MSOE Dimensions Magazine - Spring 2017

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Alumni and Friends, Spring is in the air on campus—at least for a few days at a time. Excitement is building as we head toward the end of the academic year. I’m personally looking forward to seeing all of the senior projects on display in May and the Commencement that so deservingly follows!

Our feature story in this issue gives you a preview of what’s in store on Senior Project Day. A team of biomolecular engineering students are working on a project to engineer artificial red blood cells, a project that has the potential to completely change the blood donation industry. Read more about their work beginning on page 14. I also encourage you to visit campus on May 26 (see below) to meet this team and hundreds of other students as they show off the results of their hard work.

At the beginning of the academic year we welcomed three Milwaukee business leaders to the MSOE Board of Regents. In addition, after successful national searches, several key appointments have been made to the university’s leadership team. You can read more about these individuals on pages 3-4.

Dr. John Y. Walz

In this issue we also take the opportunity to announce the formation of the Broadway Society, which recognizes alumni and donors who have included MSOE in their estate plans through a planned gift. We are forever grateful for those who support the university and make it possible for us to offer a world-class education.

Developing a comprehensive vision and strategic plan is a top priority for us, and I, along with the Board of Regents and the leadership team, have been gathering the information needed to support the planning process. Activities in this area include creating a master plan for campus development, as well as performing a full financial assessment to explore and define options for funding major campus projects. Building our strategic plan will involve gathering feedback from all campus constituents and I will be sharing more information as we continue to move forward.

Finally, I would like to extend you an invitation to attend my Inauguration Ceremony on April 29. Information about Inauguration Week activities can be found online at msoe.edu/inauguration and also on page 29.

Warm Regards,

John Y. Walz, Ph.D. President

Senior Project Days Saturday, May 20

Friday, May 26

• Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department 8:45 a.m. to noon Campus Center, lower level

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Walter Schroeder Library and Werwath Mall • Mechanical Engineering Department Noon to 3 p.m.

Campus Center, Todd Wehr Auditorium

• Physics and Chemistry Department 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Campus Center, second floor • School of Nursing 10 a.m. to noon Campus Center, Ruehlow Nursing Complex

SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP

Daniel J. Moceri ’76 “I have never worked a day in my life,” said Dr. Daniel J. Moceri ’76 in his keynote address at MSOE’s Fall Commencement. “From the time I graduated, until this very day, I have thoroughly enjoyed what I do. In the end, that’s what really counts: that your work is something that fulfills and excites you as well as it provides for you.”

MSOE Regent Moceri received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from MSOE in November (see more on page 20). He is cofounder and executive chairman of Convergint Technologies in Schaumburg, Illinois. Convergint is the world’s second largest service-based integrator with a dedicated focus in electronic security, fire alarm and life safety.

It employs more than 2,600 people in 77 locations around the world serving companies in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, aerospace, financial and technology sectors.

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In addition to learning all the engineering skills, I had many important experiences at MSOE that shaped my personal and my professional life.

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Moceri holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from MSOE and earned his master’s degree in management from Northwestern University. He began his career as a sales engineer at the Powers Regulator Company, later served as vice president of Landis + Gyr, and then president of Siemens security division. In 2001 he founded Convergint with Greg Lernihan. He also founded Moceri + Roszak, a Chicago-based real estate development firm, with his son Michael and architect Thomas Roszak.

“In addition to learning all the engineering skills, I had many experiences at MSOE that shaped my personal and my professional life,” said Moceri. “I learned about conflict as a resident advisor and leadership skills from supporting thenpresident Karl Werwath. I got my first taste of entrepreneurship when I managed Pal’s Place.” Pal’s Place was a popular gathering spot for students in the basement of Johnson Hall.

The proud alumnus has stayed connected to MSOE. “I have employed MSOE graduates for almost 40 years,” he said. “They come very well prepared to contribute to an organization’s mission on day one.”

The Moceri family enjoys spending time on the water. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Moceri and his wife Sharon; son-in-law Blair, grandson Miller and daughter Danielle McLaughlin; daughter-in-law Michelle and sons Paul and Michael Moceri.

significant impact on my success,” he said. “I wanted to help others achieve similar and even higher levels of success. MSOE is still one of the best kept secrets in higher education – it is incumbent on each of us to spread the word.”

Moceri and his wife Sharon have three adult children: daughter Danielle and sons Paul and Michael. They started the Moceri Family Foundation, which he works on with Sharon and Danielle to make a difference in the lives of those in need across health care, hunger and homelessness. In his free time, he enjoys boating, bicycling and world travel.

Tips for Success • As you enter your new career, learn as much as you can about your position and the industry and then learn more.

• Reach for higher levels and embrace risk along the way.

• Not everything you do will be successful – but those misses are an opportunity to learn.

• With your success comes the responsibility to help others less fortunate.

• Have fun – it is important that you enjoy what you do.

Moceri served as a Corporation member from 1991 until he was named a Regent in 2013. An MSOE scholarship in his name supports freshmen and sophomores. “MSOE had a DIMENSIONS ❘ SPRING 2017

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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New Leaders

Models Bring Molecules to Life

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Recruiting Talent

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Inauguration of MSOE President John Y. Walz, Ph.D.

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Graduate Program Showcase

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Fluid Power Technology Conference

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Senior Project Days

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Commencement

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Engineering Red Blood Cells At the Grohmann Raiders’ Wrap-Up Fall and Winter Commencements

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Alumni on the Move

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Broadway Society Recognizes Donors

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Giving Day

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Faculty Feature

SUB-Zero Days

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Highlights

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April

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Summer Programs for High School Students

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Senior Visit Days

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Graduate Programs Showcase

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Summer in the City

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Open House

For more information, please call (414) 277-7117. Find a schedule of athletic events at go-raiders.com, a calendar of Fluid Power Professional Education Seminars at msoe.edu/seminars and Professional Education courses at msoe.edu/professionaleducation.

Inauguration Activities

ON THE COVER Sydney Stephens, biomolecular engineering senior, uses an inverted optical microscope to examine artificial red blood cells.

See story on page 14.

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Spring 2017 Volume 31, No. 2

Business Leaders Join MSOE Board of Regents

Brian W. Cooke

John L. Schliesmann, J.D.

Brian W. Cooke is group vice president, products, for the Power Solutions Division of Johnson Controls Inc. based in Milwaukee. He is responsible for partnering with the original equipment and aftermarket businesses to ensure profitable growth. Cooke leads the product development process from ideation through launch and also is charged with developing the advanced battery (lithium-ion) strategy and business. He joined Johnson Controls in 1999 holding positions of increasing responsibility within the automotive, building efficiency, power solutions, and metals and mechanisms businesses. He also held expatriate assignments in the United Kingdom and Germany. Cooke sponsored cohorts in the company’s eXtreme Learning Program (XLP) and is executive sponsor of the African American Business Resource Group. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME). Cooke earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and bachelor’s degree in management science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

John L. Schliesmann, J.D. is a shareholder and attorney in the corporate law, tax and international practices at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. in Milwaukee. His clients include foreign- and U.S.-based manufacturing and professional services companies seeking to do business in the U.S. He helps them plan proactively and develop financially sound approaches to key issues, including business succession, executive compensation, the financial complexities of mergers and acquisitions, and associated corporate and general tax matters. He is a member of entrepreneurial associations, including Association for Corporate Growth, an organization that serves investors, executives, lenders and advisers growing middle-market companies and the Golden Angels Network, established to provide early-stage companies access to capital and B-school resources. Schliesmann earned his BBA from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from Marquette University Law School (magna cum laude). He has his CPA (Indiana) and is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Colorado.

David A. Selby, P.E. ’79, ’00 is senior vice president at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., based in Milwaukee. He began his career with the company in 1980, holding positions of increasing responsibility.

He is responsible for new product development, product engineering and engineering management. His areas of expertise include rigorous but agile product development processes, project management, robust engineering principles, portfolio management and innovation management. A Milwaukee native, he earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and master’s degree in engineering management from MSOE. Prior to joining the Board of Regents, Selby served as an MSOE Corporation member since 2008. He is the highest ranking alumnus at Milwaukee Tool, a company that employs more than 80 MSOE alumni.

David A. Selby, P.E. ’79, ’00

MSOE Leadership Team is Set Eric T. Baumgartner, Ph.D. has been appointed vice president of academics at MSOE effective July 15, 2017. Baumgartner comes to MSOE from Ohio Northern University where he served as dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering. He previously was a senior member of the engineering staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he held leadership roles on the Mars Exploration Rover project that successfully launched, landed and operated the Curiosity, Spirit and Opportunity rovers on the surface of Mars. Baumgartner also taught at UCLA, Michigan Technological University and University of Pittsburgh. He holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame; a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati, a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

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HIGHLIGHTS Jeff Snow has been named vice president of development and alumni relations at MSOE. Snow will join the university’s leadership team on April 20, 2017.

