Autumn 2010
Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:50 pm, 2 credits
Classroom Johnson Hall 175
Instructor: Emer Dooley (emer@u.washington.edu)
Prerequisites: None
Innovations in Clean Tech
The Environmental Innovation Practicum is designed for undergraduate and graduate students who want to focus on developing innovative solutions to real-world environmental problems and creating new business opportunities.
Speakers will include top regional and national innovators—people in the clean-tech space who have looked at environmental challenges and developed novel solutions that are now competing in marketplace. The course consists of readings, speakers, and a final deliverable of a paper that defines a clean-tech problem and potential solutions.
Course topics will include:
· Environmental challenges and opportunities linked to clean-tech.
· How to translate an idea into an actual device/product/company (including intellectual property protection)
· Market assessment (who would be the customer for this product or service?)
· Local/national venture capital and angel firms now focused on clean-tech endeavors, and other opportunities/resources at UW
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
Although not required, the course links to the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge, which takes place spring quarter each year. To see the Challenge in action, go to
http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/cie/eic/Pages/video2010.aspx
For information on the course or the Challenge, contact Pam Tufts, ptufts@uw.edu
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