TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Fluid Power Institute (FPI)

Conducts a variety of performance, endurance and environmental evaluations of hydraulic components and systems, fluid analysis and tribology measurements; and performs modeling and simulation, system integration and prototyping. Milwaukee School of Engineering. 414/277-7143. msoe.edu/fpi

Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Technology Development

Oversees the college’s technology transfer process, including patenting, marketing and licensing of new technologies. Medical College of Wisconsin. 414/955-4362.

mcw.edu/departments/technologydevelopment

Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute

An industry and academic partnership between Northwestern Mutual, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University, the Institute was formed to inspire and cultivate passion for data science in the Milwaukee region. Leveraging the strengths of the three institutions, the groundbreaking partnership is helping to build a technology ecosystem and advance southeastern Wisconsin as a national hub for technology, research, business and talent development, while also creating an organic pipeline of tech talent in the area. https://innovation.northwesternmutual.com/ northwestern-mutual-data-science-institute/

Photonics and Applied Optics Center

Located at an extremely low-vibration site, the center performs experiments on sensitive optical projects. Recent projects include LED performance/endurance and evaluation of computerized virtual 3D images for motion detection. Milwaukee School of Engineering. 414/277-7416. msoe.edu/atc

Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC)

A consortium of more than 65 clientmembers working to reduce product development cycle time through 3D scanning technology, rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing. Multiple machines use leading types of rapid prototyping techniques, including stereolithography apparatus, selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling (FDM), digital light synthesis (DLS), and color jet printing (CJP).

Milwaukee School of Engineering. 414/277-7189. msoe.edu/rpc

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy

Builds on the research of UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, the UW System’s Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, and networks and partnerships with top scholars, scientists and policy institutions around the world.

uwm.edu/centerforwaterpolicy

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute (CSI)

The CSI at UWM develops manufacturing domain specialists through education, state-of-the-art lab facilities and collaborative research opportunities. CSI facilitates research collaboration between industry and academia to support the development of advanced manufacturing processes. This includes working with tools that support domain-specific research and education on the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), factory automation and the implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions.

https://uwm.edu/csi

Waukesha County Technical College

(WCTC): Offers 170+ associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship and certificate programs. WCTC has numerous partnerships and transfer agreements in place with several area four-year colleges and universities. WCTC also offers customized training for employers. Campuses are located in Pewaukee and Waukesha. Enrollment: 11,700. wctc.edu

The University of Wisconsin System

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is one of three four-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System that calls southeastern Wisconsin home. UWM’s ambitious mission is unique among those schools: Serve as both a top-tier, public research university and an access institution that strives to provide students with equitable opportunities to earn a college degree. As the state’s second-largest university, UWM educates a diverse student body of more than 24,000 students in multiple locations across southeast Wisconsin. It has earned the highest rating for research – R1 – in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Two of its major colleges are the Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business and the College of Engineering & Applied Science. uwm.edu

Two other four-year University of Wisconsin schools are located in the Milwaukee Region. More than 12,000 students attend the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Walworth County southwest of Milwaukee. Slightly more than 4,000 students attend the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, which is located between Racine and Kenosha in the southeastern part of the region.

Private Colleges & Universities

Southeastern Wisconsin is served by several private colleges and universities, many of