Discover accessible, immediate development opportunities for you and your teams. Explore workshops and short courses designed for engineering professionals seeking to expand their skill sets and advance their careers. These experiences are hosted by faculty and industry experts in 蜜桃影像's Opus College of Engineering.

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workshops and short courses:

Anaerobic Treatment of High-Strength Industrial Wastes 2025

September 9 - 10, 2025 | 8:45am - 4:30pm CST | on-campus and online
Explore the processes of anaerobic treatment, from fundamental principles to case histories. Case history presentations will demonstrate anaerobic technologies in industrial settings and allow for questions regarding specific problems encountered and solutions developed.

Emerging Contaminants Short Course 2025

October 21, 2025 | 9:00am - 4:00pm CST | online
Discuss trending topics in the field, uncover potential resources and bring awareness to the future of water and wastewater. This course is designed for participants from government labs and agencies, public water and wastewater utilities, consulting firms, academic research labs and more.

October 13 - December 12, 2025 | asynchronous and synchronous learning scheduled with cohort | online
Join an online, 7-week program designed for professionals across industries to gain the tools they need to lead innovation in today鈥檚 ever-changing environment. Participants join live weekly sessions with proven innovators while also completing asynchronous work alongside a cohort of professional learners.

Immersive PLC Programming Workshop: Combinational and Sequential Logic

Next program expected in Winter 2026 | custom group workshops available - email Dr. Jacob Rice (jacob.rice@marquette.edu)
This workshop will guide engineering professionals through PLC programming topics with hands-on activities using a real PLC connected to hardware with sensors and actuators. Participants will learn how to formulate behavioral requirements for automation systems and convert those requirements into programming instructions.

Motion Control Workshop: System Components And Integration

Next program expected in Winter 2026 | custom group workshops available - email Dr. Jacob Rice (jacob.rice@marquette.edu)
This workshop will guide engineering professionals through learning motion control fundamentals with hands-on activities using industrial-grade motion control systems. Each participant will apply motion control concepts on equipment dedicated for their use. The set of equipment includes industrial-grade controllers and servo motor/drive systems, and a variety of motion systems (loads, guides, transmissions, and couplings).