by Brian Walsh Rani ElHajjar Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering Tell us about your main area of expertise. My recent areas of focus are in nondestructive full field analysis of strain and stress in polymer-based composite materials. These materials are becoming increasingly...
Learning how UWM collaborates with WisDOT By Erin Puro, UWMRF Technology Commercialization Manager On October 6th, I attended the 2023 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium. This event is co-hosted by UW-Milwaukee’s Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). The event showcased university...
Are We Ready to Partner? By Brian Walsh, UWMRF Senior Technology Commercialization Manager Despite growing campus research activity, the proportion of projects sponsored by industry accounted for less than five percent of UWM research over the past five years. We can do better. In an effort to bring more...
Advancements in electric vehicle battery packs, cancer treatment, antibody purification, and lithium extraction methods were all among the projects funded through this year’s UWM Research Foundation Catalyst Grant program. A total of $180,000 is being awarded thanks to the support of the Lynde and Harry Bradley...
RoddyMedical, Inc. announced the closing of its $600,000 series seed investment round and partnership with the Winnebago Seed Fund, and the Winnow Fund, two of Wisconsin’s Badger Fund of Fund venture capital firms. The seed round will finance the manufacturing and product launch of the...
Ilya Avdeev has been named director of innovation at the new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. In this role, Avdeev — an associate professor of mechanical engineering who has been instrumental in fostering entrepreneurship at UWM — will lead program development and partnership cultivation.
