Engineering
Milwaukee Philanthropist Michael Cudahy Gives $1 Million To Marquette To Support First-Generation Engineering Students
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist Michael Cudahy has given $1 million to support five full scholarships, including room-and-board for students attending Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering. Four students, all of whom are the first in their families to attend college and come from diverse backgrounds, started at Marquette this academic year.…
Marquette Receives $1.2 Million NSF Grant To Attract And Retain Secondary Science, Technology, Engineering And Math Teachers
Marquette University’s College of Education and Opus College of Engineering faculty have received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a 14-month master’s program that will attract and retain new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The accelerated program, which will start in summer 2018 and is already accepting applications, targets people…
Marquette’s Engineering Dean Receives Honors From Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network And STEM Forward
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus dean of Engineering, has received a pair of honors. Ropella has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Dean Award from The Kern Family Foundation, and has been named 2016 Engineer of the Year by STEM Forward. The Foundation award was presented at the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) National Conference…
Marquette Opus College Of Engineering Receives Three Grants Worth $630,459
Grants will fund two projects and start a robotics program within local high schools
Marquette Researcher Finds Major Middle East Dust Storm Caused By Extreme Drought, Not Regional Conflict
MILWAUKEE — The dust storm that triggered havoc in the Middle East last year likely was caused by extreme climatic conditions, not regional conflict, a new study by a Marquette University environmental engineer has found. The massive storm in September 2015 killed at least a dozen people, whipping across seven countries while canceling flights and…
Marquette Alumni Couple Give $3.5 Million Gift For Scholarship Aid
A Marquette alumni couple have given the university a $3.5 million gift for scholarship aid. The Donald J. and Frances I. Herdrich Endowed Scholarship for Engineering will fund full scholarships for first-generation students in the Opus College of Engineering. Twenty-three percent of Marquette’s most recent incoming class are first-generation college students. The engineering scholarships include…
Marquette, Rexnord To Launch ‘Bridge To Business’ Program For Young Engineers
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering and College of Business Administration have joined Milwaukee-based manufacturer Rexnord to develop an immersive, four-week experience to give early career engineers business fundamentals. The new program, Bridge to Business for Engineers, is being launched through a $1 million gift from Rexnord. “Rexnord is making an excellent investment in our region’s future,” said Marquette…
Olson Named Interim Chair Of Marquette-MCW Biomedical Engineering Department
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Lars E. Olson has been appointed interim chair of the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Biomedical Engineering. Olson currently serves as associate professor and interim chair of Marquette’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and is the director of the human powered nebulizer project. His appointment is effective July…
Professor Receives $500,000 NSF Grant To Study The Recovery Of Phosphorus From Water
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Brooke Mayer, an assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, has received a $500,000 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study how to remove and recover phosphorus from water. The CAREER grant is the foundation’s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty. Mayer’s five-year study, “CAREER: Harnessing the…
Marquette University And Medical College Of Wisconsin Announce Biomedical Engineering Department
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have announced the creation of the Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Department which will bring together the engineering education and research expertise of Marquette and the medical research, technology and clinical expertise of MCW to provide an inclusive education…