Posting by Ashley Van Essen, Community Information and facts Representative, Oregon Tech.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Considering that it started in 2015, the Catalyze Challenge has awarded just about $100,000 in prize dollars and solutions and continues this yr with a prize pool of $16,000. Catalyze 2022 introduced in November and 11 teams are presently registered to contend in the April 21 closing, together with two groups from Oregon Tech’s Portland-Metro campus.
The Obstacle has developed about the decades from a campus competition targeted on entrepreneurship in Klamath Falls to a networking chance that supports student innovation and strengthens college-neighborhood partnerships. The competition fosters challenge enhancement, style, and communications techniques though boosting community knowing of the expertise pipeline out there at Oregon Tech.
The recently completed Spring 2021 opposition bundled renewable energy ideas, plant checking and an app for networking. Two teams went to on the statewide InventOR level of competition, with Electerro using home to start with position and BioMass Gasoline placing fourth versus groups from faculties and universities all through Oregon.
The 11 teams registered are as follows:
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Obtainable Cellular Health and fitness
Chrys Chan, 2022, Details Engineering
Le Quynh Dao Nguyen, 2022 Facts Know-how -
Catalyze or Die
Jonathan Freilinger, 2024, Renewable Energy Engineering
Roy Noland, 2024, Renewable Energy Engineering
Natalie Arnot, 2024, Civil and Environmental Science -
Discover New Trails
Bradley Everest, 2023, Company – Promoting Option
Michael Drury, 2023, Company – Management Choice -
Foods Vans on Major
Matt Volpe, 2023, Embedded Techniques
Chris Eck, 2024, Small business – Administration Selection
Eren Bikmaz, 2022, Computer software Engineering Technological innovation
Niles Walter, 2023, Production Engineering Technological know-how -
Hemp Challenge
Luke Hongel, 2025, Mechanical Engineering
Ezra Neese, 2025, Electrical Engineering
Joshua Moore, 2025, Renewable Electricity Engineering -
NERFS
Graeme Wiltrout, 2026, Twin Computer system & Application Engineering
Eddie Medina, 2024, Software package Engineering Know-how
Jemisha Vargas, 2025, Software Engineering Technologies
Marcus Delamarter, 2023, Mechanical Engineering
Fletcher Stults, 2023, Mechanical Engineering
Toby Ruston, 2025, Mechanical Engineering -
Reddwoods Bakery
Rebekah Redd, 2023, Company – Administration Solution -
Stellarum Publishing
Gabbi Pech, 2022, Company – Advertising and marketing Possibility
Hayden Pech, 2022, Organization – Marketing and advertising Possibility -
Tinder for Golf
Ethan Devore, 2023, Organization – Promoting Possibility -
Twin-line Strength Methods
Jack Zoucha, 2023, B.S. Renewable Vitality Engineering and M.S. Engineering
The 2022 occasion is manufactured feasible via generous sponsorship and donations from AVISTA, Enterprise Oregon, the City of Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Klamath County Financial Progress Affiliation (KCEDA), Klamath Notion Heart for Entrepreneurship, VertueLab, Oregon Tiny Organization Growth Heart, and the Wendt Family Foundation.
Opponents will have the possibility to very first present their concept at the annual SharkTech Undertaking Pitch Contest March 2, and are expected to contend in front of a panel of judges for the remaining competition April 21.
Any individual interested in helping with sponsorship, mentoring, sharing of knowledge by a session with college students, or in an advisory ability, make sure you get in touch with Hallie Neupert, professor and department chair of Administration at Oregon Tech, at [email protected].
For a lot more details and competition tips, go to www.oit.edu/catalyze.