What are industry driven undergraduate research and

capstone programs?

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Palash BanerjeeDept of Physics & Astronomy

UW-Stevens Point

Outline1. Introduction ( 5 minutes) 2. Panel – industry, faculty and student

experiences ( 15 minutes ) 3. Audience – break into groups, generate

two ideas ( 15 minutes )4. Discussion – present ideas to each

other and panel ( 15 minutes )

Undergraduate Research1. Faculty driven

– Student joins a research group; research may or may not benefit industry directly

2. Student finds a summer internship3. Industry driven undergraduate

research programs – Work done on campus, access to equipment,

faculty mentors and supervises

Industry driven undergraduate research programs

1. What works – for industry, students, faculty and research staff?

2. How can RM2N make things easier?3. Panel of experts will share some of their

experiences.

Break-out session1. Form 5 groups (mix of industry, faculty,

research staff and students)2. Give us two ideas

– Tell us one thing that really works well– Tell us one thing that you would like to

see work better

An initial group of has been meeting regularly to help develop the RM2N

Susann Ely(UW-Madison

sely@wisc.edu (608) 890-3134

Dane Morgan(UW-Madison)

ddmorgan@wisc.edu (608) 265-5879

Jon McCarthy(UW-Madison)

jjmccarthy@wisc.edu (608) 890-3134

Our growing Team!

Tom Kuech(UW-Madison)

tfkuech@wisc.edu (608) 263-2922

Marlann Patterson(UW-Stout)

pattersonm@uwstout.edu (715) 232-2626

Palash Banerjee(UW-Stevens Point)

palash.banerjee@uwsp.edu (715) 346-4187

Doug Dunham(UW-Eau Claire)

dunhamdj@uwec.edu (715) 836-5312

Gokul Gopalakrishnan

(UW-Platteville) gopalakrishg@uwplatt.edu

(608) 342-7339

Seth King(UW-La Crosse)

king.seth@uwlax.edu (608) 785-8671

Jennifer Mihalick

(UW-Oshkosh) mihalick@uwosh.edu

(920) 424-7095

Anne Courtier(UW-Whitewater)

courtiera@uww.edu (262) 472-7161

Ben Church(UW-Milwaukee)

church@uwm.edu (414) 229-2825