Four students and two faculty members from the materials science and engineering department attended the 2025 Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference, held in Chicago in November. The annual conference is FEF’s flagship recruiting and networking event, bringing metal-casting companies together with top students from FEF schools for a career fair, technical sessions, and an awards luncheon where scholarships were presented.
UWM was represented by Key Professor Pradeep Rohatgi and Associate Professor Benjamin Church, along with students Owen Bellevage (PhD candidate), Aaron Macek (senior), Carol Martinez (senior), and Swaroop Behera (PhD dissertator).
Students met with dozens of metal-casting companies and professional societies.
More than $79,000 in scholarships were distributed to students. Behera received the MAGMA Scholarship honoring John Suoboda, and Martinez received the Carpenter Brothers Endowed Scholarship, each worth $2,500.
The conference also featured student networking workshops, and an evening reception that gave students additional informal time with employers.