Engineering
Anatomy of a crash test dummy: Marquette’s Dr. Frank Pintar reshapes the safety regulations that govern the road
Dr. Frank Pintar’s research on crash test dummies helps shape the safety regulations that govern every vehicle on the road — and have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Halloween ‘horrors’ that spark curiosity among Marquette engineers
Visitors to Engineering Hall at Marquette University are greeted by a wide range of educational and research laboratories, each offering safe and collaborative environments for engineers to explore solutions to real-world problems. Just as these laboratories inspire Marquette students to let their creativity flourish, the Halloween season has a way of sparking imaginations in fun,…
Photo gallery: Marquette’s off-road racing team puts blue and gold in motion at back-to-back competitions
Marquette Eagle Racing, an off-road racing team organized by Marquette’s chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), is at full throttle this academic year with two races already completed and more races and campus events on the road ahead. From Oct. 2-5, 14 students represented Marquette at the Baja SAE 50th anniversary race weekend…
Society of Women Engineers Regional Convention connects students and industry on Marquette’s campus
The convention brought together students from four Wisconsin colleges and universities and industry professionals to inspire innovation, empower leadership and build meaningful connections.
Professor receives $3.2 million R01 grant from NIH to study pediatric foot deformities
Dr. Karen Kruger, research associate professor in the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health with an anticipated value of $3.2 million to complete a comprehensive study of the 3D structure and function of pediatric flat feet throughout growth…
Engineering professor receives engineering education fellow award
Dr. Priya Deshpande, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering, has been named a 2025 Engineering Unleashed Fellow by the Kern Family Foundation (KFF). This prestigious national honor, awarded to 29 faculty members from 23 institutions across the country, recognizes faculty who demonstrate outstanding leadership in advancing undergraduate engineering…
Hands-on STEM: High schoolers explore biomedical engineering at Marquette
This summer at Marquette, a group of curious high school students gathered for a three-day, hands-on experience in biomedical engineering, exploring how engineers merge biology, mechanics and electronics to improve lives.
Bright futures for biomedical engineers: a Q&A with Dr. Hu Yang, Marquette and Medical College of Wisconsin’s new chair of biomedical engineering
Dr. Hu Yang was named chair of the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in July, taking on the role following a nationwide search from both institutions to find the department’s next leader. Hu was also appointed as a professor with tenure and awarded the Dr. Robert D. and…
Anchored in data: Engineering students bring new life to Lake Michigan weather buoy
Two miles off the shore of Lake Michigan bobs a weather buoy unlike any other in the Great Lakes. The recalibrated bright orange device that provides the Milwaukee community with up-to-the-minute weather conditions on the lake has been revamped twice by an ambitious group of engineering students for their senior design project. “The two projects…
Developing global engineers with visits to international industry leaders like Audi, Ducati and more
If you take engineering students to Audi’s headquarters, they will start popping the hoods of any car they can touch. Tour them through Ducati’s manufacturing floor, and they will lean as close as they can to the production line. Feed them pizza and espresso at a lunch with engineering students from around Europe, and they…