Registration closes: March 23, 2025, midnight (no late registrations)
Judge registration closes: April 7, 2025, midnight
Posters from registered participants due: April 13, 2025, midnight (no late posters)
Agenda
7:30-9 am
Continental Breakfast
8-8:45 am
Check-In
9-9:20 am
Welcome and Judge Orientation
9:30-11:00 am
Research Poster + Experiential Learning Expo Judging
11-11:15 am
Break
11:15 – 11:45 am
3MT Honoring Michael Krauski Finalist Presentations
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Awards
Students, this is your opportunity to present your work in poster form to a professional audience of engineers and computer scientists, as researchers do at conferences.
Every student who presents a poster receives a premium Carhartt jacket. Sweet deal!
Experiential Learning Expo participants: In addition to your poster, please bring your model, project, student org vehicle or any other artifact that shows your work (and Milwaukee Engineer enthusiasm!).
To participate:
You must be a current student of the College of Engineering & Applied Science or your mentor/advisor must be a member of the college.
Each student must register and create a unique poster in one of the following categories:
Undergraduate research
Graduate research
Experiential Learning, including, but not limited to:
Co-op or internship
Senior design project
Student organization poster
CEAS study abroad
Group projects
Research included in the research poster must be extracurricular and not related to a required course.
Each poster must be submitted and presented by one student. If a group worked on a project, each student can enter their own separate poster that addresses a unique attribute of the research or their part of the project.
No duplicate work accepted. If a poster was submitted for this competition in the past, it can’t be submitted a second time unless there is substantial advancement to the research and findings.
Poster using required template
Please download a copy of the appropriate template and “Save as” your own poster on your device:
Three Minute Thesis, honoring Michael Krauski, with $1,000 scholarship
PhD students participating in the Research Poster Competition also have the option to compete in the Three Minute Thesis, Honoring Michael Krauski, for the $1,000 scholarship prize.
You must participate in the Research Poster Competition to enter the Three Minute Thesis, Honoring Michael Krauski category.
Your Day: Start with a continental breakfast, then meet our students one-on-one as you judge student research and experiential learning posters. We’ll break, then all will judge the finalists for the Three Minute Thesis event. Then lunch and you’ll find out who won!
Judging: You will be provided with a list of the student poster titles prior to the event in case you’d like to review them early. When you check in you’ll choose the posters you’d like to review.
Research Poster
Research (up to 50 points)
Research is original and innovative
Research has practical implications/research is relevant to current industry needs
Research methodology is sound (e.g., research process, data quantity is sufficient)
The result/conclusion of the research is clear and easy to understand
Communication (up to 30 points)
Student clearly explains project, including initial problem or question, the process, and the result/conclusion
Student is able to explain the research in a way that is easily understood by those outside the subject area or without the specific technical expertise
Student speaks at an appropriate volume and pace
Student demonstrates enthusiasm for the topic
Appearance & Presentation (up to 20 points)
Research is displayed in a logical way
Data is displayed in such a way that lends itself to clear interpretation
Pictures, digital images and graphs are of a high quality
Experiential Learning Poster
Reflection (up to 50 points)
Experience is described in detail with emphasis on growth and learning
Reflection describes how the experience related to a student’s education and/or career aspirations
Reflection includes challenges and how they were addressed
Reflection is personal and meaningful
Communication (up to 30 points)
Student clearly explains project, including initial problem or question, the process, and the result/conclusion
Student is able to explain the research in a way that is easily understood by those outside the subject area or without the specific technical expertise
Student speaks at an appropriate volume and pace
Student demonstrates enthusiasm for the topic
Appearance & Presentation (up to 20 points)
Information is displayed in a logical way
Data is displayed in such a way that lends itself to clear interpretation
Pictures, digital images and graphs are of a high quality
Three Minute Thesis, Honoring Michael Krauski
Comprehension & Content (up to 10 points)
Did the presentation help the audience understand the research?
Did the presenter clearly outline the nature and aims of research?
