Engineering

Engineers Week 2026 brings professional development, hands‑on challenges and community spirit
Marquette University’s 2026 Engineers Week (E-Week), held from Feb. 16 – 21, brought together students, faculty staff and alumni for a weeklong celebration of engineering, featuring professional development opportunities, friendly competitions as well as social and community-building events.

Alumnus Emery Lehman earns silver medal at Milano Cortina Games
Speed skater and 2020 Opus College of Engineering alumnus Emery Lehman secured a silver medal as part of the United States’ team pursuit trio.

Alumnus Emery Lehman to compete in two events at 2026 Milano Cortina Games
Speed skater and 2020 Opus College of Engineering alumnus Emery Lehman will compete in two events at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.

Celebrate Engineers Week at Marquette, Feb. 16-21
Student leaders in Engineering Student Council will host Engineers Week (E-Week) at Marquette from Monday, Feb. 16, through Saturday, Feb. 21. E-Week at Marquette is an opportunity to celebrate the engineering profession and gather as a community for social and professional events, inspired by the nationwide celebration of Engineers Week later in February. Find a…

Marquette well-represented at U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials
With the U.S. Olympic Trials at the Pettit from Jan. 2-5, Marquette was well represented both on and off the ice.

Adapted toys collaboration deepens connections for families, students, organizations
Two Marquette alumni, one working in Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering and another at Penfield Children’s Center, are proving that collaboration, shared purpose and a healthy dose of fun are the building blocks to leading meaningful change.

Faculty and staff honored at annual Employee Anniversary Luncheon
Faculty and staff members from across the university were honored at the annual Employee Anniversary Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

[Photo gallery] My research serves: highlights from Engineering Undergraduate Research Day 2025
Quick! Finish this sentence: “My research serves ____.” That was the final challenge for Marquette students as they presented their research posters at Marquette’s 2025 Engineering Undergraduate Research Day. Whether analyzing hospital data with AI or digging into stormwater runoff sites along Milwaukee roadways, the answers came easily for two simple reasons: Through the Summer…

Author and psychologist Dr. David Yeager to speak on the science of motivating young people, Jan. 16
Dr. David Yeager, author of “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” will visit campus on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, from noon to 2 p.m. as an invited speaker by the Opus College of Engineering. The event will be hosted in the Alumni Memorial Union Ballroom AB. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends are…

Marquette engineering faculty bring back insights from the field
Dr. Patrick McNamara, Eng ’06, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, could have spent his yearlong sabbatical advancing his research on water treatment and microbial resistance or collaborating with colleagues in a lab at another university. Instead, McNamara took a temporary post at Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, construction and consulting firm…