CALENDAR ALERT Catalyze Klamath Final Will Award $16,000 on April 20
WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2023, 4 to 7 p.m. Members of the community and media are invited to attend.
WHERE: Auditorium, College Union, Oregon Tech 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, Ore. 97601
WHAT: Since it began in 2015, Oregon Tech's Catalyze Challenge has awarded nearly $100,000 in prize money and services, and the competition continues this year with a prize pool of $16,000.
The Catalyze Challenge fosters project development, design, and communications skills, while boosting public understanding of the talent pipeline available at Oregon Tech.
This year, six Oregon Tech student teams will compete on Thursday, April 20, at 4 p.m. They will be joined by a team of two Klamath Community College (KCC) alumni. Each team has invented a solution for a real-world challenge and has a plan to commercialize their product in Klamath Falls.
Competing teams are:
Tarrah Bickford, Environmental Science 2027: Fearless Retreats Xavier De La Rosa, Business 2024: TapIn Ethan Hartline, Renewable Energy Engineering 2025: Eco Spoke Claire Lowry, Business Management 2024: Juniper Joy Lauren Sadrin, Mechanical Engineering 2023, and Mauricio Huntoon-DeRoche, Mechanical Engineering 2024: Deep Dive Robotics Clairise Tapken, Cybersecurity 2023: Actually Confidential Attachments (ACA) * KCC team of Shawntel Dill and Jason Leach, Culinary Arts: Homemade To-Go
SPONSORS: The 2023 event is made possible through generous sponsorship and donations from the City of Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA), Klamath IDEA Center for Entrepreneurship, VertueLab, Oregon Small Business Development Center, and the Wendt Family Foundation.
DETAILS: For more information, visit www.oit.edu/catalyze
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_Submitted by Ashley Van Essen, Public Affairs, Oregon Tech (541-885-1162, ashley.vanessen@oit.edu)._
