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).
Hannah Momblanco
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Class of 2024
Dylan Kapur
Business Administration | Class of 2025
Michael Somantri
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025
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.
Julianna Segalla
Electrical Engineering | Class of 2025
Peter Todd
Industrial and Operations Engineering | Class of 2024
Morgan Lafont
Political Science | Class of 2023
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
LSA Student | Class of 2025
Aiko Ueda
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability, Masters of Business Administration | Class of 2023
Rachel Sun
Economics | Class of 2025
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.
Ellen Koselka
Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2025
Cerella Zhuang
Business Administration | Class of 2025
Brooke Alsterlind
Masters of Environmental & Sustainability | Class of 2025
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.
Gabriel Hassan
Business Administration | Class of 2024
Jessica Beck
Chemical Engineering | Class of 2024
Brett Sherwood
Business Administration | Class of 2025
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.
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.
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
Tasha Beery
Graduate Programs Manager | Center for Entrepreneurship
Innovation for Impact: Climate Change is managed by U-M Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the U-M Global CO2 Initiative.
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