Maker Faire Milwaukee 2023
UW-Milwaukee EnQuest
Home: Wisconsin, United States
This summer, two groups of girls came to UW-Milwaukee's campus to participate in real-world projects. Stop by to see the portable renewable power stations they built for people in Guatemala and the research they did in the Biomedical Engineering lab!
https://uwm.edu/engineering/students/k-12-students/enquest/
Maker
UW-Milwaukee
UW-Milwaukee EnQuest is the College of Engineering & Applied Science's all-girls project-based summer camp.
https://uwm.edu/engineering/students/future/k-12-students/enquestWhat Inspired You to Make This?
Engineers Without Borders at UWM installs water systems for mountain communities in Guatemala and learns about other challenges facing the people while they work with the residents. People living without a functioning electrical grid are limited in their activities by daylight and travel to another town weekly to charge batteries. The We Share Solar Suitcase was developed for off-grid schools in Africa and seemed like a promising solution to adopt for Guatemala. This year's project built on insights gained through the installation of prior projects. The Biomedical project is new and is stemming from a UWM faculty member's research. It allowed our students to gain a better understanding in what goes into biomedical research.