He most recently has served as the director of college advancement for the University of Kentucky College of Engineering where he was responsible for planning and Jeff Snow managing the college’s $110 million capital campaign, and helping to develop a Dean’s Advisory Board. Snow previously held development roles at Valdosta State University, Georgia Southern University and the University of Central Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Valdosta State University, a master of education from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Central Florida.

Sebastian “Saj” Thachenkary was appointed executive director of marketing and community engagement at MSOE effective Feb. 20, 2017. Thachenkary previously served as the director of marketing communications at Alverno College, vice president of marketing communications for Johnson Financial Group, and brand Sebastian “Saj” Thachenkary manager and marketing director for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He will direct MSOE’s brand and marketing strategy. He also serves as president of the Shorewood Foundation board of directors and is a member of the board of directors of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

President John Walz’s leadership team is rounded out

by Kevin Morin, vice president of operations; Dawn Thibedeau, CFO and vice president of finance; and Dr. Timothy Valley, vice president of enrollment management and student life.

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MSOE graduates enjoy 97% placement rate, high starting salaries MSOE’s recent graduates are enjoying an even higher placement rate and average starting salary than in previous years. According to MSOE’s Career Services Department, 97 percent of the university’s 2015-16 graduates are currently employed in their fields of study or enrolled in graduate school. Their average starting salary has increased to $60,146 from $56,991 last year. A total of 253 companies hired these graduates and the top employers (those hiring four or more) were Aurora Health Care, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Direct Supply, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, GE Healthcare, J.W. Speaker, Johnson Controls, Milwaukee Tool, Mortenson Construction, ProShip Inc., Rockwell Automation, Snap-on Tools, U.S. Navy and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (now Ascension).

MSN receives accreditation The MSOE School of Nursing has received notification that its Master of Science in Nursing degree has been granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation).

MSOE’s MSN addresses the demand for well-educated, business-oriented professional nurses in managerial and leadership roles. Many courses are co-taught by business and nursing faculty. The unique blend of nursing, business and engineering concepts equips graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively in the health care environment.

ASME student design team takes fifth in world MSOE’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student design team took fifth place in a challenge to design and build prototypes of a battery-powered, compact manufacturing system that could fire paper projectiles through the air. Eighteen teams from 10 countries faced off at the 2016 Student Design finals at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Phoenix. Arthur Siebel ’16 and Sven Kirschtowski ’16 represented MSOE and their senior design team at the national event along with their advisor Dr. Mohammad Mahinfalah.

MSOE freshman represents U.S. in World University Games With a top speed of 30 miles per hour, Lukas Anderson is one of the fastest students at MSOE. The software engineering freshman has been speed skating since he was 8 years old and has won several national competitions. In preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics, he competed at the 2017 Universiade, or “World University Games,” in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Second only in size and scope to the Olympics, the games are organized by the International University Sports Federation. Anderson was one of five athletes who represented the U.S. in speed skating. He beat his personal best times in two races: the 500-meter (44.574 seconds) and 1000-meter (133.308 seconds) and placed in the top 20 overall. Congratulations!

Dr. Russ Meier is presidentelect of IEEE Education Society Russ Meier, Ph.D. was elected 2017-18 president-elect of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Education Society.

Meier is a professor in MSOE’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and a longDr. Russ Meier time, award-winning member of IEEE. The IEEE Education Society promotes, advances and disseminates state-of-the-art scientific information and resources, and provides professional development opportunities for academic and industry professionals.

Meier will be the 2019-20 IEEE Education Society president. IEEE is the world’s largest professional society with more than 430,000 members.

Dr. Alicia Domack honored for accomplishments Dr. Alicia Domack, associate professor and chair of MSOE’s Humanities, Social Science and Communication Department, has been named a Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 winner.

More than 260 nominations were submitted for the award, which recognizes professional achievement as well as community involvement.

Dr. Alicia Domack

Douglas J. Nelson recognized

by ASPE for dedication to industry Douglas Nelson, P.E. has received the Kenneth G. Wentink Award of Excellence from the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) in recognition of his commitment, dedication and Douglas Nelson, P.E. inspired service to the society. He is an assistant professor in MSOE’s Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department. He also helped established and leads Team USA in the Community Plumbing Challenge, which brings clean water, health and sanitation to impoverished communities around the world. At least one MSOE student has been involved each year.

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HIGHLIGHTS Biomedical engineering juniors present projects to industry Biomedical engineering students networked with industry professionals when MSOE hosted the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Milwaukee Section meeting. Ten student teams made the case for the feasibility of their proposed capstone design projects, which ranged from head impact monitors for soccer players to open source software framework for medical device applications. “The IEEE event allows for people in a very diverse industry to get together and share ideas for the betterment of the IEEE community as a whole,” said Thomas Reid, a junior biomedical engineering student. “It is a great environment for learning and sharing experiences.”

MSOE SAE collects awards For the fourth time in the past six years, MSOE’s student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) was the Class 1 recipient of the annual SAE Honeywell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award.

This award recognizes SAE Collegiate Branches for exemplary performance in the areas of technical meetings, networking opportunities, promoting SAE membership, activities including the Collegiate Design Series™ competitions, and community service programs like A World in Motion.® Additionally, the Milwaukee professional section of SAE recognized MSOE as the Top Chapter of 2016 at the annual SAE Student Night event with Marquette University, Michigan Tech, MSOE, UWMadison, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Platteville. This is the third consecutive year MSOE received that honor.

Chapter officers: back row from left to right: Brandon VanderHeyden, Lucas Bednarski, Austin Bartz, and Dr. Chris Damm, faculty advisor. Front row, left to right: Bailey Walsh, Britt Campbell, Dan Fricke, Spencer Rich and Lauren Goulet.

Students have built a winning reputation Three teams of students from MSOE’s Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department competed at the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 3 Conference and Student Competitions in October. For the third year in a row, MSOE took first in the nation for the health care competition. MSOE teams also took first place in the regional design-build competition and third place in the regional commercial competition. At the National ASC Open Student Competition in February, MSOE’s preconstruction team took second place and junior construction management major Brian Mueller received the MVP Student Award from the judges.

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MSOE wins first place in Wisconsin Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Tech-savvy MSOE students put their cyber security skills to the test during Wisconsin’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in February. For the fourth straight year members of the MSOE Cyber Raiders Organization for Networking (CRON) took first place and will move on to the Midwest regional competition. They built and defended a mock production business infrastructure from professional “hackers” who try to take each team’s system offline and breach its security. The teams were judged on their performance and success in keeping their infrastructure secure. Dr. Jeffrey Blessing, professor in the Rader School of Business, is their faculty advisor.

Middle school students discover hydraulics and pneumatics at MSOE

Left to right: Thomas Hill, management information systems (MIS) major; Nathan Stachowiak, MIS; Tchaas Alexander-Wright, MIS; Matt Mahnke, software engineering (SE); Devin Vincent, SE; Erick Darrington, MIS; Aqeel Alshafei, computer engineering; and Team Captain Carl Saffron, MIS.

More than 160 middle school students participated in the ninth annual Fluid Power Challenge at MSOE sponsored by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). They learned about fluid power by building a pneumatic lifter to pick an object up and place it in another location. The number of pick-and-place cycles a school’s machine completed, a review of each team’s design approach, teamwork and portfolio were evaluated.

Congratulations to Lake Country School, who was the Overall Winner and Portfolio Winner; Pilgrim Park Middle School won the Teamwork Award; REAL School was the Team Challenge Winner; and Wisconsin Hills Middle School won the Design Award.

Future Builders promotes construction management Since the recession of 2008, the number of students choosing to pursue construction management education has declined. At the same time, the industry is facing a shortage of workers. To introduce high school students to the industry, MSOE partnered with the School District of New Berlin, Gilbane, Mortensen and Kiewit construction companies to bring 160 students to campus in October for the first Future Builders program. They heard from industry reps and MSOE faculty, toured the Northwestern Mutual Tower project site, and returned to campus for a hands-on activity with MSOE students modeling a construction management project.

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HIGHLIGHTS Honoring a legacy Students honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January by participating in a number of service opportunities right on campus. The Office of Servant-Leadership organized the third annual event, making it easy for busy students to make a difference in the community. More than 100 students gathered to write letters to troops and breast cancer patients; create snack packs and assemble birthday gift bags for distribution at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin; and pack $200 in donated school supplies for students at Messmer Catholic Schools. Servant-leaders have a fundamental commitment to serving others with integrity and humility while encouraging excellence and growth in those whom they lead.

