ME Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- Encourage undergraduate students to participate in cutting-edge research
- Provide a glimpse of graduate studies
- Prepare for industrial research and engineering
- Cumulative grade-point average of 3.3
- At least 2 semesters and no more than 5 semesters to graduate
- If awarded fellowship:
- Completion of at least 6 credits over 2 semesters of ME 489, with at least a “B”
- Must present research at the ME symposium (twice)
- Must present results at Lindbergh lecture (once)
- Must prepare and submit a written senior thesis at the conclusion of their project following UW graduate school guidelines.
- Must present results at Lindbergh lecture (once)
- Awarded twice per year to as many as 5 students each semester (depending on budget)
- Read research description of ME Faculty
- Meet with faculty of interest and get involved in research
- Once a research plan is established, submit documents to Prof. Franklin Miller
- Announcements/reminders are made in Oct and April
- Fall semester: November 29th, 3:00 PM
- Spring semester: May 10th, 3:00 PM
Contact: fkmiller@wisc.edu
Past Faustin Prinz Fellowship Recipients
Colin Bernhardt: Class Pulse Tube Cryo-cooler
Jeffery Pickett: 3D Printing for High-Performance Liquid-Air Heat Exchangers
Dana Paz: Use of perturbation shoes to train gait behaviors for stability and awareness
Max Kahn: An adjustable phase shifter for a pulse tube cryocooler
Andrew Elmeer: An investigation of failure criteria for human femurs
Asher Elmquist: Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Project
Michael Mason: Investigation of Increases in Perturbation Kinetic Energy in Fuel Injection Models
Anna Sailor: Development of a Reversible Magnetic Fountain Effect Pump for Superfluid Helium
John Zunker: Fall Reduction via Noise-enhanced Sensorimotor Performance in Aging Individuals
Aaron Schmitz: Effects of Process Parameter Variation on the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Composite Test Specimen
Adam Susa: Investigation of fuel jet breakup using ultra-high-speed, high-resolution imagingBrett Sjostrom: Designing a thermal engine using thermal moments in laminated structrures
Brett Parendo: Validation of a novel dynamic MRI technique to measure in vivo knee motion
William Ault: Characterization and analysis of 3D-bioplotter fabricated bone scaffolds
Alexander Buehler: From design prototype in under one hour
Cole Hess: Comparison of tribological properties of synthetic skin substitutes and cell-derived human skin tissues
Jason Reinecke: Strategies for robotic friction stir welding to consistently produce high-quality welds