September 2009 issue:
- Welcome to the new Ahoya
- Site preparation for new DLC begins
- Stan Jasklokski to retire
- Marquette, UWM, MSOE to form energy research center
- A big day for young women in engineering
- Marquette Engineering Outreach announces fall schedule
- Engineering alumnus to discuss rebuilding new Orleans
- Engineering on a Mission
- Area businesses join COE to introduce electrical engineering careers to students
- Summer Send-Offs 2009
- You too can be the difference!
- Faculty publish graphics textbook
- Marquette student places in design competition
- Research project awarded
- Help us spread the news
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Site preparation for proposed DLC begins
Marquette University has begun site preparation for its planned College of Engineering facility, which will be known as the Discovery Learning Complex. The site preparation includes soil test borings and internal demolition work on vacated apartment buildings owned by the university on the site.
The proposed $100 million facility will be located on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets. Currently there are several university-owned apartments and a parking lot on the property. The buildings will be razed to prepare for construction which may occur in phases.
In accordance with university policies governing new buildings, the Marquette Board of Trustees must approve the building project and design. Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., said he hopes to present preliminary designs and costing figures at the board’s Sept. 24 meeting.
“Site preparation is just the first step as we continue to work to meet the demands of our new engineering curriculum for new laboratory and classroom space,” he said. “While we are committed to the full project, we are looking at the possibility of a phased approach to the building in order to begin construction as soon as possible.”
OPUS Dean Stan Jaskolski said he was thrilled to see the site preparation process begin. “We want to be ready for board approval and move the project forward as expeditiously as possible,” he said. “The alumni and community response to the new building and to our vision of engineering education and its importance to our region’s economic development has been fantastic. We still have a ways to go, but we will finish a first-class, state-of-the-art facility.”
University Architect Tom Ganey said work in the next few weeks and months will focus on interior demolition of the buildings on the engineering site, as the university tries to recycle as many materials as possible. He said when the 1212 Building on the corner of 12th and Wisconsin was demolished last year, 90 percent of the materials were recycled.
Stan Jaskolski to retire
OPUS Dean Stan Jaskolski has announced his intention to retire, effective June 30, 2010, or until a successor is named.
Dean Jaskolski, 70, told engineering faculty and staff at a back-to-school meeting on last month that he will continue to focus his attention on raising funds for the college’s planned $100 million Discovery Learning Complex, as well as scholarships and faculty chairs. He cited a desire to spend more time with his wife, Cindy, and family and his health as reasons for his decision.
Actually, this is Stan’s second retirement. He returned to Marquette, his alma mater, in 2003 after retiring as chief technology officer of Eaton Corporation, a $15 billion corporation that produces controls and energy management systems.
During his six years as dean, Stan has raised more than $100 million, including more than $60 million for the planned new engineering facility; $15 million in endowed chairs for the McShane Chair in Construction Engineering and Management, the Greenheck Chair in Engineering Design and the Thomas H. and Suzanne M. Werner Chair in Secure and Renewable Energy Systems; and $25 million for scholarships.
"Stan is a superstar. His compelling vision for the future of engineering education has inspired alumni, foundations and industries to support our College of Engineering in an amazing way," Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., said. "His experience in both academia and industry helps him connect the world of research and scholarship to our urgent need as a human community for practical solutions to societal problems."
Marquette Provost John Pauly said a search for Jaskolski’s successor would begin immediately.
For more on Stan’s retirement, read the full news release, as well as media coverage, including a congratulatory editorial, entitled “Well done, Stan.”
Marquette, UWM and MSOE to form energy research center
In an historic partnership, the three Milwaukee colleges of engineering, along with several regional companies and foundations, have formed the Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center (SWETRC).
SWETRC brings together regional resources to establish a national center that will develop high-potential research in the energy field, attracting large-scale funding and leading state-of-the-art technology that can foster economic growth.
