Colloquium Lectures Tuesdays
Olin & Haggerty Engineering room 125
2:00 - 3:00 pM
Reception to follow
Olin & Haggerty Engineering room 204
3:00 - 3:30 pM
All Lectures Open to the Public
Professional Development Lectures only for Graduate Students
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Fall 2026
- September 1: General introduction, goals and expectations
- September 8: Professional Development
- September 15: TBD
- September 22: TBD
- September 29: TBD
- October 6: Professional Development
- October 13: Dr. Paul McMananmon, Exciting Technologies, LLC
Title: TBD
- October 20: John Pienkos, Amundsen Davis Law Firm
Title: TBD
- October 27: Professional Development
- November 3: Professional Development
- November 10: TBD
- November 17: Professional Development
- November 24: TBD
- December 1: Professional Development
- December 8: TBD
Speakers from Previous Semesters
Spring 2026
- January 13: General Introduction, goals, and expectations
- January 20: Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie, Werner Endowed Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Advanced Electrical Drivetrains for Propulsion and Traction Applications
- January 27: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Key professional traits & actions
- February 3: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: People management & navigating different management styles
- February 10: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Innovation & startups - realities & funding proposal tips
- February 17: Ph.D. Club pizza and social hour
- February 24: Dr. Payman Zarkesh-Ha, Director, Center for High Technology Materials, and Professor of ECE, University of New Mexico
- March 3: Professional Development - Guest Lecturer
- March 17: Mutian Zhuang, Ph.D. candidate at Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
- March 24: Dr. Rezoan Shuvro, Director of Data Science, SB Energy
Title: AI-Driven Portfolio Optimization: A Framework for Managing Heterogeneous Energy Assets using Autonomous AI Agents
- March 31: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Conflict resolution techniques
- April 7: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corp Finance primer & course summary / feedback, Q&A
- April 14: Dr. Mike Gowanlock, Associate Professor of the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
Title: Similarity Searches on Parallel Heterogeneous Architectures and their Applications
- April 21: NDAC 2026
- April 28: Ken Maser, Senior Principal, Infrasense
Title: Automated Detection od Dowel and Tie Bars in Concrete
Fall 2025
- August 26: General Introduction, goals, and expectations
- September 2: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Getting Hired ("In the door")
- September 9: Dr. Winston Zhang, Founder and CEO of Novark Technologies, Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: Past, Present, and Future of Electronics Cooling
- September 16: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: CRITICAL leadership/soft skills 鈥� THE key to differentiation
- September 23: Dr. Nathan Weise, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Propelling the Future: Electric Drive Systems for Sustainable Aviation
- September 30: NextGen Data and Automation Conference (NDAC) 2025 Poster Showcase
- October 7: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corporate Org Structures and Critical Operating Mechanisms
- October 14: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Basics
- October 21: No colloquium.
- October 28: Mr. Rick Stegehuis, PE, Manager, System Reliability - Electric System Operations, WE Energies
Title: Current Challenges in the Electric Utility Industry
- November 4: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Realities & Pitfalls
- November 11: Ph.D. Club pizza and social hour
- November 18: Dr. Florian Bender, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Development of Portable Sensor Systems for Detection of Chemical Pollutants in Water in the Field
- November 25: TBD
- December 2: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Managing your career and life & employee eval processes
Spring 2025
- January 14: General Introduction, goals, and expectations
- January 21: Cancelled due to weather conditions.
- January 28: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Key professional traits & actions
- February 4: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: People management & navigating different management styles
- February 11: Dr. Majeed Hayat, Professor and Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Understanding Cascading Failures in Modern Power Grids - A Markov-chain Approach
- February 18: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Innovation & startups - realities & funding proposal tips
- February 25: Pizza & Social Hour
- March 4: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano
Guest: Mr. Cherik Bulkes (GE Research Manager and Entrepreneur) returns
- March 18: Dr. Xiaoli Ma, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, UWM-Milwaukee
Title: Crystalline microporous membranes for PFAS removal and gas separation
- March 25: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Conflict resolution techniques (new module)
- April 1: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corp Finance primer & course summary / feedback, Q&A
- April 8: No colloquium.
- April 15: Mr. Rich Niemiec, CIO of Viscosity North America, Oracle ACE Director
Title: Exceptional Leadership: Be the Uncommon Leader!
- April 22: Mr. Chris Lambrou, CIO of Metro MLS, Chair of IEEE Milwaukee section, An IEEE Magnetics Milwaukee Chapter Event
Title: Discover the Value of IEEE Milwaukee Section Membership 鈥� Join One of the Largest International Professional Associations!
- April 29: No colloquium.
Fall 2024
- August 27: General Introduction, goals, and expectations
- September 3: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Getting hired ("In the door")
- September 10: Dr. Ahmad Al-Zahrani, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Optimized Design of High-Efficiency Interleaved Boost Converters for Renewable Energy Systems
- September 17: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Critical leadership/soft skills - The key to differentiation
- September 24: Mr. Armin Ebrahimian, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: Mastering the Art of the Three-Minute Thesis: Crafting the Perfect Pitch for 3MT, Fast Pitches, and Self-Promotion
- October 1: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corporate Org Structures and Critical Operating Mechanisms
- October 8: Dr. Francesco Sorrentino, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico
Title: State-Dependent Communication Enhances Network Synchronization
- October 15: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Basics
- October 22: No colloquium.
- October 29: Mr. Chuck Romenesko, Mr. Brian Ott, Dr. Sina Vahid and Dr. Waqar Khan, Miller Electric Mfg. LLC Team
Title: Electrical and Computer Engineering Applications in Welding
- November 5: NextGen Data and Automation Conference (NDAC) 2024
- November 12: Mr. Mark G. Solveson, Ansys, IEEE Magnetics Milwaukee Chapter Event
Title: Simulation for Today's Engineers - Topics in Electromagnetics
- November 19: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Realities & Pitfalls
- November 26: Pizza & Social Hour
- December 3: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Managing your career and life & employee eval processes
Spring 2024
- January 16: General Introduction, goals, and expectations
- January 23: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Key Professional Traits & Actions
- January 30: Ph.D. club social for graduate students.
- February 6: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: People management & managing up
- February 13: Dr. Sandra Boetcher, Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Title: Shifting the Paradigm of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems via Additive Manufacturing
- February 20: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Innovation and startups - the pitfalls and realities
- February 27: Dr. Majeed Hayat, Professor and Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: A Probabilistic Model to Predict the Impact of Rare and Colossal Interference in HPC Systems
- March 5: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Mr. Cherik Bulkes (GE Research Manager and Entrepreneur)
- March 19:Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Covid and recent changes - Impacts to professional success
- March 26: No colloquim.
- April 2: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corporate Finance and Investments - Implications for your role
- April 9: Dr. Priya Deshpande, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 天美传媒
Title: AI Solutions for a Variety of High-Impact Problems in the Healthcare Domain
- April 16: Dr. Raymonde Uy, Physician Informaticist, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Title: TechQuity in Action: Applied Clinical & Public Heath Informatics Approaches Advancing Health Equity in Community Health Centers
- April 23: Dr. Payman Zarkesh-Ha, Director, Center for High Technology Materials, and ECE, University of New Mexico
Title: Future of Semiconductors: A Co-Design Approach in Materials, Devices, and Systems
- April 30: Ph.D. club social for graduate students.