MSOE named a military-friendly university MSOE has been designated a 2017 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, a leader in connecting the military and civilian worlds. To receive this designation, colleges and universities across the country were evaluated using both public data sources and survey responses. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with its ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans. MSOE has held this designation since 2013 in recognition of its support of post-military students.

Rapid Prototyping Consortium celebrates 25 years More than 40 manufacturing companies in the automotive, defense, water, medical device and health care industries comprise the Rapid Prototyping Consortium at MSOE. Members consult with each other and MSOE to develop cutting-edge products and solutions and stay abreast of changes in 3D printing/additive manufacturing. They gathered to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary in October. IndustryWeek magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame inductee Scott Crump, delivered the keynote address. The inventor of the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process and co-founder of Stratasys Inc. said, “MSOE has helped us pioneer this technology through their consortium.” Despite its decades-long history, he predicts the best is yet to come for additive manufacturing. “It is just the beginning. There is huge opportunity in composite tooling, composite parts, fixtures and assembly tools, next generation injection molding and manufacturing production parts.” Crump encouraged members to continue to partner with MSOE as technology advances. For more information visit msoe.edu/rpc.

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FACULTY FEATURE Dr. Wujie Zhang

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r. Wujie Zhang has dreamt of being a teacher for as long as he can remember. His mother taught at a school specializing in agriculture in the small rural community of Mei County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, China, where Zhang grew up. “My mother enjoyed a rewarding career, teaching and enriching other people’s lives,” he said. “She was immensely enriched by her students and their successes. I am devoted to continuing her passion, dedicating my life to teaching and serving others.”

Zhang planned to study electrical or computer I feel like I’m part engineering due to their popularity in China. of MSOE, not just a the admissions number. I really enjoy However, office at the University of working with my Shanghai for Science and Technology changed his incredible peers and major to food science and awesome students. engineering, a practice that is not uncommon at Chinese universities. Upon graduation, he turned down a job offer from a large brewer and pursued a master’s degree.

During that time he conducted his research at the Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital where he worked in the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants.

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“I realized then that I was really interested in biomedical engineering—especially in stem cell-based medicine, biomaterials, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and drug delivery,” Zhang said.

That research is ultimately what led Zhang to the United States where he earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of South Carolina and completed post-doctoral work at Ohio State University. His work in Ohio included cancer treatment and bionanotechnology.

“It doesn’t matter if it is a drug molecule or stem cell/cancer cells, biomaterials always link all of these fields together,” said Zhang.

Students in MSOE’s biomolecular engineering program are now benefitting from Zhang’s insight and experience. He has led several senior projects based on a biomaterial known as pectin that have focused on drug delivery for cancer treatment, 3D printing for tissue engineering, and engineering artificial red blood cells. Read more about this work on pages 14-16.

Zhang has been able to combine all of his interests in his role at MSOE. “I joined the MSOE faculty when the biomolecular engineering program was looking for someone with expertise in biopolymers, drug delivery and nanotechnology—those happen to be all my fields.”

After meeting MSOE students during his interview, Zhang was sold. “The students impressed me deeply,” he said.

Zhang has two favorite courses to teach: Engineering Controlled Drug Delivery and Cell Biology and Genetics.

“Because of my background as a bioengineer and intensive research experience with cells, it is always fun to show students the importance of the lecture material from a bioengineering point of view,” said Zhang.

Seeing students understand the importance of drug delivery and ultimately find jobs in the pharmaceutical industry is a point of pride for Zhang. He also appreciates opportunities for cross-discipline collaboration and professional development.

“I feel like I’m part of MSOE, not just a number. I really enjoy working with my incredible peers and talented students,” he said. “I am having an awesome experience working with students in and outside the classroom. Five peer-reviewed journal articles have been published with MSOE students as first and/or co-authors through senior design and summer research.”

When he’s not on campus, Zhang enjoys hiking in Lapham Peak State Park, Pokémon hunting and taking care of his three aquariums, which are filled with unique fish. He is happily married and lives on the East Side of Milwaukee.

Zhang advises the MSOE Chinese Students Association, holds two patents and was named recipient of the 2016 Karl O. Werwath Engineering Research Award and 2016 Falk Engineering Educator Award.

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Models Bring Molecules to Life

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hen junior biomolecular engineering major Alexandria Cook asks a group of sixth graders what a protein is, she has a pretty good idea of the type of responses she might hear. “Meat. Cheese. Eggs,” Cook said. “Those are fairly common.”

Cook is a student worker in MSOE’s Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM), an instructional materials development laboratory. Last spring, Cook was one of several MSOE students and CBM staff to participate in an outreach trip to Nebraska with the goal of showing educators how models can make learning about proteins—specifically on the molecular level—accessible to students of all ages.

Founded in the late 1990s under the guidance of Dr. Tim Herman, director, the initial goal of the CBM was to use 3D printing technology to take a molecule—a particle so small it’s only perceptible through use of X-ray crystallography—and make it into something visual and tactile. “The invisible world of molecules becomes real when students have an opportunity to hold physical models in their hands,” said Herman.

Fifteen years later, it has done that and so much more.

Located on the second floor of the Campus Center, the CBM includes a production lab where full-color models are created with 3D printing and a classroom area for workshops and student trainings.

Visitors are greeted by shelves of colorful models—proteins, molecules and nano-structures, a watercolor panorama of a human cell and a multitude of posters featuring molecular stories. Many other models and teaching tools, including educational kits, are available for teachers to borrow from MSOE’s Walter Schroeder Library, or purchase from the CBM’s sister organization, 3D Molecular Designs (3DMD).

The for-profit company leases a space on the lower level of the Campus Center and employs about 25 MSOE students.

“We provide teachers with updated content knowledge that didn’t exist when they were in school and we demonstrate how to teach with models,” Herman said.

In addition, teachers and CBM staff discuss the challenges of presenting complex scientific topics to students and how the CBM’s innovative instructional materials can aid in learning.

CBM staff further develop the best ideas generated during the workshop. The Water Cup and DNA Discovery Kit, manufactured by 3DMD, are two examples.

In addition to teaching tools, over the years, the CBM has added a variety of outreach programs that impact students directly by partnering with area schools to enhance bioscience education. Modeling A Protein Story (MAPS) is one example.

MAPS is a team program in which students delve into the molecular world, explore science as a process and model the structure-function relationship of a protein. More than 30 teams are participating this year.

“It is so important that students have high level opportunities like MAPS that stimulate them beyond average high school classes,” said Molly Schuld, a science teacher from Ronald Reagan High School in Milwaukee. Schuld has a group of 10 students participating in MAPS. She was also a participant in one of the CBM’s week-long summer workshops.

Another program is Students Modeling A Research Topic (SMART). The SMART Team program, which has been offered for 16 years, is a lot like MAPS with one exception: student teams are paired with a local researcher. More than 2,300 middle and high school students from 45 Wisconsin schools have participated in this program. In addition, the CBM manages approximately 30 national SMART Teams each year, spread across the U.S.

The science education outreach programs of the CBM—like the Nebraska trip—are supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the U.S. Department of Education. Most recently, the CBM received funding from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to work with middle and high school math and science teachers in Northeastern Wisconsin to develop instructional materials.

CBM’s college-level program Connecting Researchers, Educators and Students (CREST) has engaged more than 500 undergraduate students and educators in Wisconsin, and more than a thousand others across the country. “The CREST program has provided me with valuable experience that not only makes course material easier but it supplements my resume,” said Peyton Tebon, a junior biomolecular engineering major and three-year CREST participant. “My internships the past two years were due in no small part to the computational research experience I gained.”

Since the CBM’s inception, more than 460 teachers from the U.S. and Canada have participated in professional development workshops for educators offered at MSOE. CBM staff also offer training sessions at science conventions across the country.

In 2004, the CBM found a way to reach even more students by developing the Protein Modeling Event for the Science Olympiad National Tournament. The national tournament, which is the culmination of nearly 300 regional and state

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Junior biomolecular engineering major Alexandria Cook and freshman biomedical engineering major Reanna Barringer examine globin protein models in the Center for BioMolecular Modeling.

tournaments, features more than two dozen competitive events for middle and high school teams.

“Much of the CBM’s value to MSOE is in the exposure it provides to K-12 students and teachers and undergraduate educators,” Herman said. The impact of that exposure can be found in MSOE classrooms.

“My first introduction to MSOE was through the Protein Modeling Event in the Science Olympiad,” said Reanna Barringer, freshman. “Before that I had no idea MSOE existed.”

Barringer, a Toledo, Ohio native, applied to and visited MSOE. “I immediately fell in love with the campus and the people,” she said. Now Barringer is working on a degree in biomedical engineering.

