MSOE students are bright, creative, hard-working and fun to be around. Ours is a close-knit community of about 3,000 students, faculty and staff—large enough for big opportunities and small enough for personal attention. Located in a vibrant downtown neighborhood in Milwaukee, MSOE offers students an engaging learning and living environment. The university is fully committed to every student who is willing to be challenged and work hard to become a better person as a successful MSOE graduate

Since 1903, MSOE has been offering an applications-based education, partnering with leaders of business and industry to shape the institution’s development. Early supporters realized that their future depended upon educational institutions that could prepare men and women to fill newly created engineering and management positions.

Today, MSOE offers 17 bachelor’s degrees and 11 master’s degrees. The students who attend MSOE come from all parts of the United States and dozens of other countries. More than 20,000 alumni live and work throughout the United States and abroad, and nearly 2,000 of them own their own businesses or are officers of companies. 

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NASA Group Achievement Award, Mars Science Laboratory SA/SPaH Subsystem Development Team

NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automation Award

Ohio Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Center : Board of Directors

American Society of Engineering Education (ASME) : Member

An RGB vision system for the automatic calibration of industrial robots

Experiments comparing precision of stereo-vision approaches for control of an industrial manipulator

Teachless teach-repeat: Toward vision-based programming of industrial robots

Autonomous Go‐and‐Touch Exploration (AGATE)

Work in progress — Putting the “E” in STEM teacher preparation: A new Bachelor of Science degree with an engineering education major

MSOE is under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Eric T. Baumgartner, who began his term as the university’s sixth president on Jan. 1, 2026.  Previously, Baumgartner served as MSOE’s Executive Vice President of Academics, a role he began in 2017 and through which he provided strategic leadership and direction for all of the academic programs and academic support units across campus. Prior to joining MSOE he served as dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University.

Baumgartner previously was a senior member of the engineering staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Baumgartner also taught at UCLA and Michigan Technological University. 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 Graduate School of Education.

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  As  the RNC brings national attention to Milwaukee, discussions are expected to cover pivotal topics such as biotechnology, innovation, and higher education. 

And as the Republican National Convention 2024 begins, journalists from across the nation and the world will converge on Milwaukee, not only to cover the political spectacle but also to dig deeper on the key issues that may decide the election.

To help visiting journalists navigate and understand these issues and how and where the Republican policies are taking on these topics our MSOE experts are available to offer insights.

Dr. Wujie Zhang, Dr. Jung Lee, Dr. Eric Baumgartner, Dr. Candela Marini, and Dr. John Walz
are leading voices nationally on these important subjects and are ready to assist with any stories during the convention.


 Dr. John Walz

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Expertise: Thought leadership on higher education, relevancy and value of higher ed View Profile “Engineering is not a very diverse field,” Walz said. “I want to continue to push those boundaries and make our programs open, to see more and more under-represented students come here and succeed here, and do well here.”  MSOE president John Walz works to make 'hidden gem' not so hidden.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 17, 2023


 Dr. Wujie Zhang Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Expertise: Biomaterials; Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering; Micro/Nano-technology; Drug Delivery; Stem Cell Research; Cancer Treatment; Cryobiology; Food Science and Engineering (Fluent in Chinese and English) View Profile “We accidentally noticed that we can make the hydrogel particle red blood cell shaped,” he explains. “We started then to make artificial red blood cells to mimic pretty much all aspects of red blood cells.”   You're Somebody's Type
MKE Lifestyle January 24, 2020





 Dr. Jung Lee Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Expertise: Bioinformatics, drug design and molecular modeling. View Profile Dr. Eric Baumgartner Executive Vice President of Academics


Expertise: Thought leadership on higher education, relevancy and value of higher ed, role of A.I. in future degrees and workforce development. View Profile MSOE serves as an educational resource to Wisconsin companies is building an A.I.-ready workforce. In 2018 MSOE was the first in the nation to launch a B.S. in Computer Science with a sole focus on A.I. and machine learning.  Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence December, 2023


 Dr. Candela Marini Assistant Professor

Expertise: Latin American Studies and Visual Culture View Profile “Contrary to stereotypical images of Native Americans trying to stop ‘progress’ by fighting against mines and pipelines projects, the Menominees’ sustainable forestry stands out as a clear example of resource management that actually thinks about, and works for, the future,” said Marini.   The MSOE Mindset visits the Menominee Indian Reservation
MSOE Online April 11, 2019
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Email: burdue@msoe.edu . .    .  About Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Milwaukee School of Engineering is the university of choice for those seeking an inclusive community of experiential learners driven to solve the complex challenges of today and tomorrow. The independent, non-profit university has about 2,800 students and was founded in 1903. MSOE offers bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, business and nursing. Faculty are student-focused experts who bring real-world experience into the classroom. This approach to learning makes students ready now as well as prepared for the future. Longstanding partnerships with business and industry leaders enable students to learn alongside professional mentors, and challenge them to go beyond what's possible. MSOE graduates are leaders of character, responsible professionals, passionate learners and value creators.

 

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