Seven collaborative research projects are already underway with the support of $200,000 in federal funding and nearly $500,000 from several regional industries and foundations including the Rockwell Automation Charitable Corporation, the Wisconsin Energy Foundation, The Bradley Foundation, Eaton Corporation, Kohler Co., American Transmission Company, DRS Technologies, and ReGENco.
OPUS Dean Stan Jaskolski applauds the collaborative nature of both the center and the individual research projects. “Working together, taking advantage of the expertise within each institution and among our business partners, we can accomplish much more,” he said. “These collaborations will speed the delivery of research-based solutions to some of our energy issues.”
Two Marquette-led projects are among seven projects being funded by SWERTC.
Dr. Chung Hoon Lee, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will study, with partners from UW-Milwaukee, Rockwell Automation and Kohler Company, nanomaterials that could cut carbon emissions by 20 percent as they are used to convert waste heat to electrical energy. Dr. Jon Koch, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will lead a team examining how to optimize the design of gas burners in residential water heaters to reduce NOx emissions; his team includes faculty from UWM and researchers from A.O. Smith Corporation.
Marquette faculty will also participate in other funded projects, including studies of wind power, new materials for rechargeable batteries, producing biofuel from algae and identifying best practices for renovating existing buildings to be energy-efficient and comfortable work environments.
A big day for young women in engineering
Marquette Engineering Outreach is proud to announce two special events to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in conjunction with Marquette University’s “Centennial Celebration of Women.”
“Marquette Celebrates Women in Engineering” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the John P. Raynor, S.J. Library on campus. Female juniors and seniors from M7 (the 7-county region in southeastern Wisconsin) high schools are invited to campus for presentations and workshops conducted by students and alumni about careers in engineering. A teacher, counselor, or administrator from each school will accompany the students and attend special workshops to acquire the tools necessary to advise girls on engineering careers. Celeste Baine, Director of the Engineering Education Service Center and a nationally known figure in engineering education, will provide the keynote address “GIRLS RULE” and assist in the workshops. Enrollment for this free event will be limited to 100 individuals. For additional information please click here.
That evening a similar (but shorter) program, “Bring Your Daughter to Engineering Night at Marquette” will be presented from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Olin Engineering building. Parents from the area are invited to participate with their high school daughters (juniors and seniors). There will be a limit of one parent per daughter, for a total of 120 participants. Both parents and daughters hear a special presentation by Celeste Baine. The daughters will then attend hands-on workshops, while their parents attend a presentation about preparing for college. There is a nominal fee of $20 for each parent/daughter team. Click here for registration materials.
The college is actively recruiting women engineers to assist with the presentations and workshops in these programs; we hope to have dozens of Marquette engineering alumnae volunteers……these role models are essential. However, we welcome male engineers to assist too. To volunteer, please click here.
Marquette Engineering Outreach announces fall schedule
We are happy to announce our schedule for fall 2009 engineering academies for K-12 students. The academies will offer many new and exciting opportunities: the new LEGO®Education WeDo™ Robotics for students 6 to 10 years, “ROBOT ZOO” and “SUMO-bot” competitions as well as three LabView courses for those in FIRST competitions (FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition).
Click here for registration information.
Engineering alumnus to discuss rebuilding of New Orleans
Rhaoul Guillaume, Eng ’71, and president of GOTECH, Inc., an engineering and consulting firm in Baton Rouge, La., will present “Being the Difference: Post-hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Alumni Memorial Union Monaghan Ballroom.
Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the presentation at 5 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. reception. Guillaume will share his experiences of rebuilding his hometown of New Orleans. Please register by Wednesday, Oct. 21 by phone 414-288-7431.
Engineering on a Mission
Get an exciting behind-the-scenes look at your College of Engineering, featuring brief video story episodes, the college’s proposed new facility and links to recent media coverage. Click here to share in the excitement.
