Engineering
Marquette Receives $597,000 From Federal Government To Support Financial And Educational Needs Of Doctoral Students In Electrical Engineering
MILWAUKEE — The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University received a $597,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship Program to support the financial and educational needs of doctoral students. The three-year grant aims to increase the number of students who are prepared for,…
Marquette Engineer Receives $1.5 Million From U.S. Air Force To Study How To Prevent Accidental Detonations Of Explosives And Propellants
Dr. John Borg will develop a surrogate substructure to test and reduce accidental detonations
Marquette Researcher Receives $1.5 Million NIH Grant To Study Congenital Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. John LaDisa will develop criteria for surgery and long-term treatment of patients with coarctation of the aorta
Marquette And Varian Receive $2.5 Million NIH Grant For CT Scan Radiation Study
Researchers will develop tool to estimate CT radiation dosage to individual patients
Alumni Couple Donates $2 Million To Grow Mental Health Research And Launch Engineering Student Success Center
MILWAUKEE — Marquette students and faculty now have heightened research and support resources thanks to the generosity of alumni Jim and Kelly McShane. The McShanes, both of whom graduated from Marquette in 1968, made two specific $1 million gifts focused on mental health research in the College of Health Sciences and on the development of…
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…