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Photos: ‘Innovation Experience’ showcases STEM student work to industry partners

(Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2022)

The College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Austin Peay State University hosted an event on April 22 to showcase student work to area industrial partners.

The event – called The Innovation Experience – included 16 exhibitions featuring student capstone projects that highlighted their work solving real-world problems, such as helping senior citizens sort pills or improving tire manufacturing. 

Industry partners and representatives from the and the were among those who attended. After the student exhibitions, the event culminated with an awards reception, including announcing the inaugural Innovation Experience Business Collaborator Award winner: Florim USA, Inc. 

Students from four departments – Computer Science and Information Technology; Mathematics and Statistics; Engineering Technology; and Physics, Engineering and Astronomy – in the College of STEM presented at The Innovation Experience.

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