Materials Science + Engineering News
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UW System schools collaborate on green-energy study
Researchers from UW-Eau Claire, UW-Milwaukee and UW Oshkosh evaluated market conditions and opportunities for Wisconsin manufacturers to further develop products and processes to become involved in the green-energy sector.
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UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic and community makers working together to produce face shields for local hospitals
UW-Eau Claire’s Materials Science and Engineering Center is working with Mayo Clinic and a group of community makers to produce face shields for health care workers in all the hospitals in the Chippewa Valley.
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Elizabeth Glogowski honored for innovation through research with students
As the leader of innovative faculty-student collaborative research at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Elizabeth Glogowski has been honored as one of just three UW System 2020 Regent Scholars.
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Immersion gives Blugolds new appreciation for, understanding of Hmong culture
UW-Eau Claire's “Cultural Practices of the Hmong in Fresno, California” Winterim immersion program, now in its fifth year, helps heritage and non-heritage students learn more about the Hmong culture.
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UW-Eau Claire students, faculty to present ‘Dmitri’s Dream’
The story behind the Periodic Table of the Elements will be the focal point of “Dmitri’s Dream: Discovering the Alphabet of the Universe” on Dec. 3, a presentation of the UW-Eau Claire Art AND Science program.
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NSF grant to boost supercomputing at UW-Eau Claire
A recent $350,000 award from the National Science Foundation will more than double the high-performance computing capacity for faculty and students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, but the grant’s impact will not stop there.
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UW-Eau Claire to offer new biomedical engineering, public health programs
The UW System Board of Regents has approved new UW-Eau Claire bachelor's degree programs in biomedical engineering and public health. Both complement UW-Eau Claire's existing programs and meet demonstrated demand by students and in the job market.
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First Blugolds to graduate from UW-Eau Claire with degrees in materials science and engineering
This spring, Jordan Egner-Schnitzler, Brynn Dallmann, Nick Reding and Aaron Deacon will become the first Blugolds to graduate from UW-Eau Claire with degrees in materials science and engineering.
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Student ingenuity at work: Clearwater Labs consulting
Clearwater Labs is a student innovation project aimed at providing technology based solutions to Eau Claire-area businesses, while offering students unique experiential learning opportunities that both challenge and empower.
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Blugold team competes in first-ever Assistive Tech Challenge
A team of materials science students and a low-vision Blugold teamed up to tackle a Mayo Clinic-sponsored technology pitch aimed at solving the everyday challenges that face students and citizens with disabilities.
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Opening multiple doors to success
The freedom to explore in Materials Science and the opportunity to participate in undergraduate research has unlocked some incredible and diverse doors for graduating senior, Elizabeth Laskowski, to choose from.
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Materials Science & Engineering students learn real-world software skills in new course
MSE 372, a newly developed course in Materials Science & Engineering, introduces industrial software packages to students to solve complex problems in materials processing
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New grad prepares for future by balancing college classes, research and truck driving school
When classes, research, part-time jobs and student life left Elizabeth Laskowski frazzled, she decided to make a change. The materials science major enrolled in a truck driving school and went to work for an area farmer as she worked toward her degree.
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NSF grant to support promising research, student opportunities
A UW-Eau Claire faculty-student research project with important potential future applications in areas such as pharmaceuticals and water quality has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant totaling $217,330.
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Compete for cash prizes and other perks
Working on a research project that could ultimately benefit society? Have a business idea that could become the next big idea? Compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to increase exposure for your concept at the UWEC Quick Pitch on May 1.
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Collaborative research identifies a new class of materials for lithium ion batteries
Dr. Ying Ma and his research group of undergraduate collaborators explored the energy storage potential of a new class of materials for lithium ion batteries.
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Materials Science student mixes things up with internship experience
Senior Materials Science major Eric Miller completes his senior capstone internship experience with local company Cardinal Glass.
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High achievements lead to higher degree at high elevation
Materials Science student Sarah Sortedahl gained meaningful research experience studying superconducting wires at UW-Eau Claire which inspired her to pursue a PhD in Materials Science at Colorado School of Mines.
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Materials Science capstone leads to plastics careers
Two senior materials science majors tested the strength and stiffness of injection molded plastic parts. Their results have contributed to the new MS+E processing lab, and they have landed industrial positions in the plastics industry.
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Faculty, students collaborate to make research thrive at UW-Eau Claire
Faculty and students come together to help UW-Eau Claire gain national recognition for outstanding undergraduate research.
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Students from diverse backgrounds dive into research at UW-Eau Claire thanks to NSF grant
Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation under the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, eight students are getting the chance this summer to work on research projects in the areas of biophysical/biochemistry, physical chemistry, materials science and biology at UW-Eau Claire.
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A perfect example: alumni profile of MS+E success
Blugold materials science graduate Kao Yang tells the story of how changing his major truly changed his life.
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Materials Science grad soars in gymnastics and in the sciences
Elizabeth Stubbs has been recognized nationally as a scientist and as a gymnast. She won a Goldwater Scholarship, given to only the top science, math and engineering students in the country. She’s also a three-time All-American and two-time MVP gymnast.
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research scientist AND resource for industry
Senior materials science major uses his knowledge of scientific applications to connect the Materials Science and Engineering Center with area industries looking to create or expand production.