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Innovation for Impact: Climate Change

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Innovation for Impact: Climate Change

Innovation for Impact: Climate Change (formerly known as TechLab: Climate Change) is a Company-in Residence program for emerging companies making a significant impact on the carbon balance of the planet. The program is an immersive learning experience for students as they work side by side with the companies on the deployment and market development of their breakthrough innovations.

 

***Attention: Enrolled students with F-1 or J-1 VISAs are to work with U-M’s International Center advisors and adhere to stated policies, particularly related to Curricular or Optional Practical Training (CPT/OPT) and project based courses. (Projects are overseen/graded by faculty and may also involve mentoring by representatives from external organizations).

2023 Cohort Teams

Hannah Momblanco

Hannah Momblanco
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Class of 2024

Dylan Kapur

Dylan Kapur
Business Administration | Class of 2025

Michael Somantri

Michael Somantri
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025

Sindhuja Ranganath

Sindhuja Lakshmipuram Ranganath
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025

David Gottfried - Team Mentor
Chief Global Impact Officer | Blue Planet

Mohamad El Hajj Younes - Team Mentor
Energy Engineer/Material Scientist | Blue Planet

Blue Planet Team One

Determine the green premium for BluePlanets products.

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Julianna Segalla
Electrical Engineering | Class of 2025

Peter Todd

Peter Todd
Industrial and Operations Engineering | Class of 2024

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Morgan Lafont
Political Science | Class of 2023

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Vishnupriya Ramani
Masters of Automotive Engineering | Class of 2025

David Gottfried - Team Mentor
Chief Global Impact Officer | Blue Planet

Mohamad El Hajj Younes - Team Mentor
Energy Engineer/Material Scientist | Blue Planet

Blue Planet Team Two

Determine market opportunities and supply chain details in select regions.

Connor Colao

Connor Colao
LSA Student | Class of 2025

Aiko Ueda

Aiko Ueda
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability, Masters of Business Administration | Class of 2023

Rachel Sun

Rachel Sun
Economics | Class of 2025

Alex Ricketts

Alex Ricketts
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025

Jorge Rodriguez - Team Mentor
Supply Chain Director | CarbonBuilt

Supply Chain Management

This team provides supply chain management for specific regions.

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Ellen Koselka
Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2025

Cerella Zhuang

Cerella Zhuang
Business Administration | Class of 2025

Brooke Alsterlind

Brooke Alsterlind
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025

Praveen Mahendran

Praveen Mahendran
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability, Masters of Business Administration | Class of 2025

Nicolas Renard - Team Mentor
Chief Of Staff | Compact Membrane

Market Analysis

Identify opportunities for CO2 utilization and associated market analysis in select areas.

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Gabriel Hassan
Business Administration | Class of 2024

Jessica Beck

Jessica Beck
Chemical Engineering | Class of 2024

Brett Sherwood

Brett Sherwood
Business Administration | Class of 2025

Samantha Jayasundera

Samantha Jayasundera
Electrical Engineering | Class of 2026

David Wood - Team Mentor
Director Of Engineering | SkyNano

CO₂ Capture Technology

Comparative techno-economic assessment of CO2 capture technologies and related localized market analysis.

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FOR STUDENTS

EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

Innovation for Impact: Climate Change pairs emerging and scaling startups with top-tier graduate and undergraduate students studying a wide range of fields including computer science, data analytics, chemical engineering, material science, robotics, business, and sustainability.

The goal is to educate students through an immersive project that tackles an important problem for the company. Students learn the entrepreneurial process directly from the principles of the company using the company itself as the “living case study.”

FOR COMPANIES

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

By participating in the program, companies gain access to the University of Michigan resources and network as well as top student talent. The Center for Entrepreneurship seeks to help our students change the world by embedding them in this emerging field and the companies tackling one of the most pressing problems of our time.

Innovation for Impact: Climate Change Instructors

Volker Sick
Director | Global CO2 Initiative

Faculty Director | Center for Entrepreneurship

Ryan Waddington

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO | Cowboy Clean Fuels

Co-Founder and Partner | Huron River Ventures

Innovation for Impact: Climate Change is managed by U-M Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the U-M Global CO2 Initiative.

If you're interested in partnering with the CFE, click the button to reach out and learn more about how.