The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) holds an annual nationwide competition called the SWE Team Tech Competition where university teams collaborate with a company to design, test, and manufacture a prototype. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez's (UPRM) SWE student chapter will participate for the first time. They are seeking an industry partner who can provide guidance like a mentor, facility access, and materials to complete their assigned project on time and establish a good relationship. In return, the team commits to successfully finishing the project, applying their new skills to future work, and exceeding expectations.
2. What is the SWE? The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an educational service non-profit organization composed of men and women working together to establish Engineering as a highly desirable profession for women by encouraging them to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders.
3. What is the SWE-Team Tech Competition? The SWE Team Tech Competition is anationwide competition that is done every year, in which universities throughout the United States compete, as a team composed of twelve members or less, at the regional and national conferences of the SWE. This is the first year SWE-UPRM will participate in the competition.
4. Objectives: The purpose of the competition is to do a project in which a team of each university has to collaborate with a company to design, test, and manufacture a prototype using Engineering principles. This project should provide an intellectual challenge and offer a significant benefit to the company sponsoring the project.
21. We are eager to embark on this exciting learning process and look forward to collaborating withyou. For more information or to set up a meeting with us, please contact: Astrid Caraballo SWE-UPRM Team Tech Leader 787-806-7517 astrid.caraballo@upr.edu Dr. IvánBaigés SWE-UPRM Team Tech Advisor 787-832-4040, Ext. 3822 ivan.baiges@upr.edu
