STEM Symposium
Honoring the innovation and excellence of undergraduate students in the School of STEM

The STEM Symposium is a vibrant culmination of the STEM undergraduate journey at UW Bothell. This quarterly event celebrates the hard work and creativity of our students across various STEM disciplines.
Event schedule
The event is always held on Friday of finals week – the last day of the quarter. Visit UW Bothell Maps & Directions and Accessibility webpages for information on how to get to and around campus.
The summer 2025 event schedule is in progress.
Students present culminating projects
Students can present their projects in several different ways:
- Oral Presentations: Detailed discussions led by students, shedding light on their methodologies, results, and implications.
- Poster Sessions: Visual displays summarizing students’ research and project findings, where they talk to event attendees in one-on-one conversation.
- Project Demonstrations: Some programs hold live showcases where students bring their projects to life through models, software demos, or physical prototypes.

Stories from past STEM Symposiums
- STEM Symposium Awards — 2025
- Capstones showcase range of STEM projects (autumn 2024)
- STEM Symposium Awards — 2024
- Student capstones center real-world applications (winter 2024)
Symposiums 2025-26
Quarter | Date |
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Summer 2025 | August 22, 2025 |
Autumn 2025 | December 12, 2025 |
Winter 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
Spring 2026 | June 12, 2026 |
Previous event pages
- Winter 2025
- Autumn 2024
- Summer 2024
- Spring 2024
- Winter 2024
- Autumn 2023
- Summer 2023
- Spring 2023
- Winter 2023
Contact
Contact capstone coordinator Janet McDaniel for questions about the event and to sign up for your presentation: macdee@uw.edu
Types of project
Projects are often the result of undergraduate research, portfolios, capstone courses, internships, or work with community partners outside the university. Visit the links below for specific details about what the projects are like or how to sign up:
- Applied Computing (BA)
- Biology (BS)
- Chemistry (BA, BS)
- Computer Engineering (BSCE)
- Computer Science & Software Engineering (BS)
- Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
- Mathematics (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
- Physics (BA, BS)
