Opus College News and Events

Making News 

Congratulations to Opus Dean Kristina Ropella for being named a 2023 Imprint Award winner! This honor recognizes the positive imprint Dr. Ropella has made on the Milwaukee community, higher education, and the engineering profession.

Dr. Nathan Weise named 2022 Young Engineer of the Year by STEM Forward.

Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie elected NAI Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors.

Marquette and the Medical College of Wisconsin launch Clinical Immersion in Medical Device Design, a new certificate for medical device design professionals.

OMRON Corporation gifts $1+ million to develop the OMRON Advanced Automation Lab. The lab combines automation and robotics technology with supply chain platforms to build connections between engineering and business. Learn more.

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 Celebrating Students

Student chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers returns to off-road racing.

NASA rates the lunar mining robot designed by engineering students 3rd of 71 entries. 

Leading Research

Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie recieved a $4 million Department of Energy grant.

Dr. Brian Schmit received $3.34 million from the NIH for multiple sclerosis research.

Dr. Bing Yu received $1.54 million from NIH to help better detect tumors during breast conserving surgeries.  

Dr. Amit Joshi received $1.78 million from the NIH Cancer Institute.

Drs. Adam Dempsey and Casey Allen win $2.5 million from the Department of Energy for research on flex-fuel for heavy-duty engines. Learn more.