UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOKTA—OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
701-777-2731 www.und.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Wednesday, January 26, 2011—UND groups to host premiere sustainable energy event next summer
Two University of North Dakota-based groups—the Sustainable Energy Research Initiative and Supporting Education (SUNRISE) program and the Center for Innovation—are organizing the Cleantech 2011 Workshop and Action Summit to be held June 19-21 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.
Cleantech 2011 is a unique combination of events designed to foster and promote sustainable energy-related technology centers.
“This event will showcase sustainable energy research groups in North Dakota and nearby states. A great deal of technology development is occurring in our part of the country,” said Dr. Wayne Seames, professor of chemical engineering in the UND School of Engineering and Mines and director of North Dakota SUNRISE the Program; Seames is the Cleantech event chair.
The National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program and the Red River Valley Research Corridor Coordinating Center are the primary sponsors of Cleantech 2011.
The Cleantech 2011 program includes nationally known expert speakers, breakout sessions, and panel discussions focusing on technology, business development, and energy center development.
Technology-centered sessions will examine the latest developments in renewable fuels, wind/solar energy concentration and conversion, fixed power systems, conservation, and novel energy technologies.
Other sessions will cover establishing relationships with minority serving institutions, partnering with tribal colleges and businesses, and working with national laboratories. Networking sessions and energy center information booths will connect technology development groups with investors and companies interested in clean technology commercialization.
Details:
Registration is open for Cleantech 201.
Cost: $175 for full, regular participants; $30 for students.
A limited number of fellowships are available for participants from EPSCoR jurisdictions, minority-serving institutions, and tribal colleges.
To register for Cleantech 2011 or learn more about participation and sponsorship opportunities visit http://theresearchcorridor.com/sunrise/index.html
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About ND SUNRISE (Sustainable Energy Research Initiative and Supporting Education)
ND SUNRISE is a student-centered, faculty-organized supercluster consisting of 35 faculty in 13 academic departments at the University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, and Mayville State University. ND SUNRISE research focuses on three areas: the technologies to enable the environmentally sustainable use of coal, the production of fuels, chemicals, polymers, and composites from renewable sources, and the harvesting of energy from diffuse sources (wind/solar/hydrogen).
About the UND Center for Innovation:
The Center for Innovation at the University of North Dakota provides assistance to innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers to launch new ventures, commercialize new technologies, and secure access to capital from private and public sources.
Useful links
ND SUNRISE see www.und.edu/org/sunrise/index.html
UND Center for Innovation www.innovators.net
Contact:
Tiffany Roberts, Cleantech Program Coordinator
UND Center for Innovation
701-777 3132
tiffany@innovators.net
Juan Miguel Pedraza
National Media Relations Coordinator
UND Office of University Relations
701-777-6571 office 701-740-1321 cell
juanpedraza@mail.und.edu |
