The College of Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison had a special event on Thursday, May 30th in Appleton on Sustainable energy. The presentation, “Innovation for Sustainable Energy: Economic Perspectives,” explores how cutting-edge engineering research can drive economic growth and providing practical solutions for ALL companies. Oliver Schmitz Director of the Grainger Institute of Engineering spoke on Fusion Energy. The Green Bay Innovation Group will host Ben Lindley UW Madison Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering in September/October talking about Fusion Power.
That evening, University-Madison ambassadors celebrated 175 years of making an impact on future engineers and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Industry in Appleton, WI. Wisconsin is home to some of the greatest engineers in the USA. UW Madison ranks among the top fifteen engineering programs in the United States. UW Madison will be building a new 400,000 square feet building providing seven floors for engineering students. UW Madison has almost 48,000 students from all 50 U.S. States and around 6,000 international students from over 130 countries. UW Madison has approximately 4,500 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students in Engineering.
UW Madison contributes about $30.8 billion per year to the Wisconsin economy, supporting 232,000 jobs and generating $1 billion in local and state taxes. Since 1990, UW Madison has created more than four hundred start-ups with an economic impact of $10 billion and $320 million in state and local tax revenue creating over 43,000 jobs. UW Madison is reaching out and collaborating with companies across the State providing employees and state of the art technologies!