STEM Symposium

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

Electrical engineering students demonstrate their capstone projects at a poster session

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.

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-and-one conversation.
  • Project Demonstrations: Some programs hold live showcases where students bring their projects to life through models, software demos, or physical prototypes.
Two students intently discuss the content of a research poster

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.

Coming soon: Spring 2025 event schedule

Overview: spring 2025 schedule

More details and locations will be available once the event schedule website becomes available.

  • 8 a.m.-11 a.m. – Oral Presentations
  • 11a.m.-12 p.m. – Poster session and Demos
  • 12 p.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch and Networking
  • 1 p.m.-2 p.m. – STEM Awards Ceremony
  • 2 p.m.-4 p.m. – Oral Presentations
QuarterDate
Summer 2025August 22, 2025
Autumn 2025December 12, 2025
Winter 2026March 20, 2026
Spring 2026June 12, 2026
Dates are subject to change in the event of inclement weather or other extenuating circumstances.

Previous event pages

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:

2019 CSSE students celebrate the completion of their capstone project presentations