May 2010 issue:
- Honors convocation and alumni awards
- Engineering lab to be named for Stan Jaskolski
- Three water projects receive grants
- Twenty seven inducted into Order of the Engineer
- Baolin Wan promoted
- Engineering senior design team runner-up in business plan competition
- Federle elected Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers
- Senior design team gets state grant
- Lafferty Professorships awarded
- Tom Evans receives citizenship award
- Grant award to Scott Goldsborough
- Engineering summer courses for young students
- News from OREC
- Dr. Ropella featured in MU experts' video
- Help spread the news
Honors convocation and alumni awards
Outstanding engineering students, faculty and alumni were honored at the annual Honors Convocation on April 23, the kick-off to Marquette’s Alumni National Awards Weekend celebration.
More than 80 students were honored for their outstanding academic and service-learning achievements. Dr. Jim Rice, associate professor of electric and computer engineering, received the 2010 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award and Dr. John Borg, associate professor of mechanical engineering, received the 2010 Outstanding Researcher Award.
Seven outstanding alumni were recognized for their achievements and contributions. Bruno A. Henke, Eng ’60, received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award. His company, Construction Supply & Erection (CSE) has built extensively throughout southeast Wisconsin. Signature projects include Miller Park, the Al McGuire Center on Marquette's campus and work for Harley-Davidson. The Professional Achievement Award was presented to Lisa Cvengros, Eng ’87. She previously served as the executive vice president/chief technology officer for TDS Telecom and has swapped a high-pressure corporate career for a more bucolic existence on a 220-acre farm west of Dodgeville, Wis. James K. Michels, P.E., Eng ’62, received the Entrepreneurial Award. His company, Engineering Enterprises, Inc. plans and builds systems that help cities smartly and safely manage wastewater and storm water. "I enjoy turning ideas into reality," he says. "A client identifies a problem, and we provide a cost-effective solution." The Service to Marquette Award was presented to Michael O’Connor, P.E., Eng ’75. A 25-year veteran of the construction industry, Mike heads AFG Group Inc., a construction and program management firm headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area. Despite living far from Milwaukee, he often returns to Marquette to lend his support to the university's Construction Engineering and Management program. He also is a board member of the Triangle Fraternity Educational Foundation. Stacy Wollner Gauthier, Eng ’95, Grad ’95, and Michael Gauthier, Eng ’93, received the Young Alumni of the Year Award for career achievements by alumni under the age of 40. Stacey and Michael met, graduated, married and started a company. Gauthier Biomedical designs, which develops and manufactures its a proprietary line of orthopedic surgical instruments used in spine, trauma and joint replacement operations. The company also provides contract-manufacturing services for other medical device makers. Roger Klement, Eng ’68, received the Dean’s Award. Roger is co-president of the eponymous family sausage company inextricably linked to Milwaukee in the public mind for more than half a century. What would a Brewers game be without those racing sausages?
Members of our engineering family Kelly Glasow McShane, Arts ’68, and Jim McShane, Eng ’68, received the All-University Alumni Service to Marquette Award. Jim, an engineer by training, builds and develops commercial real estate as founder and chief executive of The McShane Cos. Kelly, a school psychologist, focuses on providing the essential support and services foundational to building better lives for children in need. Both McShanes recognize the key role education plays in building a bright future. In 2007, they donated $5 million to establish Marquette's McShane Chair in Construction and Engineering Management.
Banner photo: 2010 Alumni Award recipients.
Front row, from left: Michael Gauthier, Stacy Wollner Gauthier and Lisa Cvengros
Back row, from left: Roger Klement; Michael O’Connor; Robert A. Wild, S.J., president of Marquette University; Bruno Henke; James Michels and Stan Jaskolski, OPUS Dean of the College of Engineering
Engineering lab to be named for Stan Jaskolski
The Discovery Learning Lab in Marquette University’s new College of Engineering building, called the Discovery Learning Complex, will be named in honor of retiring Dean Stan Jaskolski. Read the full story.
The "Engineers' Cheer" at Dean Stan Jaskolski's retirement celebration
Retirement celebration speakers from left: Brandon Montalvo, sophomore student in civil engineering;
Frank Jacoby, adjunct associate professor of electrical engineering; Robert A. Wild, S.J., president of Marquette University; Stan Jaskolski, OPUS Dean of Engineering; and Dr. John Pauly, provost of Marquette University
Three water research projects receive grants
Three Marquette University research projects were among seven chosen to receive funding by the industry members of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on water technology, in conjunction with UW-Milwaukee. Read all of the details.
Twenty seven inducted into Order of the Engineer
Twenty-seven senior engineering students were recently inducted into the Marquette Link (local section) of the Order of the Engineer.
The Order of the Engineer is a national organization initiated to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession; to bridge the gap between training and experience; and to present to the public a visible symbol indentifying the engineer.
Graduate and registered engineers are invited to accept the Obligation of the Engineer and a stainless steel ring. The Obligation is a creed similar to the oath attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) that is generally taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code. The Obligation likewise contains parts of the Canon of Ethics of major engineering societies. Initiates, as they accept it voluntarily, pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession and to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth. The ring is a visible symbol of the engineer’s commitment and is worn on the little finger of the working hand.
Integrity, tolerance, respect, devotion, honesty and dignity are the principles that guide the Order.
Dr. Baolin Wan promoted
Dr. Baolin Wan has been promoted to associate professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental engineering effective in August 2010.
Dr. Wan joined Marquette’s faculty as an assistant professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental engineering in 2004. He received his doctoral degree from the University of South Carolina in 2002. His research interests include numerical and experimental modeling of repaired and retrofitted structures; use of Fiber Reinforce Polymer (FRP) in structural members; field testing and nondestructive evaluation of bridges; behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structural elements; and finite element analysis.