Although the impact of the CBM extends well-beyond MSOE, it is also well-utilized on campus. “I regularly borrow

models from the lending library for students to use during class and in labs,” said Dr. Anne Alexander, assistant professor in the Physics and Chemistry Department. The CBM’s computer visualization software, Jmol, along with several physical teaching models, have replaced and supplemented some existing paper-based activities in her biochemistry courses.

Whether working with MSOE faculty, high school or middle school teachers, the objective is always the same for CBM staff – to make the biosciences accessible to all students. “We talk to real teachers with real problems,” said Herman. “Our goal is to develop instructional materials that meet their challenges and improve classroom learning.” .msoe Visit msoe.edu/dimensions to read about the MSOE Model Lending Library.

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MSOE’s Student Union Board (SUB) hosted a week of fun indoor activities during the cold winter weather as part of the annual SUB-Zero Days event. This year’s event, running Jan. 13-18, included a Rave on Ice after the MSOE home hockey game, hypnosis, a vaudeville-style show called Dead Man’s Carnival, President’s MiniGolf and many other activities.

Entertainment during SUB-Zero Days included Dead Man’s Carnival, a variety show that included comedy, juggling, stunts, feats of strength and music. Pictured from left to right are lead performer Professor Pinkerton “Pinky” Xyloma with sophomore Delwis Aguinaldo.

Sophomore Michaela Thiry hands out hot chocolate during an appropriately cold day of SUB-Zero week.

Student Union Board (SUB) members freshmen Max Mutza and Katie Kershaw sign up students for one of many games offered in the Campus Center during SUB-Zero Days.

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MSOE President Walz demonstrates his putting skills during the President’s Mini-Golf challenge.

Recruiting Talent

The Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department’s annual Career Night took place on Jan. 26. The event was an opportunity for business operators in the CAECM fields to showcase their companies, meet MSOE faculty and students, and recruit for internships and full-time employment. The event was organized by student co-chairs and featured more than 70 companies.

Registration is now open for the 2018 CAECM Career Night, scheduled for Jan. 25, 2018. Sign up online at msoe.edu/careernight.

At right: CAECM Career Night is an opportunity for students like senior architectural engineering major Scott Boyk to connect with industry professionals.

Above, freshman architectural engineering major Justin Wilson tries to navigate a “room” in a virtual reality experience with alumnus Ben Pielhop ’10 AE from HGA Architects and Engineers. “I really enjoyed learning about what the different companies do on a day-to-day basis,” Wilson said.

Freshmen civil engineering majors Rebekah Janquart, Drake Taxon and Dennis Weiland prepare to meet company representatives.

MSOE hosted its first BioMolecular Engineering (BioE) Reverse Career Fair on Jan. 13. About 40 biomolecular engineering students and alumni hosted a booth at the event, which was attended by 20 representatives from 11 employers. Employers included: 3D Molecular Designs, AbbVie, Aerotek, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Chr. Hansen Inc., Genuine Parts Co., Immucor, Kleen Test Products Corp., Materion, Merz North America and Microbial Discovery Group. Unlike a traditional career fair, participants displayed projects, resumes and other information while employers toured their booths.

Merz North America recruiter Chris Groppi (left) meets with junior Jon Rodriguez at the BioE Reverse Career Fair.

From left to right: Biomolecular engineering seniors Allison Adams, Lindsey Otto and Savannah Neu were among the students who participated in the BioE Reverse Career Fair.

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Engineering

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ccording to the American Red Cross, more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day, which corresponds to a $1.5 billion annual market.

Significant challenges exist to traditional blood donation, including limited shelf-life, difficulty storing and transferring the blood, blood type mismatches and cost.

A solution is being developed at MSOE: engineered red blood cells. Dr. Wujie Zhang, an assistant professor in the Physics and Chemistry Department, is the principal investigator on a project to develop a synthetic red blood cell material using natural polymers that are not harmful to human tissue.

“This allows for universal blood typing with no screening requirements as well as a longer shelf-life,” said Zhang. “This

makes the material far more cost-effective than traditional blood donations, and there are no ethical or religiousrelated concerns with its use.” Potential applications include emergency situations of all kinds—battlefield and refugee environments as well as use in blood centers globally.

Zhang did not set out to develop engineered blood. This, like many other great scientific discoveries and breakthroughs, happened accidentally. In 2013, Zhang advised an MSOE biomolecular engineering senior project team with coadvisor Dr. Jung Lee, whose goal was to optimize an oral drug delivery system that used curcumin, a natural spice found in turmeric, to treat colon cancer. Students investigated using pectin, a natural biopolymer that is extracted from the rind of citrus fruits and digested mainly in the colon by bacteria, to encapsulate the curcumin.

Biomolecular engineering seniors are developing engineered red blood cells. Back, left to right: Haley Steiner, Rebecca Schroeder, Nataline Duerig, Kellen O’Connell; front: Dr. Wujie Zhang, faculty advisor (left) and Sydney Stephens, project manager.

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I-Corps Program

“During the team’s work, we discovered that the structure of the pectin hydrogel very closely resembled that of a red blood cell—a biconcave disk with a flattened center on both sides,” said Zhang. This discovery is what led to his engineered red blood cell research project, which has involved MSOE students from the beginning.

MSOE faculty and students are engaged in applied research projects to solve practical problems. The Milwaukee I-Corps Program (icorpsmilwaukee.org), which is the National Science Foundation InnovationCorps Site of Southeastern Wisconsin, provided an initial grant of $2,400 to the artificial red blood cell project team of Dr. Wujie Zhang (principal investigator), Dr. Jung Lee (entrepreneurial lead) and Dr. Fred Berry (mentor), former MSOE vice president of academics.

The program fosters commercialization of applied academic research and faculty/student innovation.

Time this After concluding year’s team their senior project, estimates Zach Crouse ’14, they spent Jenna Harvestine working on ’14, Kiki Mahuta the project— ’14 and Brandon so far Mikulski ’14 Hours shifted their focus to engineering pectin hydrogel-based artificial red blood cells. The project was joined by Dr. Matey Kaltchev, Physics and Chemistry Department, Dr. Charles Tritt, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, two representatives from University of

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Recognizing that they had an opportunity to commercialize this new product, Zhang, Lee and Gene Wright (mentor) applied for and received a National Science Foundation I-Corps program grant of $50,000, a first for MSOE. Along with the funding, they received entrepreneurship training through a targeted curriculum.

Our ‘ah-ha’ moment occurred during an interview with a hospital medical director in Chicago. He explained his problems with blood supply and told the team they could potentially change the entire blood industry.

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“I-Corps uses the Lean Launchpad methodology developed at Stanford University. It moves researchers ‘out of the building’ in direct communication with potential customers to insure that they are solving a real problem, and that the researchers are working on a solution that has a solid value proposition that people will pay for,” said Wright. “It’s a strong method, and I have been teaching the Lean Launchpad principles in MSOE’s graduate level innovation and entrepreneurship courses for a few years now.”

Supplemental funding has been awarded through MSOE Faculty Development Grants and Seed Money Grants from the MSOE Rader School of Business so that the teams can continue their work.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Dr. Katarina Midelfort, former MSOE faculty member.

Initial funding for the project came from the Milwaukee I-Corps Program (see sidebar). Zhang and Lee then partnered with Gene Wright ’79, ’87, Rader School of Business, and they received a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Potential savings for the blood industry I-Corps program. In addition, the trio received hands-on, immersive learning

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Gene Wright (left), Dr. Jung Lee (center) and Dr. Wujie Zhang attended an I-Corps training workshop on commercializing engineered red blood cells.

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about what it takes to successfully transfer knowledge into real products or processes that benefit society.

“Before we took the class, we were convinced that the most important thing to saving lives was finding partners to help us gain FDA approval and manufacture our product,” said Lee. I-Corps taught them to interview potential stakeholders in the product.

They conducted more than 100 interviews across the country with the American Red Cross, Blood Center of Wisconsin, American Medical Association, Department of Veteran’s Affairs and hospital blood banks, paramedics and emergency management personnel. In doing so they learned about the blood transfusion ecosystem in the U.S.—not only how the blood is collected, tested and distributed, but also what roles laboratories, insurance companies, Medicare/ Medicaid and patients play.

“Our ‘ah-ha’ moment occurred during an interview with a hospital medical director in Chicago. He explained his problems with blood supply and told the team they could potentially change the entire blood industry,” said Lee. “After this class the most surprising thing we learned was the impact of engineered blood is not saving lives, but eliminating the entire time and cost of testing, logistics and other safety procedures.”

The major project goal now is to scale down the size of the artificial cells and test their ability to carry oxygen. A biomolecular engineering senior design team, led by

Rebecca Schroeder uses an electrospraying setup to produce artificial red blood cells.

