September 12, 2024

Dear ECE undergrad and grad students,
We had our 9th and very successful iteration of the Entrepreneurial/Industry mentored Capstone in Winter and Spring 2024, with some 54 projects from sponsors such as T-Mobile, NASA JPL, Boeing, GE, Fluke, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Novo Nordisk, and more. See the winning teams, and info on the projects at
https://www.ece.uw.edu/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial-capstone/
and
https://www.ece.uw.edu/news-events/capstone-fair/
Projects from the past few years can be seen here:
See here for a short video overview of the program:
https://youtu.be/Ydo9hw528X0

We will have projects from many other new companies next round. You will work on real-world problems that will transition to actual products – imagine that on your resume! You may also have job offers before you graduate, from the companies you will work with – this is now quite common with our projects.

To start on this path, we offer a unique seminar class in the Fall, EE 496, which meets Fridays from 11:30 am -12:50 pm. This is a light 2-credit class to let you do a “slow start” on the projects, and be exposed to topics such as  systems engineering, project management, budgeting, scheduling, patents and IP, and balance sheets.

I encourage you to sign up for EE 496 or its graduate section, EE 598E, this fall to see what this program is all about. You can then follow up in Winter and Spring with EE 497+498 (4 credits each), or if you are a graduate student, with EE 598. All pathways are welcome – ask us or EE advising on how this program works with your background and interests. Graduate and PMP students are very welcome as well.

Details about the three courses are here:

If you have any questions, ping me. We have capacity for at least 50 more students now.

Thank you and look forward to seeing you in class in the fall!

-payman