{"id":23574,"date":"2015-11-09T10:18:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T16:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=23574"},"modified":"2015-11-12T08:01:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:01:35","slug":"uwm-announces-student-startup-challenge-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-announces-student-startup-challenge-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM announces Student Startup Challenge winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">MILWAUKEE \u2013 From a campus classified ad service similar to Craig\u2019s List to software that tracks patient physical rehabilitation, winning ideas in this year\u2019s Student Startup Challenge at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee span a range of disciplines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">UWM students and recent alumni from nine winning teams will receive a total of $70,000 in support and services in a yearlong quest to learn entrepreneurial skills by turning promising product ideas into prototypes and businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The UWM Student Startup Challenge, launched in 2012, provides winning student entrepreneurs a structured program that includes pairing them with students enrolled in various classes at UWM who help develop prototype devices, mobile applications and business plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now in its fourth year, the competition is one component of UWM\u2019s expanding entrepreneurial culture, called the Ideas Challenge, which also includes two major business plan competitions. The Student Startup Challenge has received support from the University of Wisconsin System and has been recognized by VentureWell (formerly the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThese teams are part of a growing group of UWM students, faculty and alumni who are embracing entrepreneurship,\u201d Chancellor Mark Mone said, \u201cand these entrepreneurs, along with many more like them, will benefit from the resources offered by the new Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recently funded with a $10 million gift from Sheldon and Mariann Lubar, the center will be a place that brings together <\/span><span class=\"s2\">and helps expand UWM\u2019s strong array of entrepreneurial programs when it opens in <\/span><span class=\"s1\">2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The winning teams include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">Joe Kotlan \u2013 \u201cUniversity Exchange,\u201d a safe way for university members to buy, sell and trade within the campus community;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Rasoul Hosseini and Andrew Eggebeen \u2013 \u201cSmart Energy Grid,\u201d a microcontroller system for microgrids;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Alexis Nash \u2013 \u201cOpenDoors,\u201d a website\/app for searching short-term lease options for storefronts in Milwaukee to help startups get established;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Wyatt Tinder and Rebecca Yoshika \u2013 \u201cCheese Maker,\u201d a do-it-yourself machine for making cheese at home;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Ke Chen and Julian Ziman \u2013 \u201cNotes,\u201d automatic software for musicians for reading music as an alternative to paper sheet music;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Silas Petrie \u2013 \u201cEver Lock,\u201d a novel lock that protects your entire bike;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Shawn Bohler and Brett Pozolinski \u2013 \u201cRehab Tracker,\u201d software for patients and physical therapists to track and maintain rehabilitation progress;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Joseph Pliner \u2013 \u201cSmart Sole,\u201d new shoe inserts to help determine when running shoes need changing;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Charlene Olive \u2013 \u201cShared Compass,\u201d a social program providing jobs for the mentally disabled to learn to create and sell their art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To date, the Student Startup Challenge has attracted more than $135,000 in grant funding in addition to the competition winnings and has involved more than 300 students across various disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cEach year we are amazed by the diversity of ideas that come forward as a result of this program,\u201d said Ilya Avdeev, an associate professor of engineering and co-founder of the Student Startup Challenge. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to help these talented individuals advance their enterprises and learn through the entrepreneurial process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>About UWM Research Foundation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The UWM Research Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that supports research, innovation and entrepreneurship at UWM through a variety of programs, including patenting and licensing. <a href=\"http:\/\/uwmresearchfoundation.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">uwmresearchfoundation.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>About UWM<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s1\">As Wisconsin\u2019s only public urban research university, UWM has established an international reputation for excellence in research, community engagement, teaching and entrepreneurism.\u00a0On an operating budget of $705 million, UWM educates more than 28,000 students and is an engine for innovation in southeastern Wisconsin.\u00a0The Princeton Review named UWM a \u201c2015 Best in the Midwest\u201d university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews. 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