Zhang and Lee, was successful in part of that quest. “We’ve been able to create the exact size and shape of the red blood cell,” said student Kellen O’Connell. “In our trials, the cells have averaged seven micrometers in size. Real red blood cells average seven to nine micrometers.”

This applied research offers students real-life experience in developing and commercializing a new product in an interdisciplinary environment.

A micrometer is one-millionth of a meter. The average diameter of human hair is roughly 0.0035 inches, which is equivalent to 75 micrometers.

“The most exciting part of this project is that we’re developing a product that will hopefully help people in the future,” said student Sydney Stephens, 2016-17 team project manager. “Drs. Zhang and Lee are excellent advisors. They constantly look for opportunities for our team to establish networking connections and market our project. They allow us to work independently and explore ideas, while maintaining direction for the project and giving us helpful advice.”

There are currently two other teams working on the project. A biomedical engineering senior design team, under the supervision of Tritt, is working on building a system for detecting the oxygen transport ability of the artificial cells.

Dr. Nebojsa Sebastijanovic, assistant mechanical engineering professor, has been advising students on the mechanical properties testing of the artificial cells.

This petri dish contains the microscopic artificial red blood cells suspended in an oligochitosan solution. Oligochitosan is a small sugar that holds the microcapsule structure.

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The team has applied for a patent and is pursuing additional NSF funding to further develop the product and eventually commercialize it. “This is a unique opportunity we have at MSOE where science, technology and business can work together to bring value to the world,” said Wright. .msoe Read more about this project and watch news coverage at msoe.edu/dimensions.

At the Grohmann Steel: The Cycle of Industry

by David Plowden Open through April 30, 2017 David Plowden states that “the architecture of steelmaking is like no other. Nowhere can you find this massiveness, drama, spectacle and danger but in a steel mill.” Between 1962 and 1985, Plowden sought to capture the majesty of the steel industry while at the same time documenting the demise of the industry as we knew it. This exhibition allows for a re-examination of Plowden’s steel portfolio, including many photos printed specifically for this purpose. Featuring more than 150 of his finest photographs, Steel places the viewer at the point where shovel meets dirt in the mining process and ends in the same soil surrounding these long-abandoned mills.

Plowden has graciously donated these photographs to join the permanent collection at the Grohmann Museum.

Shelby Keefe, A Fanfare of Cranes, Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in.

Artists at Work: The Cedarburg Artists Guild May 19-Aug. 20, 2017 In collaboration with the Cedarburg Artists Guild/Art on the Move, this exhibition features 41 works by 13 local artists.

The Cedarburg Artists Guild was provided the opportunity to create new works—all with a working or industrial theme—specifically for this display. Guild members readily accepted the challenge and have been busy creating paintings, photos and prints for inclusion. In organizing the exhibition, Guild Director Susan Steinhafel noted, “We appreciate the opportunity to work with such a wonderful museum and look forward to sharing our versions of human industry. Artists at Work will be a diverse and fascinating representation of the Cedarburg Artists Guild/Art on the Move.”

Also at the Grohmann Museum Artists at Work Opening Event Friday, May 19, 6 to 8 p.m.

Gallery Night and Day Free Admission Charging Open Hearth Furnace, 1979 Inland Steel East Chicago, Indiana

Saturday, April 21, 5 to 9 p.m.

Sunday, April 22, Noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 21, 5 to 9 p.m.

.msoe For more information on this and other exhibits, visit msoe.edu/museum.

Sunday, July 22, Noon to 6 p.m.

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RAIDERS’ WRAP-UP Travia is first All-American Senior Sara Travia became the first MSOE women’s soccer player to be named AllAmerican by the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA). She was named to the All-Region First Team and All-America Third Team. Travia led the league in scoring with 19 goals, 46 points and finished second with eight assists. She was named the NACC Offensive Player of the Year, as well as to the All-NACC First Team for the fourth time. She is the program’s all-time leading scorer with 168 career points.

Sophomore Shelby Namen also was named to the All-Region First Team and was the NACC Defensive Player of the Year. Senior Caitlin Liddiard and junior Missy Schultz were named to the All-NACC First Team. Senior Becca Keller, junior Mary McFee and junior Melina Lynn were named to the Second Team. Freshman Jeray Riffel was named to the NACC All-Freshman Team.

The 2016 season was the program’s best, winning a school-record 17 games and claiming the NACC regular season championship with a perfect 10-0 league mark. The Raiders repeated as tournament champions to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

Sara Travia

Andryk, Liddiard named Academic All-Americans in soccer Junior Braden Andryk and senior Caitlin Liddiard of the MSOE men’s and women’s soccer teams respectively, were named Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Andryk was named to the Academic All-America First Team and Liddiard was selected to the Second Team.

Andryk also was named to the all-region and all-conference first teams and was one of the top scorers in the nation, with 22 goals and 10 assists for 52 points. Though he was second in the NACC in goals and points, he was fourth in the nation in both categories.

Andryk has maintained a 3.49 GPA as an architectural engineering major.

Liddiard played her way onto the All-NACC First Team. She tied for third in the league with 11 goals and was fourth with 25 points. In league play, she tallied 21 points on nine goals and three assists, which tied her for second Caitlin Liddiard Braden Andryk place in the league. Liddiard boasts a 3.77 GPA as a biomolecular engineering major.

Junior Sean Tabbert joined Andryk on the AllNACC First Team. Tabbert tied with Andryk for the NACC lead with 10 assists this season, adding four goals for 18 points. The Raiders had five different players score awards, as junior Gregory Borsari and freshmen Drew Baumann and Zach Hanson were each named All-NACC Honorable Mention. Baumann and Hanson were also selected to the NACC All-Freshman Team. MSOE capped the season in the NACC Tournament First Round.

The Red and White went 11-8-1 with a 6-3-1 league record. The team finished third in the conference.

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Women’s soccer is soaring As undisputed NACC champions, it’s safe to say that MSOE women’s soccer is currently at its pinnacle. From not having a team in 2002 to advancing to the NCAA tournament for two consecutive seasons, success did not happen overnight. Coach Rolf Zersen, a two-time NACC Coach of the Year, took over the program in 2004. Essentially rebuilding from the ground up, Zersen’s plan was simple: develop the roster, improve the roster and improve the schedule.

Over his first three seasons, MSOE posted a .246 winning percentage with a 13-42-2 record. Whether it was hard work, luck or a combination of both, wins started to follow. The Raiders went 9-7-3 in 2007 for their first winning season. As the team started to win games, Zersen increased the caliber of opponents. The Raiders have now posted 10-straight winning seasons—winning more than 63 percent of their games with a 119-76-11 record.

MSOE has won 22-straight games against conference opponents. “As with anything, you need to build on championships,” Zersen said. “We are not satisfied to say that we are the 2016 champions. This team has been to back-to-back national tournaments and we plan on getting back there.” .msoe Read more about soccer’s success at msoe.edu/dimensions.

Logan Andryk named 2017 NCAA Today’s Top 10 recipient Logan Andryk ’16 was one of 10 exceptional former student-athletes nationwide honored as Today’s Top 10 Award winners during the NCAA’s annual convention in January for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community.

Andryk was a four-time All-American for the Raiders, as well as the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Player of the Year and the CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year. He earned a B.S. in BioMolecular Engineering at MSOE and is employed by Epic as a technical problem solver for laboratory software.

As a two-time captain for the men’s soccer team, Andryk completed his career as one of 31 players in NCAA history to earn All-America honors in each of his four seasons. He holds school records for goals (61), assists (60) and career points (182). He is also one of five players in collegiate soccer history to score 60 goals and record 60 assists.

Away from the field, Andryk won a school-sponsored biomolecular engineering design contest and was co-chair of the campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Men take second, women run sixth at NACC cross country championships The MSOE men’s cross country team took second and the women were sixth at the NACC Championships. Freshman Austin Wright took third and Nick Bath was named the NACC Freshman of the Year as the men’s team repeated its runner-up finish. Wright fell just short of defending his individual NACC title, taking third. He was one of four Raiders honored on the all-conference team.

Junior Trey Horbinski picked up his third all-league award in seventh place. He ran 28:11.14, just ahead of Bath in eighth place with a time of 28:13.03. Bath earned the league’s rookie award as the top-finishing freshman.

Rounding out the team’s all-league runners was junior Tripp Horbinski, who took 12th in 28:29.25. He is another repeat honoree. Matt Thomas was MSOE’s fifth scoring runner, taking 26th place in 29:34.60.

