Congratulations to the UWM student chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), which was awarded the “Best Overall Chapter Performance Recognition Award” in the 2024 national competition.
In addition, mechanical engineering graduate student Areej Khalil was selected as the “Outstanding Student Chapter Member” in the same competition. Khalil is the current president of the college’s student AEE chapter.
The award recognizes chapters that have demonstrated notable contributions to move the energy profession and industry forward.
UWM’s student chapter was established in late 2022 and is the only one in Wisconsin. At the April meeting ofthe Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers, the student organization presented its plans for the coming semester and were nominated for the awards.
The group established a new Instagram page and introduced middle school students at Al Salam School tothe fundamentals of energy during the last year.
They will receive the award in Nashville at the September AEE World conference.
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