Rutgers University selected as one of 8 Institutions in the Nation to host DOE annual Cleantech Collegiate Competitions

Rutgers was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to be 1 of 8 regional schools hosting CleanTech student innovation contests this spring and will be awarding one winning team in our region with a $50,000 prize. Rutgers Business School students from the Rutgers University Venture Capital Club (RUVC) were members of a Rutgers team that entered a Department of Energy collegiate competition to fund clean energy startups on college campuses. 

Their proposal was titled: Mid-Atlantic Regional CleanTech University Prize (MARC-UP).  Read the project summary and list of team members below.

Professors from engineering, science, and RBS are acting as mentors.  The student leaders of RUVC are Aaron Weber and Doron Scheffer. 

Rutgers University Project Team:  Dunbar P. Birnie, III, Ph.D., REI Member – Material Science and Engineering Margaret;  Brennan-Tonetta, Ph.D. – Office of Economic Development, REI Member;  Serpil Guran, Ph.D. – Rutgers EcoComplex, REI Member; Lou Cooperhouse – Rutgers Food Innovation Center;  Kevin Lyons, Ph.D. – Rutgers Business School, Associate Director REI;  Ted Baker, Ph.D. – Rutgers Business School;  Rutgers Entrepreneurial Society;  Rutgers Venture Capital Club;  Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

LaunchR is the Rutgers student-run clean technology startup accelerator funded by the Department of Energy. They are focused on connecting young, budding innovators in the green technology space through mentorship and workshops. At the end of the program, expert judges will reward the most promising company in the program with a $50,000 prize.