Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
ENGR 498, ENVIR 495, ENTRE 443/543
Fall Quarter 2013 (2credits)
Tuesdays 4:00-5:50 pm, Paccar Hall 394
Instructor: Deborah Hagen-Lukens, dlhagen@uw.edu
No prerequisites, recommended for juniors, seniors and grad students
Check out the cool speakers and panel members! <Syllabus Here>
The
goal is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most
pressing environmental challenges and to raise awareness of how you
might be part of that solution. You’ll form teams around
problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class.
Although not required, teams are invited to compete in the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge April
3, 2014.
Required Text: The
Way Out: Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass, by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen. Course topics will include:
- Environmental challenges and opportunities linked to cleantech
- How to translate an idea into an actual device/product/company
- Market assessment- who would be the customer for this product or service?
Contact me if you have questions!
Pam Tufts | Assistant Director
Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
UW Foster School of Business
206.685-3813 ptufts@uw.edu
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
206.685-3813 ptufts@uw.edu
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
