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2019-2020 Annual Report Now Available
A look back at the year's research, innovation and entrepreneurship highlights.
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WiSys names 2020 Innovators of the Year
The innovators come from UW-Eau Claire, UW Oshkosh and UW-Parkside.
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How did one UW-Stout mathematician’s interest in the stars inspire a device with applications in astronomy, robotics, land surveying, medical imaging, and beyond?
Dr. Dennis Mikkelson, an Emeritus Professor of Computer Science from University of Wisconsin-Stout, has created a high-accuracy angel measurement device. His interest in creating a low-cost solution to measure the tiny angles of rotation of a telescope resulted in a measurement system that is compact and has accuracy comparable to systems that cost roughly ten times as much.
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