Cleantech Challenge

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PSU Cleantech Challenge

Take your Cleantech Challenge concept from idea to reality

PSU teams are competing for $10,000 in grants and prizes, apply today!

The PSU Cleantech Challenge is an exciting competition for campus cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs. Undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and faculty are invited to compete for $10,000 in grants and prizes.

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October 27, 2020

Meet 2020 Cleantech Challenge Innovators

The PSU Cleantech Challenge is an exciting competition for campus cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs with inspired solutions to today's most pressing environmental problems. Through the Cleantech Challenge, these innovators have taken their concepts from ideas to reality. Learn more about this year's finalistsbelow. Theory Parking The days of circling the lot for a parking spot are no more. With Theory Parking, users save time finding parking by receiving the exact location…
Cleantech Challenge sami-final 2019
October 26, 2020

PSU Cleantech Challenge returns to TechFest NW in 2020 with seven contenders

This week, seven student teams from Portland State University were selected to advance to the final round of…
October 26, 2020

Meet seven teams ready to change the world in the 2019 PSU Cleantech Challenge

Now it's time to meet the teams who will be vying for $10,000 in grants and prizes and the chance to represent Portland State at the statewide InventOR Collegiate Challenge. Next-Generation Forest Fire Prevention Team: Excellent Devices Quote: “The firefighters who help keep our communities safe inspire us. We hope to make their job easier and safer.” Team Members: Seth Rohrbach, Kai Brooks, Angel Gonzalez, Mikhail Mayers, computer engineering Meet the New Urban Farmers Team:…
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PSU Cleantech Challenge go Virtual

PSU's Cleantech Challenge Finals Go Virtual

The PSU Cleantech Challenge is an exciting competition for campus cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs with bold ideas and the drive to make them a reality. Not to be deterred by COVID-19, this year's Cleantech Challenge finals are going virtual. Join us on May 29 for this year's Cleantech Finals.

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