Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering welcomes 2017-18 Wade Chair

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to welcome Rev. Luis O. Jiménez-Rodriguez, S.J., as the 2017-18 Wade Chair. He will be teaching in the department for the fall semester and giving the Wade Lecture on Ethics. Rev. Jiménez-Rodriguez’s research interests include ethics and technology, integration of values in the engineering design process, pattern recognition and remote sensing.

Additional information on Father Jiménez-Rodriguez and the Wade Chair can be found online.

Managing director sought for new Flexible Assembly Systems Network Advanced Manufacturing Lab

The Opus College of Engineering is hiring a managing director for the new Flexible Assembly Systems Network Advanced Manufacturing Center. The position will coordinate the activities of the center, refine the center’s scope of activities, demonstrate the center’s value to current and potential members and grow the center’s membership and research funding.

For additional information or to apply, please see the official job post or contact Dr. Joseph Schimmels, Robert C. Greenheck Chair in Design and Manufacturing, director of the Flexible Assembly Systems Network Advanced Manufacturing Center, and professor of mechanical engineering.

Accomplishments

Congratulations to the following individuals on their recent accomplishments:

• Dr. Parolari, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for his research on forest vulnerability to climate change, “Increasing atmospheric humidity and CO2 concentration to alleviate forest mortality risk.”

• Dr. Lisa Bosman, research assistant professor in the Opus College of Engineering, authored the book Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Engineers. The book includes contributions from 12 Opus College faculty.

Upcoming events

Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater Short Course: Hosted by Dr. Patrick McNamara, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering
Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Hosted by the Opus College of Engineering Research Program Friday, Oct. 27, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Engineering Hall

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series: Hosted by the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Fall 2017

Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar Series: Hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2017

Joint Bioengineering Seminar Series: Hosted by the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Fall 2017

M.E. in STEM Teaching seeking applicants

Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering and College of Education have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship to develop and implement a 14-month Master of Education degree program for new science, technology, engineering and math teachers.

Applicants to this accelerated program, which will begin in summer 2018, must have a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline. Applications will be available beginning in fall 2017.