LA CROSSE—Nearly 200 people from across the UW System attended the WiSys SPARK Symposium at UW-La Crosse, July 31-Aug. 2. Half of those that attended were students.
The WiSys SPARK Symposium is where research, innovation and entrepreneurship collide. The annual event brings together the best and brightest faculty, staff, students and alumni from the across the UW System to network, collaborate and celebrate great ideas.
PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2022 WiSys SPARK Symposium at UW-La Crosse
Sponsors for the event included UW-La Crosse, UW System, Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and NCUR at UW-Eau Claire 2023.
Here are some of the event's highlights:
INNOVATORS OF THE YEAR
- Seth King, UW-La Crosse
- ParityBlu: Samuel Fitzhenry, Nicholas Hersperger, Logan Ickert
- Sylvia Kehoe, UW-River Falls
- NovaScan: William Gregory, Craig Davis
INNOVATION CHAMPIONS
- First: Michael Hendrix, UW-Whitewater
- Second: UW-Stout’s Joshua Bernin, UW-Stout
- Third: Devon Lee, UW-Platteville
- People's Choice Award: Jillian Kurovski, UW-Green Bay
- First: Madison Moore, UW-La Crosse
- Second: Kai Olson, UW-Eau Claire
- Third: Kiera Balding, UW-River Falls
- First: Maya Frodl, UW-Eau Claire
- Second: Kevin Riley, UW-Superior
- Joshua Hetcher, UW-La Crosse
The next WiSys SPARK Symposium is expected to take place in the Summer of 2023. In order recieve notifications about the WiSys SPARK Symposium and other upcoming WiSys events subscribe to WiSys' monthly newsletter.