Do you know what is significant about this research?
Did the presentation follow a logical sequence?
Engagement (up to 10 points)
Did the presentation make the audience want to know more?
Was the presenter careful not to trivialize or over-simplify their research?
Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their work?
Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience’s attention?
Communication (up to 10 points)
Was the thesis topic and its significance communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?
Did the speaker use sufficient eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and a confident stance?
Did the speaker avoid scientific jargon, explain terminology that needed to be used, and provide adequate background information to illustrate points?
Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation?
Overall Impression (up to 10 points)
Congratulations to the winners (and their faculty advisors) of the Student Research Poster Competition. The work of every student who entered in the competition is worthy of acknowledgment. Their research addresses many of society’s pressing challenges and illustrates the curiosity, passion and abilities of students who attend one of the nation’s top research universities.
Thank you also to the judges and the many sponsors who helped make this event possible.
2024
Graduate
Seyed Faridedin Rafie, Materials Science & Engineering, Enhancing Zn2+ Recovery Efficiency: Bi-Divalent Nickel-Cobalt Ferrite Spinel as a Game-Changing Adsorbent – an Experimental and Computational Study; Advisor: Nidal Abu-Zahra
Zayeed Bin Mamun, Mechanical Engineering, Towards 3D-3C Velocity Maps from Single Camera 2D-2C PTV Using Physics Informed Neural Networks; Advisor: Roshan D’Souza
Kada Kada, Mechanical Engineering, Effects of Blade Count on Power Output in Micro-Kaplan Hydro Turbines; Advisor: Ryoichi Amano
Undergraduate
Cameron Lee, Data Science, Grip Strength Decline and Its Determinants Across the Lifespan: Insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014 Data; Advisor: Inga Wang (School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology)
Nicholas Birschbach, Electrical Engineering, Energy Efficient AI on Embedded Systems; Advisor: Shuaiqi Shen
Anna Lutz, Mechanical Engineering, Strength Analysis of Additively Manufactured Sandwich Composite Inserts; Advisor: Rani El Hajjar
Michael Krauski Memorial Award
Hamza Alnawafah, Mechanical Engineering, Water to Watts: Transforming Wastewater Into Green Hydrogen Power; Advisor: Ryoichi Amano
2023
Graduate First Place: Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan, ME (Research Advisor: Krishna Pillai) Second Place: Rawan Aqel, CEE (Research Advisor: Rani Elhajjar) Third Place: Mohsen Sabbaghi, EE (Research Advisor: George Hanson)
Undergraduate First Place: Sonia Bendre, EE (Research Advisor: Rob Cuzner) Second Place: Weiling Xia, MS (Research Advisor: Xiaoli Ma) Third Place: Ian Smith, ME (Faculty advisor: William Musinski)
Mike Krauski Memorial Award Walaa Saadeh, ME (Research Advisor: Ryoichi Amano)
2022
Graduate First Place: Dantong Qiu (Faculty advisor: Deyang Qu) Second Place: Farah Nazifa Nourin (Faculty advisor: Ryoichi Amano) Third Place: Xiaoyu Liu (Faculty advisor: Susan McRoy) Student Choice: Mohamed Abousabae (Advisor: Ryoichi Amano)
Undergraduate First Place: Morgan Connaughton (Faculty advisor: Mahsa Dabagh) Second Place: Diego Avila (Faculty advisor: Matthew Petering) Third Place: Jameson Nedza (Faculty advisor: Xuefeng Bao) Student Choice: Rosalba Huerta (Faculty advisor: Konstantin Sobolev)
Mike Krauski Memorial Award Mohamed Abousabae (Advisor: Ryoichi Amano)
Undergraduate First Place: Hannah Ullberg (Faculty advisor: Pradeep Rohatgi) Second Place: Marina Slawinski (Faculty advisor: Ionel Popa) Third Place (Tie): Morgan Connaughton (Faculty advisor: Mahsa Dabagh) and Corey Huffman (Faculty advisor: Mohammad Rahman)
