| ADMINISTRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
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Cox appointed interim SRES program coordinator
Congratulations to Dr. Bryce Cox, assistant professor, mechanical and industrial engineering, who will serve as the interim Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems coordinator effective immediately. Dr. Cox has been teaching mechanical engineering since 2022, and holds a LEED accredited professional certification with the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Sesquicentennial Hall awarded LEED Gold certification
On March 5, after years of hard work and support from BWBR and the State of Wisconsin, Sesquicentennial Hall was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification. LEED certification is an official recognition that a project complies with requirements set by the U.S. Green Building Council, and includes metrics like water efficiency, land protection, indoor environmental quality, energy performance, and more.
The LEED rating system grants certification at 40 points, a silver ranking is 50-59 points, and gold is 60-79 points. Sesquicentennial Hall received a score of 64 points. Sesquicentennial Hall is the first Universities of Wisconsin building dedicated to engineering to achieve LEED Gold certification.
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Parker launches Summer Scholar Support program
On March 28, with assistance from the College of EMS Executive Council, Acting Dean Philip Parker announced a new EMS Summer Scholar Support program for 2024. The purpose of the EMS SSS program is to promote scholarly activity in the College of EMS in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) and undergraduate research. Proposals for topics outside of these two tracks may be considered – submitters are encouraged to share their idea with the EMS Dean prior to submittal.
Click here to view and download program guidelines, which include eligibility, funding, and application details. Click here to view and download the evaluation rubric. Applications must be emailed to emseansoffice@uwplatt.edu by April 15 at 8:00 a.m.
EMS SSS is fully funded by donations made to the College of EMS Program Fund.
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Inaugural STEM Week in EMS
This semester, the College of EMS will hold it's very first STEM Week April 22-26 to highlight students, faculty, and alumni from all of our STEM programs. The week will include a variety of events including STEM Expo, a STEM trivia scavenger hunt, STEM field spotlights, a special STEM week Donuts with the Dean, giveaways, and more. Check the digital screens for daily events.
Why did you decide to go into your STEM field? Let us know to be included in a STEM field spotlight by filling out this short survey.
If you are interested in hosting an event that highlights or celebrates STEM, please email emsdeansoffice@uwplatt.edu.
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Senior design team partners with Southwest Tech
The UW-Platteville Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems senior design team is working with a student in the Sustainable Energy Management program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College this semester to study the trash generated from single-use and recycling service items, such as cups and food containers, and look for opportunities to move to reusable materials instead. See Southwest Tech's Facebook page for more details and photos of the students in action.
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Research in the Rotunda
Two projects at the 20th annual Research in the Rotunda event on March 6 were presented from students in chemistry and civil and environmental engineering programs.
Alaina Wolter, junior, chemistry, Nathan Francisco, senior, chemistry, and Joe Sommers, junior, chemistry presented "Interplay of assembly conditions in polyelectrolyte nanofilms used for drug delivery applications." Dr. Soma Chattopadhyay, assistant dean, professor of chemistry, served as mentor for the project.
Jenna Springer, senior, environmental engineering, Kristin Muench, senior, environmental engineering, Grace Lewis, senior, environmental engineering, and Nate Strandberg, sophomore, environmental engineering presented "Characteristics of polymer modified bentonites under variable chemical conditions." Dr. Gretchen Bohnhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, served as mentor for the project.
Over 150 undergraduate student researchers from Wisconsin participated in this year's event.
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Donuts with the Dean
On March 6, Acting Dean Philip Parker and Platteville Distance Engineering Programs Director Melissa Gavin engaged with EMS students in the Sesquicentennial Hall student cafeteria to discuss graduate program opportunities available for UW-Platteville students. The accelerated bachelor's to master's pathway program allows students to graduate with a master's degree in as little as one extra year of schooling.
This event, held twice each semester, is one way Dean Parker connects with students in an open forum setting. Questions are posed to students who post their answers on sticky notes in exchange for a donut.
