The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University gratefully acknowledges ABB, a global leader in electrification and automation, for its generous contribution of advanced equipment and technical training to support graduate student research in electric vehicle (EV) motor development.

This collaboration was initiated when master’s student, Eman Soliman, interned at ABB during Fall 2022, under the guidance of Marquette University faculty Ayman EL-Refaie. As a result of this interaction, ABB donated two ACS880-11 regenerative drives along with complimentary software licenses to Marquette’s Werner Sustainable Energy Lab, directed by Dr. EL-Refaie. In addition, ABB offered technical training on “ACS880 Installation & Commissioning” to a group of Marquette’s Empower Lab graduate students co-directed by Drs. Weise and EL-Refaie.

 The Werner Lab plays a central role in hands-on education and research for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers at Marquette. The donated drives are planned for use in testing student-designed prototype EV motors. These industrial-grade tools support precise speed and torque control, efficiency analysis, thermal monitoring, and simulation of real-world driving conditions—capabilities critical to the development of next-generation electric machines used in electric vehicles.

                    ACS880-11 regenerative drives                                                    Eman Soliman during her internship at ABB 

By integrating ABB’s hardware and software into student research, this partnership exemplifies the value of industry-academic collaborations in preparing students to lead in the evolving field of sustainable transportation.

The department sincerely thanks ABB for its continued support of engineering education and for empowering Marquette students through meaningful, real-world research experiences.