Area businesses join COE to introduce electrical engineering to students
Twenty-three high school juniors and seniors received a hands-on perspective of electrical engineering during a five-day workshop last month sponsored by the College of Engineering and five area businesses.
The students, from high schools throughout the region, learned how electricity is produced and distributed; how to control it; how to conserve it and how new age electronics contribute to the “Smart Grid” of tomorrow. They created electric circuits, power generation turbines and other electrical circuits representative of the industries involved to help them understand the technology of electronic devices.
Academy Solar Energy Project
The students began each day on the Marquette campus, with a lecture/demonstration, followed by a hands-on activity. Each afternoon was spent on site at one of the participating businesses; Waukesha Electric, We Energies, Veolia Water Milwaukee, Johnson Controls and S&C Electric Co.
Veolia Tour
“There is a shortage of electrical engineers,” said Dan Dickinson of Waukesha Electric, co-coordinator of the academy with Jack Samuelson from Marquette. “We need to attract young people to this career if we want to continue to be the world technology leader and ensure a high quality of life for everyone.”
Shop Floor Tour
Summer Send-Offs 2009
Summer Send-Offs are an opportunity for Marquette alumni and parent volunteers to welcome new families to the Marquette community. These gatherings help to calm the nerves of anxious students and parents while generating enthusiasm for Marquette and the upcoming school year.
Tom Urban, Eng ’63 and his wife Kathy Urban, Nurs ’62 hosted the first Summer Send-Off Party in 1974 when they lived in Cleveland. In 2009 more than 1,600 incoming freshmen, along with their parents, were invited to attend one of 40 Summer Send-Off receptions hosted by alumni in 20 different states.
This year was special for the College of Engineering as one of our alumnae, Billie Smith, Eng ’89, and her husband opened their home in Milwaukee for a party specifically created for incoming freshmen engineering students.
Milwaukee area Send-Off participants
You too can be the difference!
Volunteers are needed to assist with the planning of Marquette’s Alumni Association activities for engineering alumni, students, parents and friends. Marquette alumni are a valuable resource in the alumni awards selection process and in helping to coordinate Milwaukee-based events such as the baseball outing, freshman pizza party and the annual auction to benefit the college’s endowed scholarship fund. If you live outside of Milwaukee, there are many ways to get involved in your area including helping at Mass and brunches, summer send-off parties, service projects and game-watching parties! For more information, contact Theresa Nemetz at theresa.nemetz@marquette.edu or by phone at 414-288-4768.
Faculty publish graphics textbook
Three faculty members in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have recently published a textbook for introductory level computer graphics and computer assisted design (CAD) courses. Drs. Kyuil Kim, Hyunjae Park and Anthony Bowman wrote Engineering Graphics, Design and Modeling with UGS NX 6, Copyright 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
The book consists of four parts in which basic engineering graphics fundamentals and project-oriented solid modeling methods and techniques using the CAD software Unigraphics (UGS) NX 6 are introduced to engineering students. The exercises in the book help the students develop skills to properly take an idea from mind to paper, to virtual model, to prototype and eventually to finished product.
Marquette student places in design competition
Daniel Stadig, May 2009 civil engineering graduate, was awarded 7th place in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Engineering Student Design Competition. Also known as the Big Beam Contest, the objective is for teams of students to fabricate and test a precast, prestressed concrete beam with the help of local precast concrete producer members.
Working with Vern Coenen from The Spancrete Group, Daniel’s entry was judged on criteria of the most efficient design, highest load capacity, best report and other categories. Along with the 7th place overall award, the team also received 1st place in Zone 4 (Midwest). Dr. Baolin Wan, assistant professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental engineering, was Daniel’s faculty advisor.
Research project awarded
Drs. Hyunjae Park and Anthony Bowman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, have received a research project contract of $15,000 from Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. a manufacturer of thermal oxidizer systems. The project involves overall system design, modeling and specifically combustion modeling of equipment that cleans industrial exhaust streams containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
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