For the women, junior Becky Sondelski was the team’s top finisher, taking 37th with a time of 27:35.08. Sophomore Patty Bray took 40th place, 27:40.81; junior Alex Muench, 48th place, 28:03.55; freshman Morgan Balog, 63rd place, 29:01.31; and junior Desy Echevarria, 65th place, 29:10.05.

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Commencement

No matter the season or the weather, one thing is for sure: Commencement is among the brightest days on campus. The beaming smiles of MSOE’s newest alumni and their families light up the Kern Center and beyond. In November, more than 100 students crossed the stage, only to be followed by nearly 80 more in February.

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Graduate students were all smiles at Fall Commencement. From left, Brittany Kent ’13 earned an M.S. in Nursing, and John Weathersby, Carly Uuskallio ’14, Julius Rurangirwa ’13 and Jakub Maron ’15 each earned an MBA.

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Collin Seubert, Winter Commencement class respondent, reminded his fellow graduates, “Wake up, look up and engulf yourself in the present moment.” Seubert, a student-athlete, graduated with honors and received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.

Graham T. Brisch, Fall Commencement class respondent, graduated with high honors and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

MSOE Regent Daniel J. Moceri ’76 received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree at Fall Commencement. “No matter what position you are in, strive to be the best. Go above and beyond that job description.” Watch Moceri’s entire speech at https://youtu.be/hTIBvqecOj0

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MSOE Regent Neal Wunderlich ’74, P.E., received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree, at Winter Commencement. “The applications-based education I received at MSOE made it easy for me to transition to my first job.”

See his speech at https://youtu.be/H7e3plJDcw8.

ALUMNI ON THE MOVE New Assignments

1970s

Christopher Diedrich ’92 AE, truss department design manager, R & D Thiel, Belvidere, Ill.

Roy Sensenig ’76 EE, western region manager – power group, WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff, Denver

Thomas Johnson ’92 CS&E, project manager, Tyler Technologies, Duluth, Ga.

1980s

Mark Cavallo ’93 EET, senior applications engineer, ABB, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Henry Brooks ’85 MFG, president-Interiors, Actuation and Propeller Systems, United Technologies Corp., Charlotte, N.C. Steven Frisch ’88 EET, executive vice president and COO, Plexus Corp., Neenah, Wis. Craig Halsema ’89 ME, ’95 MSEM, engineering manager, Charter Steel Corp., Saukville, Wis.

1990s Michael Burazin ’90 AE, branch manager, VerHalen Commercial Interiors, Menomonee Falls, Wis. Eric Neumann ’90 AE, vice president – senior project executive, MSI General Corp., Nashotah, Wis. David Schultz ’91 IE, senior risk engineering consultant, Zurich NA Insurance, Minneapolis Amanda Como ’92 AE, principal engineer – team leader, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis.

Michael Ehlers ’94 CE, director of engineering, Paylocity, Arlington Heights, Ill. Michael Erwin ’94 BMS, principal, Erwin Advisory Group LLC, Mukwonago, Wis. Donald Hunkel ’94 MFG, application engineer, Gilman Precision, Grafton, Wis. Paul Nass ’97 BMS, owner, iCite Communications, Mount Pleasant, Wis.

Jessica (Gluckman) Ziegler ’98 AE, project controls analyst, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee

Robert Mauritz ’02 EET, advanced technician, GE Healthcare – Repair Operations Center, Milwaukee

Matthew Lois ’99 IE, project leader, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Brookfield, Wis.

2000s Rebecca (Fischer) Severson ’00 AE, corporate safety director, Gilbane Building Co., Milwaukee Jeannette Pfeiffer ’01 AE, ’09 MSST, project manager/ structural engineering, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Chicago Daniel Lang ’02 EE, associate principle hardware engineer, Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla.

Andrea Schultz ’02 TC, technical writer, Codeworks Inc., Brookfield, Wis. James Graham ’04 MSEM, manager – international product planning, HarleyDavidson Motor Co., Milwaukee Jessica (Rauch) Jahner ’04 AE/CM, vice president customer service, Just Service Inc., Greendale, Wis. James Kirkpatrick ’05 CE, engineering manager, Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions Inc., Pekin, Ill.

Courtney Jahn ’98 EET, ’99 BMS, enterprise risk manager/chief information security officer, National Exchange Bank & Trust, Fond du Lac, Wis. Jason Miller ’98 ME, project engineering manager, Aramark Uniform Services, Salt Lake City Brett Thomson ’98 BE, chief information officer, Intellicure, The Woodlands, Texas

MSOE alumni gathered at Beefeater’s British Grille in Appleton, Wis. before heading over to Appleton Family Ice Center to watch the Raiders shut out Lawrence University 3-0. Left to right: Mark Dillenburg ’71, David Drury ’72, David Steinberger ’00, Steve Schnuelle ’94, Paul Check ’13, Chris Schlies ’99, Tammy Miller ’03 and Keith Miller ’10.

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ALUMNI ON THE MOVE Jonathan Paul ’07 EE, senior supplier quality engineer, Oshkosh Defense, Oshkosh, Wis. Nickolas Roedel ’07 SE, lead security engineer, CME Group Inc., Chicago Katrina Barhouse ’09 EE, senior software engineer, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis. Frank Paretti ’09 AE, facilities manager, DME Engineering Solutions for Life, Allentown, Pa.

2010s Michael Banducci ’10 CE, software design engineer, S & C Electric Company, Franklin, Wis. Hugues Forget ’10 MSEM, senior technical manager, Encapsys LLC, Appleton, Wis. William Boelk ’11 ME, technical service specialist III, Wacker Neuson, Menomonee Falls, Wis. Benjamin Buckoski ’11 BE, ’13 MSP, perfusionist, Aurora Bay Care Medical Center, Green Bay, Wis. Merrick Ertmer ’11 IE, manufacturing engineer, Serigraph Inc., West Bend, Wis. Patrick Lohaus ’11 AE, assistant project manager, Hunzinger Construction Co., Brookfield, Wis. Landon Much ’11 AE, project manager, Bassett Mechanical, Kaukauna, Wis.

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Brian Schumacher ’11 EE, engineer II, RFA Engineering, Dubuque, Iowa Charles Waelti ’11 ME, senior technical project manager, Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, Calif.

Michael Zeeck ’11 AE/CM, project engineer, Reed Construction – Interiors Division, Chicago Kermiath McClendon ’12 BM, business outreach specialist, African-American Chamber of Congress of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Anthony Fuerte ’13 IE, manufacturing engineer, Danfoss Drives, Milwaukee Thomas Monteverde ’13 AE/ MSST, structural engineer, McMAHON Group, Neenah, Wis. Ibrahim Vazirabad ’13 BIOE, bioinformatics support analyst, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee David Wilcox ’13 MSE, senior engineer, MGA Research Corp., Burlington, Wis. Austin Dostalek ’14 IE, managed inventory program coordinator, Charter Steel, Saukville, Wis. Tyler Lueders ’14 ME, mechanical engineer, Briggs & Stratton Co., Milwaukee Joshua Ruehlow ’14 AE, electrical staff engineer, HGA Architects and Engineers, Alexandria, Va.

New Broadway Society Recognizes Donors Just as Broadway is the main road running through the core of campus, supporters are the foundation of everything MSOE is able to do. It’s because of that enduring legacy that MSOE has established the Broadway Society to recognize those who have made a planned gift to the university.

The dozens of alumni and other benefactors who have formally committed a planned gift to MSOE understand the power of growing MSOE’s endowment, allowing the university to invest in cutting-edge programs, attract premier faculty and high achieving students. Planned gifts from those in the Broadway Society also have been directed toward scholarships, flexible funding and capital programs.

For information about the Broadway Society visit msoe.edu/plannedgiving, or contact Ted Fitzpatrick, director of planned giving, at (414) 277-7148 or fitzpatrick@msoe.edu.

Broadway Society MSOE and its students have benefitted from the financial support of its donors since 1903. To the inaugural group of Broadway Society members, thank you!

