Applied Research

Practical, creative, hands-on solutions applied to complex industry challenges.
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UW-Stout has earned a reputation for high-impact, interdisciplinary applied research that strengthens faculty and staff expertise and empowers students through real-world applications with industry and community partners.

Faculty, staff and students engage in applied, theoretical and creative research activities that advance knowledge and invention and produce new works of literature, music, entertainment, and fine arts. 

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

We support students, faculty and staff with research efforts, grant funding and applications, IRB protocol, and more.
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Research Day

UW-Stout Polytechnic's Research Day is an annual showcase that underscores the applied learning and research of Wisconsin's polytechnic students.
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LAKES Research Experience for Undergraduates

The LAKES Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) aims to better understand the root causes of phosphorus pollution and solutions while offering undergradu
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Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin Research Experience for Undergraduates

Join the Crop per Drop research group!
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University Archives & Area Research Center

University Archives and Area Research Center
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Student & Faculty Research

All Student & Faculty Research News
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Creek restoration, data center viewpoints, sustainability researched by LAKES REU students

Nine undergraduates from around U.S. invite conversations on challenges, opportunities at community presentation Aug. 6
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UW-Stout Polytechnic students support Sierra Space’s lunar testing system

Alum works with engineering students to improve lunar dust testing, bolstering NASA’s return to the moon
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UW-Stout Polytechnic's Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group trains next generation of water scientists

Faculty, students work across universities in Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin’s longest-running programs