Engineering

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…

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…

