With generous sponsorship by Milwaukee area industries, $11,000 in prize money will be awarded to UWM engineering and computer science students at the UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science’s 11th annual Student Research Poster Competition. Two students (first-place undergraduate winner, first-place graduate winner) will take home $2,000 each.
This year’s event will be held Saturday, April 27, from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UWM Student Union. Nearly 100 volunteers – professional engineers, scientists and academics — will judge the research presentations of the undergraduate and graduate students.
Sponsors include: GE Healthcare, Johnson Controls, Dedicated Computing, Sage Water, We Energies Foundation, ANSYS, Eaton, the family of Michael Krauski, Generac, GRAEF and Rockwell Automation.
Last December, UWM once again earned “R1” (Research 1) status. Only 131 of more than 4,300 universities received this designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Presenting research findings to professionals from all areas of industry underscores the depth of opportunities at UWM, one of the nation’s top research universities.
Recognized as one of the nation’s 131 top research universities, UW-Milwaukee provides a world-class education to 27,500 students from 91 countries on a budget of $689 million. Its 15 schools and colleges include Wisconsin’s only schools of architecture, freshwater sciences and public health, and it is a leading educator of nurses and teachers. UW-Milwaukee partners with leading companies to conduct joint research, offer student internships and serve as an economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin. The Princeton Review named UW-Milwaukee a 2019 “Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews, and the Sierra Club has recognized it as Wisconsin’s leading sustainable university.