Ms. Sarah Alt ’99 and Mr. Jamie Mitchell

Mr. & Mrs. John ’51 and Janet Hoelzlhammer

Mr. & Mrs. Don ’67 and Ann Backys

Mr. Bill Hoffman ’65

Mr. & Mrs. Fred ’62 and Rosemarie Bartkowski

Mr. Michael Holmes ’67

Mr. & Mrs. Richard ’74 and Ann Bendt

Dr. & Mrs. Ed ’51 and Angie Hotchkin

Dr. & Mrs. Jack and Peg Blank

Mr. & Mrs. Dave ’61 and Patricia Jensen

Mr. & Mrs. Ken ’79 and Diane Breunig

Mr. & Mrs. Darryl ’81 and Patricia Kaminski

Dr. & Mrs. Paul and Ruth Bronson

Dr. & Mrs. John and Nancy Koss

Dr. & Mrs. Gene ’60 and Patricia Carter

Dr. & Mrs. Ed ’68 and Arlene Raether

Dr. David Drury ’72

Dr. & Mrs. Joe ’80 and Minerva Rencis

Dr. Eric Durant ’98

Mr. & Mrs. Jim ’61 and Joyce Sapienza

Dr. & Mrs. Mike ’94 and Nancy Erwin

Dr. Jack Slater

Mr. and Mrs. Ed ’87 and Bernadette Ferkel

Dr. & Mrs. Bob and Delores Spitzer

Mr. Al Goetsch ’59

Dr. Bud Whitney

This list represents those who have confirmed and documented planned gifts to MSOE as of March 1, 2017. If you have decided to support MSOE through your will or estate plan, please call the planned giving office at (414) 277-7148 to let us know. As we receive confirmation of other planned gifts, new members of the Broadway Society will be recognized in a future issue of Dimensions or the MSOE Donor Report.

The MSOE Planned Giving Advisory Council helps strengthen relationships between MSOE and its donors, increases the understanding of planned giving, and lends professional expertise to support the mission of the university. Thank you to: Haly Besaw ’85, financial advisor, RW Baird Kelly Dancy, attorney, Walny Legal Group LLC Ted Fitzpatrick, planned giving director, MSOE M. Rhett Holland, attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Mark McCabe, vice president, strategic risk advisor, CPCU, McClone Bryan L. Pautsch, CPA, J.D., Sikich LLP Stephen R. White, director/private wealth advisor, BMO Private Bank Join us!

MSOE will be hosting a free Planned Giving Luncheon from 12 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 27 in the Grohmann Museum. Enjoy a buffet and presentations about how to make charitable IRA distributions and the new donor opportunities resulting from tax law changes. The featured speaker is Brian Pautsch, CPA, J.D., Sikich LLP. Pautsch is a member of the MSOE Planned Giving Advisory Council. Register online at msoe.edu/alumni/register or call (414) 277-7148.

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Alumni enjoyed a sneak peek at the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons building while construction was in progress. Gilbane Building Co., Matt Tadisch ’06, project executive and Tadd Hilgendorf ’03, project superintendent, arranged the tour.

Steven Shaffroth ’14 ME, sales engineer, Furey Filter and Pump, Germantown, Wis. Ali Borrelli ’15 AE, assistant project manager, The Redmond Company, Waukesha, Wis. Winston Douglass ’15 BE, software developer, Aerotek/ Prism Clinical Imaging Inc., Milwaukee Garrison Glowniak ’15 BE, ’16 MSEM, project manager, Critical Room Control, Milwaukee Hannah Klecker ’15 IE, optimization analyst, Kohl’s Department Stores, Menomonee Falls, Wis. Michael Miller ’15 MET, application engineer, Regal Beloit Corp., Grafton, Wis. Kyle Poplar ’15 ME, design engineer, SPX Flow Technology, Delevan, Wis.

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Emily Dufner ’16 BIOE, associate microbiologist, Microbial Discovery Group, Franklin, Wis.

Andrew Reich ’15 EE, automation software developer, Reinholz Software and Technology, Hamburg, Germany

Grant Boesiger ’16 CE, software development engineer, Badger Meter Inc., Milwaukee

Michael Bechtel ’16 MET, designer III, Generac Power Systems, Waukesha, Wis.

Eric Cluth ’16 ME, engineer, Sterling Engineering, Brookfield, Wis.

Jared Fread ’16 EE, engineer I, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee

Colin Bekta ’16 SE/BM, junior software engineer, Dematic Corp., New Berlin, Wis.

Casey DeLao ’16 NU, registered nurse, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee

Aparna Bhaskar ’16 BE, systems test engineer, GE Healthcare, Plano, Texas

Christopher Dorn ’16 ME, engineer, Changer & Dresser Corp., Novi, Mich.

Tiffany Genz ’16 NU, registered nurse, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, Wis.

Lauren Boyle ’16 IE, industrial engineer, Sjoberg Tool & Joseph Dusel ’16 MIS, Green Bean program consultant, New Manufacturing Corp., JaLisa Anderson ’16 NU, Resource Consulting, Hartland, Wis. registered nurse, Columbia-St. Milwaukee Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee Jessica Brown ’16 ME, James Endl ’16 EE, electrical associate engineer, United Melanie Avery ’16 NU, registered nurse, Pediatric Health Conveyor Corp., Waukegan, Ill. engineer, LDV Inc., Burlington, Wis. Associates, Naperville, Ill. Lamin Ceesay ’16 EE, Kali Faber ’16 NU, graduate Ryan Beaty ’16 EE, engineer I, maintenance technician, nurse, Froedtert Hospital, Worthington Industries, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee Milwaukee Chilton, Wis.

Lauren Dudley ’16 IE, supplier quality engineer, Strattec Security Corp., Milwaukee

Alan “AJ” Gezunterman ’16 EE, technical sales specialist, Irby Co., Jackson, Miss.

Shannon Good ’16 NU, registered nurse, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Denver

Kevin Hui ’16 ME, project manager, Knives & Blades Inc., Milwaukee

Kyra Gudgel ’16 BIOE, quality lead, Texasta Inc., Dublin, Ohio

Jeff Jurgens ’16 BM, project engineer, CG Schmidt Inc., Milwaukee

Jessica Haberkorn ’16 EE, controls engineer, Dematic Corp., New Berlin, Wis.

Zachary King ’16 EE, controls engineer, JC Controls, New Berlin, Wis.

Gregory Harreld ’16 IE, operations based maintenance coach, MillerCoors, Milwaukee

Kailyn Klar ’16 NU, registered nurse, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee

Samantha Heinecke ’16 NU, registered nurse, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee

Samuel Koch ’16 IE, project manager, Berg Group, Phoenix

Chan Heo ’16 ME, mechanical engineer, Provisur Technologies Inc., Whitewater, Wis. Nathan Howell ’16 SE, software developer, CLIQ2 Technology Services, Waukesha, Wis.

Zachary Koukios ’16 ME, sustaining engineer, Kenall Manufacturing, Kenosha, Wis. Jonathan Kuderer ’16 ME, mechanical engineer, Affiliated Engineers, Phoenix Jeremy Kutil ’16 MIS, software quality assurance associate engineer, Badger Meter, Milwaukee Yu Li ’16 NU, registered nurse, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee

MSOE East Chapter alumni enjoyed a private tour of the New York Stock Exchange Trading Floor during an Oct. 31 alumni event. MSOE Regent Steve Booth, president and CEO, Baird, facilitated the tour.

Back row, left to right: Gordon Weiss ’64, President John Y. Walz, Dick Schneider ’65, Cory Schug ’00, Ben Kroger ’06, Stephanie Zeiler ’91 and Mike Varebrook. Front row, left to right: Erin Youngerberg ’01, Anne and John ’71 Zoni, Marge and Terry Sheahan, Alicia Borys and Cathy Varebrook, director of alumni affairs and special events.

Constantin Magos ’16 IB, consultant, EFS Unternehmensberatung GesmbH, Vienna, Austria Zachary Markell ’16 AE, electrical design engineer, DBR Engineering Consultants, Houston Christopher Michalek ’16 ME, mechanical engineer C, Yaskawa America Inc., Oak Creek, Wis. Nathan Miller ’16 IE, sustaining engineer, RW Lyall & Co., New Berlin, Wis.

A group of 35 East Chapter alumni and friends toured the Pentagon in Washington D.C. then enjoyed lunch in Arlington on Oct. 28, 2016. From left: President John Y. Walz, Ph.D.; Alex Dommerich ’69, Josh Ruehlow ’14, Sami Wallace ’15, Lary Miller ’81 and Janice Dommerich.

Magdalena Munoz ’16 NU, registered nurse, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee

Jennifer and Michael ’89 Leigh. Michael is the East Chapter director.

Kirsten Oberstar ’16 NU, registered nurse, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee

Swapnil Patel ’16 NU, registered nurse, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, N.J. Kaitlin Pavlik ’16 NU, registered nurse, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio Jacob Phelps ’16 EE, electronics engineer, Wahl Clipper Corp., Sterling, Ill. Erik Piechocki ’16 EE, electrical engineer, ACS Group, New Berlin, Wis. Natalie Planer ’16 SE, software consultant, SafeNet Consulting, Milwaukee Mariely Ramirez ’16 NU, registered nurse, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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ALUMNI ON THE MOVE Andrew Roberts ’16 SE, consultant, Corporate Technology Solutions, Milwaukee Roberto Rojas ’16 BM, marketing associate, Good Foods Group, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Michael Scott ’16 EE, field engineer, Rockwell Automation, Cleveland Kelsey (Hapner) Servais ’16 NU, registered nurse, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee Caleb Silveus ’16 EE, controls engineer, Ritter Technology, Pewaukee, Wis. Zachary Sowle ’16 ME, project manager, J.W. Speaker Corp., Germantown, Wis. Justin Steffen ’16 EE, automation engineer, TriCore Inc., Racine, Wis.