Dr. Baolin Wan
Engineering senior design team runner-up in business plan competition
Intonation Inc., a Marquette engineering senior design team won best overall plan runner-up in the 8th annual Marquette Business Plan Competition. This qualifies the team for the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest where they will be one of twenty teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize.
Phil Busch, senior in computer engineering; Dylan Conley, senior in electrical and computer engineering; and Selene Valdez, senior in bio-computing engineering are the principals of Intonation, Inc. Their business plan was developed to present Intonation Inc. to prospective investors and to assist in raising the $250,000 of equity capital needed to begin the sale of the Dynamically Tunable Keyboard – a breakthrough product that allows musicians to achieve perfect pitch when playing an electronic piano. The product is a dynamically tunable keyboard that provides a user-friendly interface and accurate tuning mechanism. Unlike the alternatives, the Dynamically Tunable Keyboard creates a perfect pitch in all contexts and allows for quick and manual retuning. Target markets include music theory educators, professional musicians and casual musicians.
Federle elected Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. Mark Federle, professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental engineering and McShane Chair of Construction Engineering and Management, was recently elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
ASCE Fellows are legally registered professional engineers or land surveyors who have made significant technical or professional contributions and have demonstrated notable achievement in responsible charge of engineering activity for at least 10 years following election to the ASCE grade of member.
Senior design team gets state grant
For the past three years engineering senior design teams have been working to convert a 15-passenger van previously used by the university’s Department of Public Safety from a standard internal combustion engine powered vehicle to a fully functioning electric-powered vehicle.
The electric-powered vehicle project will receive a $65,000 grant from Wisconsin’s Clean Transportation Program to continue development, making the vehicle drivable. Read all of the details of the grant.
Lafferty Professorships awarded
V. Clayton Lafferty, a 1950 electrical engineering graduate with a long and successful work history at United Parcel Service, established a charitable remainder unitrust to endow a two-year rotating professorship.
The purpose of the Lafferty Professorship in Engineering is to build faculty expertise in the pedagogy of engineering.
Two Lafferty Professorships for the next two academic years were awarded to Dr. Mark Nagurka associate professor in mechanical engineering, and Dr. Jay Goldberg, associate professor in biomedical engineering.
Many excellent submittals for this award were received. It was gratifying to Dean Jaskolski to see such well thought out proposals, many of them focused on discovery learning. In the end, after careful review and evaluation, there was a two- way tie for first place and hence, we have awarded two Lafferty Professorships, each for a two year period. Both positions will be working on integrating discovery learning in various courses across our curriculum.
Congratulations to Professors Nagurka and Goldberg.
Tom Evans receives citizenship award
Tom Evans, a junior in biomedical engineering, received a citizenship award from the Marquette Department of Public Safety. In addition to his engineering studies Tom serves as an EMS for the City of Milwaukee.
On August 11, 2009, Tom came to the aid of a citizen who was wounded during an armed robbery. His willingness to administer care, without concern for his own safety, provided the victim with the stabilization he required to survive and allowed our officers to locate and apprehend the suspects. The suspects were arrested and convicted of armed robbery and injury to the victim.
The Department of Public Safety wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Tom for his efforts in keeping the Marquette community safe and secure. The College of Engineering also commends Tom for his bravery and service to the community.
Left to right: Art Schueber, vice president, Office of Administration; Larry Rickard, director of Public Safety; Tom Evans and Captain Russ Shaw, associate director of Public Safety.
Grant award to Scott Goldsborough
Dr. Scott Goldsborough, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a $299,999 grant from the National Science Foundation and Argonne National Laboratory to lead a project titled, “Ignition and pollutant chemistry of next-generation biodiesels.”
The focus of the project is to investigate effects of molecular structure of biodiesels on their ignition behavior and pollutant formation processes. These features are critical during engine operation and towards ensuring that future emissions and fuel economy regulations can be met. Fundamental experiments will be conducted in a well-controlled ignition apparatus using esters that are representative of various biomass feedstocks, and different fuel processing techniques. Novel synthetic molecules which have been formulated for enhanced cold weather utilization (important in upper Midwest climates) will be investigated.
Dr. Goldsborough will collaborate with research groups across the country and in Europe including the Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the United States Department of Agriculture National Center for Food and Agricultural Research, Reaction Design (licensors of CHEMKIN), Ford and the National University of Ireland Galway.
Engineering summer courses for young students
The College of Engineering offers fun and challenging summer programs for students ages 6 through 18. The summer programs promote interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Seven new programs will be offered this summer. Click here for course details and online registration.
News from OREC
Members of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center (OREC) recently attended the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OIF) held in Chicago, April 7th - 9th. The theme of the meeting was Improving Musculoskeletal Outcomes for Individuals with OI. Invited posters were presented by Jessica Fritz, M.S. (Finite Element Model of the OI Femur) and by Prateek Grover, M.D. (Finite Element Model of the Humerus). Dr. Gerald Harris presented an update of OREC activities entitled, Analysis of Forces in OI Bone. OREC attendees at the meeting included: C. Albert, Ph.D., J. Fritz, M.S., P. Grover, M.D., G. Harris, Ph.D., P.E., J. Jameson, B.S. and P. Smith, M.D.
Dr. Steven Abamowitch recently visited the College of Engineering as a guest lecturer for the Biomedical Engineering Brotz Lecture Series. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh where he serves as Director of the Tissue Mechanics Laboratory within the Musculoskeletal Research Center. OREC’s post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and staff met with Dr. Abramowitch to discuss projects and areas of mutual interest in tissue modeling.
Dr. Ropella featured in MU experts' video
Dr. Kris Ropella, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, explains the importance of functional imaging and its importance in diagnosing and treating various diseases and disorders, ranging from Parkinson’s disease to cancer.
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