Engineering

Bridging education and industry: UW-Platteville’s innovative offering for working families

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UW-Platteville's Engineering Partnerships is offering a path for working adults to earn engineering degrees, allowing them to balance career, family and education. Students can advance their careers without relocating or sacrificing personal commitments.


Building success: How teamwork and innovation transformed Sesquicentennial Hall into a national award winner

Authored on: , Written by: Christine Bellport

Sesquicentennial Hall has earned the Grand Prize Award from Learning by Design Magazine, thanks to a collaborative effort that blends innovation, sustainability and hands-on learning.


UW-Platteville Launches Executive MS in Engineering Program

Authored on: , Written by: Melissa Gavin, Director, Platteville Distance Engineering Programs

UW-Platteville is launching an Executive MS in Engineering program in May 2025, offering a flexible hybrid format designed for working professionals. The cohort-based program combines online courses with in-person sessions to enhance collaboration, networking and career growth.


UW-Platteville, UW-La Crosse announce innovative 3+2 dual degree agreements

Authored on: , Written by: Melissa Gavin, Director, Platteville Distance Engineering Programs

UW-Platteville and UW-La Crosse announce an innovative set of articulation agreements establishing 3+2 dual degree programs, offering students a seamless pathway to earn a Bachelor of Science in physics from UW-La Crosse and a Bachelor of Science in one of four engineering programs at UW-Platteville.


Associate professor showcases innovative concrete curing research at transportation meeting in nation’s capital

Authored on: , Written by: Dr. Danny Xiao

Dr. Danny Xiao presented research at the 104th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting on the use of capillary pressure sensors to assess the effectiveness of curing on Wisconsin concrete.


'Exceptional' talent shines as musician and engineer

Authored on: , Written by: Brooke Schindler, Writing Intern, College of LAE

As winner of the annual concerto competition, Elliott Loughney, a junior civil engineering and music double major, will perform the first movement of Edvard Grieg’s "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16," with the UW-Platteville Symphonic Wind Ensemble in concert on Wednesday, Nov. 13.


Xiao completes sabbatical in Germany and develops a study abroad program for students

Authored on: , Written by: Dr. Danny Xiao

Dr. Danny Xiao, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, received the opportunity to complete his sabbatical last spring semester at Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany.


Engineering change: How UW-Platteville students are empowering Ghana's next generation

Authored on: , Written by: Christine Bellport

UW-Platteville Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter embark on a journey to Ghana to construct a junior high school, bridging a critical gap in education for children in Adumasa.


Steel bridge team advances to nationals

Authored on: , Written by: Kristie Reynolds

The Steel Bridge Team at UW-Platteville recently competed in a regional steel bridge competition in Chicago, Illinois, where they placed second overall and earned an entry in the national competition.


Jayden Trocke wins seventh annual WiSys Prototype Hackathon

Authored on: , Written by: Elizabeth Krenzelok, WiSys

UW-Platteville senior Jayden Trocke received first place at the seventh annual WiSys Prototype Hackathon Pitch Event.


Professor awarded Fulbright grant to teach and research in Egypt

Authored on: , Written by: Stephen Kelley

Dr. Samir El-Omari, civil and environmental engineering professor, was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright grant to teach and research at Nile University in Egypt, where he will continue his work in the field of sustainability.


NSF-funded research looks to leverage strengths of non-traditional engineering students

Authored on: , Written by: Alison Parkins

Dr. Ganapathy Natarajan, associate professor of industrial engineering, is part of a team awarded a National Science Foundation grant to research ways to leverage the lived experiences of non-traditional engineering students in order to improve learning for all students in engineering classrooms.


UW-Platteville, Plexus Corp. celebrate partnership and naming of new Women in STEM center

Authored on: , Written by: Alison Parkins

UW-Platteville celebrated a new milestone in its longtime partnership with Plexus Corp. at last week's naming celebration event and ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the Plexus Women in STEM Center.


Engineering students continue work with USGS to combat invasive species

Authored on: , Written by: Alison Parkins

University of Wisconsin-Platteville students are helping biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey combat a growing problem in the Great Lakes region – the invasive zebra and quagga mussel, which has caused significant ecological and economic damage in the region since it was first discovered there more than three decades ago.


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