Alan Struna ’16 ME, quality engineer, The Carlstar Group LLC, Franklin, Tenn.

Radha Sulail ’16 EE, field service engineer, Pattyn North America Inc., Hartland, Wis. Karlo Tuazon ’16 ME, system engineer, CBRE/ESI, Brookfield, Wis. Tyler Victory ’16 SE, software engineer-quality assurance, ProShip Inc., Brookfield, Wis. André Vorasane ’16 EE, technical analyst, Bosch Packaging Technology, New Richmond, Wis. Caleb Vredenbregt ’16 AE, design engineer, exp, Milwaukee Weston Wedeward ’16 ME, mechanical engineer/technical sales, Ampco Pumps Corp., Glendale, Wis.

The wedding of Maureen Thompson ’14 BIOE and Branden Schneider ’15 AE, on Oct. 8, 2016 at Old St. Mary’s Church in Milwaukee was an informal MSOE reunion of alumni and current students. Pictured left to right are: (back row) Daniel Ress ’13 EE, Cory Powers ’08 AE, Patrick Gathof ’14 IE, ’15 MSEM, James Asby ’15 ME, Robert Nogle ’14 BIOE, Jake Tenut ’14 ME, Alissa Nagel ’15 NU, Tori St. Martin ’16 BIOE and Jordan Werner ’13 EE; (third row) Jill (Schuette) Imig ’06 AE, James Simonson ’16 CM, Zach Dawiec ’16 AE and Gabe Nelson ’16 BSCVE; (second row) Marissa Parent ’15 MIS, Melody (Scrivano) Ress ’14 AE, Branden Schneider, Maureen (Thompson) Schneider, Emily Dvorsky ’15 AE, Caitlyn Tadysak ’15 AE, Joe Kolavo AE, and Nick Dobernig ’15 ME; and ( front) Alex Sacha ’11 BUS, James Rankel ’09 ME, ’18 MBA, Steven Thompson ’13 IE, Allison (Zimont) Werner ’14 BIOE, Brandon Lehrer AE, Kate Herrmann ’15 MSP and Phoebe Skowronski ’16 BE.

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Samantha Scharles ’15 EE, married Greg Billetdeaux ’14 SE, on July 23, 2016.

Joe Gries ’11 CE, married Stephanie Drozek ’11 ME, on Sept. 10, 2016.

Cole Zuege ’16 ME, mechanical engineer, QuadGraphics, Sussex, Wis.

Marriages Gregory Snow ’05 ME, married Teresa Priddy on July 30, 2016.

Matthew Servais ’14 ME, married Kelsey Hapner ’16 NU, on Oct. 15, 2016.

Lisa Ellis ’15 NU, married David Zampino on May 21, 2016.

Birth To Colleen and Christopher Jornlin ’05 EE, a son, Jack, born Jan. 1, 2016.

Ben Hansen ’11

combines love of baseball and biomechanics at Motus Global

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hen Benjamin Hansen ’11 was a student at MSOE he had two passions—biomechanics and baseball. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, the former MSOE pitcher found a way to combine those passions in his professional life, becoming the vice president and chief technology officer of Motus Global.

Based in New York, Motus Global combines innovative wearable technology with 3D movement and performance analytics software to help athletes, their coaches and trainers prevent injury and improve performance.

Over the past five years, Motus Global has worked with 27 Major League Baseball organizations.

Hansen first saw the need for safe training and proper biomechanics during his MSOE baseball career when he battled injuries to his throwing arm. During that time, Hansen started working for the Brewers Biomechanics Lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He and the other members of the MSOE pitching staff participated in biomechanical testing. “I owe a lot of my arm health in my senior year to those biomechanics,” Hansen said.

After graduation, Hansen went on to work as a motion analysis engineer for the Milwaukee Brewers. Then in 2012, he joined forces with Joe Nolan and Keith Robinson (founders of Motus Global) as their first employee. Hansen came full circle

in September when Motus outfitted MSOE baseball players with smart compression sleeves and batting glove sensors.

The sleeve contains accelerometers and gyroscopes, and performs much like a Fitbit—but for the elbow—and with higher-end biomechanical data.

“The sleeve measures the amount

“I owe a lot of my arm

health in my senior year to those biomechanics. I believe it helped me pitch 70-plus pain-free innings.”

of torque (stress) that a thrower puts on his elbow’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL)” Hansen said. “The information provides objective workload data on the player’s elbow. Players have access to their workload analytics in an iPhone app, as do the coaching and athletics training staff.”

Hansen hopes his story shows students that they can make their own paths in life. “If what you are passionate about doesn’t exist, then you go out and find like-minded people to help create new opportunities.” .msoe

Read more about Ben Hansen’s visit to MSOE at msoe.edu/dimensions

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ALUMNI ON THE MOVE Achievements

Ann Beiter, wife of Steven Beiter ’04, and son Mason have some fun at the Kern Center Ice Arena during the Annual Family Skating Party.

William Boesch ’68 ME, has been named Ripon Commonwealth Press’ 2016 Person of the Year.

David Skelton ’82 EET, has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board of Plant Engineering.

Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing faculty member Jane Lawrence passed away on Dec. 22, 2016.

F. John “Jack” Evert ’50 RATT

Brittany Kent ’13 NU, received a master of science in nursing degree from MSOE on Nov. 19, 2016.

Frank Winkel ’50 RTT

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Robert Fagg ’52 EEE Grace (Zipperer) Reddy ’52 NU William Jacobs ’56 RTT Melvyn Kronn ’56 ACT John Pugh ’57 ME Dan Danes ’61 ME Robert Rozek ’62 ME, ’82 MEM Gene Bracker ’63 CET Arthur Kucksdorf ’68 ME Richard Duncan ’72 IET John D. Anderson ’78 ABCET Thomas Kaufman ’81 CET Mark F. Higgins ’07 MET Eric Butzler ’09 EE

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Ruth Blair ’51 NU

Michael Hopkins ’68 ME

In Memory

Mark Anderson ’06 MSP, received the designation of Fellow of Pediatric Perfusion (FPP) from the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT).

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Carly Uuskallio ’14 MIS, received a master of business administration degree from MSOE on Nov. 19, 2016.

Sean MacAvaney ’16 SE, received a fellowship as a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany.

Thomas Johnson ’92 CS&E, received a master of business administration degree from Brenau University in 2016.

May 16-17, 2017

Eric Knauth, P.E. ’02 AE, was named PM Engineer magazine’s 2016 Plumbing Engineer of the Year.

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SUMMER IN THE CITY 2017

July 13-16 • msoe.edu/reunion

Celebratory Events for the Inauguration of John Y. Walz, Ph.D. Monday, April 24

Thursday, April 27

• Kick-off to Inauguration Week

• Alumni Leadership Reception

• Faculty and Staff Reception

Friday, April 28

• Board of Regents Meeting

• Student Activity in Campus Center

• Post-meeting reception with Regents and spouses

Saturday, April 29

Tuesday, April 25

• Inauguration Ceremony in Kern Center

• Corporation Member Luncheon with President Walz

Wednesday, April 26 • Softball Game

Contact Cathy Varebrook at (414) 277-4523 or varebroo@msoe.edu with questions.

- Dr. Walz throws out first pitch - Hot dogs/chips for students

President’s Inauguration Committee

MSOE Presidents

Dr. G. Woodrow Adkins .......... MSOE Regent, Committee Chair

Oscar Werwath, founder ...... 1903–1948

Jordan Crawford .................... Student Government Association

Karl O. Werwath ’36 ............. 1948–1977

Sandy Everts .......................... Marketing and Public Affairs

Robert R. Spitzer, Ph.D. ....... 1977–1991

Dr. Bill Farrow ......................... Faculty member Mechanical Engineering Department

Hermann Viets, Ph.D. ........... 1991–2015

Jackie Herd-Barber ’84 .......... MSOE Corporation Member

John Y. Walz, Ph.D. ...............2016–

Jonathan Kowalski ................. Interim VP of Development Tom Krumenacher ’90, ’98 ..... Alumni Association President Jo Miglio ................................. President’s Office Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel ............ Faculty member Physics and Chemistry Department Nick Seidler ............................ Student Life Cathy Varebrook .................... Alumni Affairs and Special Events DIMENSIONS ❘ SPRING 2017

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