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Volz to present on the mathematics of juggling
On April 11, Dr. Katie Volz, assistant professor, mathematics, will team up with Tony Kaseman, sophomore, environmental engineering, for a talk about the mathematics of juggling. Mathematicians have been studying juggling only since the 1980s, despite juggling being around for thousands of years. Volz and Kaseman will discuss mathematical patterns of different juggling sequences like the 4-ball fountain and 5-ball shower, create juggling diagrams, and turn juggling sequences into juggling functions. Kaseman's demonstrations will help attendees visualize the diagrams and sequences. Volz's bi-state math colloquium will be held in Doudna 103 at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11.
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AI-Powered Pedagogy: Instructional Uses for Artificial Intelligence
Tuesday, April 2, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Offered Online and in Room 104, Boebel Hall, UW-Platteville
Dr. Maya Jaber, assistant professor, school of business, Michael Lambert, lecturer, english, and Dr. Michael Zampaloni, professor, mechanical and industrial engineering, will lead a panel discussion about how they are leveraging AI to enhance student engagement, creativity, and learning outcomes. Register online for in person or zoom attendance.
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Engineering Seminar Series
Offered Online and in Room 115, Busby Hall of Engineering, UW-Platteville
Tuesday, April 16
Topic TBD
Dr. James Berglund, assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering
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Parker to present Teaching With Impact seminar
During STEM Week, Dr. Philip Parker, Acting Dean and professor, civil and environmental engineering, will lead a KEEN@P Teaching with Impact seminar, "Fostering Future AI Innovators." The most valuable Pioneers of the future will be those that figure out how to use emerging technology. Join this discussion on how our graduates might use AI to develop groundbreaking solutions to emerging challenges and shape tomorrow's world. The Teaching with Impact seminar will be held in Sesquicentennial Hall room 350 from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.
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Girls Who Code
Monday, Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29, 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Platteville High School
Join the Girls Who Code club sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and the Women in STEM Program for an after-school program to learn how to use computer science to impact the community. Connect with a community of supportive peers and role models in computer science and software engineering. Girls Who Code has a girl focus, but is open to all genders and gender identities. Additional dates below:
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2024 STEM Expo
Thursday, Apr. 25
The 2024 UW-Platteville STEM Expo will be held Thursday, April 25. This annual open house event brings community members and school groups to campus to experience science, technology, engineering and mathematics up close, and this year, we are expecting over 1,000 students. Remember: EMS Classes (other than mathematic) are cancelled that day to allow faculty, staff, and students to participate. Volunteers are welcome! Sign-up deadline is April 5.
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STEM Power! summer camps
Two events are confirmed for STEM Power! summer programming, where high school students experience science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and learn about careers in STEM fields and the educational paths that will get them where they want to go.
STEM at Bat
Friday, Apr. 5 - Saturday, Apr. 6 - Registration deadline: March 26
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
UW-Platteville
Explore how STEM fields apply to softball, baseball, and other sports and what types of careers are available. Participants will watch a University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball practice, participate in a panel discussion with the team and coaches, and attend a baseball game. Open to students in grades 8-12. Registration deadline: March 26.
STEM Power! Strength in Numbers
Monday, July 15 - Wednesday, July 17
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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Register for Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference
Registration is now open for the first ever Wisconsin Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference to be held May 30-31 for rural leaders, economic developers, and entrepreneurs. The event includes 16 sessions across four tracks: entrepreneurship and economic development, resources to support local business, community belonging through entrepreneurship, and innovations in local agri-food business.
The conference includes evening events and post-conference tours of the Huff Family Innovation Center.
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Thank you for investing your time and expertise into the lives of our students, and supporting the mission of the College of EMS:
To provide an accessible, hands-on, and affordable education for engineering, mathematics, and science students; and provide them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to contribute to the societal well-being and economic development of the state of Wisconsin, the tri-state region, the nation, and the world.
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