. E-Lead is a three-year curricular program for undergraduate students across all disciplines at…
Undergraduate engineers discover new skills and passions in hands-on summer research projects
This summer, over 20 undergraduate engineering students completed hands-on research projects alongside faculty experts in Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering. These projects offered students the opportunity to practice new technical skills, explore their curiosity and learn from experts in the field. Thirteen of this year’s undergraduate researchers were supported by the Opus College’s Summer Undergraduate…
Marquette students earn first, fourth and sixth place in Medical Imaging Informatics Hackathon
In June, 13 students from Marquette competed as three teams in the 2024 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Hackathon in National Harbor, Maryland, gaining first-hand experience working with real clinicians to identify and address a health care problem. The SIIM Hackathon is an annual challenge for professional and student teams focused on creating…