UW-Stout News Put to the test: Engineering seniors working on 20+ yearlong, industry-sponsored projects

Students in the manufacturing, mechanical and computer and electrical engineering programs at UW-Stout are fully engaged in the lab-based —  polytechnic — learning environment. It’s part of their bachelor’s degree experience from the get-go — doing more on day one.

When they reach Senior Design Experience courses, however, the applied learning focus goes up a notch. In yearlong projects, they are immersed in labs to solve a complex problem. The challenge isn’t just theoretical, either: It helps a sponsoring company move forward with answers to specific needs with design solutions.

With the end of the academic year just six weeks away, the seniors are bearing down on the solutions. Twelve projects from the fall are entering their final build stages, and 12 new projects are in the design phase this semester.

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