________________________________ From: Lauren B Brohawn <brohal@uw.edu> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 11:01 AM To: Lauren B Brohawn <brohal@uw.edu> Subject: Please Share: Info Session + Application for Student Environmental Innovation Challenge, Deadline Feb 12 Some people who received this message don't often get email from brohal@uw.edu. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Please share the following opportunity with college students in your network who may be working on an idea in the climate tech, cleantech, ocean health, or other environmental spaces. Deadline is Feb 12 and there is a virtual info session coming up on Wednesday, January 31! Note the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge is open to all students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia. Attached are a few images for social media and/or email; more digital resources can be found in this shared google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_mF5cNMJVb1bpeGMgQVk0h65y7dRuQQ0?usp=drive_link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1_mF5cNMJVb1bpeGMgQVk0h65y7dRuQQ0%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828202658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9DaXTE75cFjlmEjOHj9D5P6T%2FEtcSi8zdJeM6nDjDw8%3D&reserved=0> Thank you! Lauren Lauren Brohawn | Associate Director She/Her/Hers Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foster.washington.edu%2Fcenters%2Fentrepreneurship%2Feic%2FPages%2Feic.aspx&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828202658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qa7xNp74N8cIuEldXAIfsfb%2Be%2Bcu3D%2BaV%2B1FDwpOT3w%3D&reserved=0> University of Washington | Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship brohal@uw.edu<mailto:brohal@uw.edu> | startup.uw.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstartup.uw.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828202658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q3JKTDhVe%2F5qJMdmh12fHSPC5KuTHUKD%2FkvUM1kPhW8%3D&reserved=0> Apply now for the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Feic.uw.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828202658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JX5k8gzCTdx%2BlUrWcCF1I%2B72vRmdffCdQFARu7H9%2BAk%3D&reserved=0> (EIC) hosted by the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Open to all undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia [cid:fea6b159-a0df-4ba8-a12b-e494b3565c3f] Be Part of the Solution! Apply to the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.younoodle.com%2Fcompetition%2F2024_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828202658%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=66%2Fp0PWlBG43fRy%2BN2hqLi4sOpgz5i5AFMPXETh1DKk%3D&reserved=0> by February 12 Bring your skills or innovative ideas to create change in the environmental space! Open to all students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia The Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Feic.uw.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BcFBBdMduA2j3Fd%2Fs98bQrpDED7rkxtJgtcUMWiIe0I%3D&reserved=0> (EIC) is UW’s annual student-led environmental startup competition hosted by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. This exciting, hands-on experience for both undergraduate and graduate students is the place to bring your idea to life (think cleantech, circular economy, climate tech, clean energy, ocean health, SDGs, regenerative ag and more!) with the help of local entrepreneurs and industry experts. Students who enter will receive judges’ feedback on their ideas, networking opportunities, and the potential to win prize money. Enter the EIC with any product, process, non-profit, or service idea that addresses an environmental problem. Learn more. Full details on the EIC website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Feic.uw.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BcFBBdMduA2j3Fd%2Fs98bQrpDED7rkxtJgtcUMWiIe0I%3D&reserved=0> Apply! Submit your application<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.younoodle.com%2Fcompetition%2F2024_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ESGX8JYCFk%2BtBc94qLQ4oCpaG3Tpb6mVM%2FZOCRa61JI%3D&reserved=0> by February 12 @ 12 noon PT Virtual Info Session January 31, 12 noon PT, register here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwashington.startuptree.co%2Fevent%2Fs%2F2Ytawq7AdV6XzRdJN6wiax%2FVirtual-Info-Session%25253A-2024-Alaska-Airlines-Environmental-Innovation-Challenge&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P6DswEvZxMwXz3BpshKBY%2BCCR%2BbUmD%2F3Pb9oGpakYGQ%3D&reserved=0> Questions? E-mail EIC manager Lauren Brohawn at brohal@uw.edu<mailto:brohal@uw.edu>. Open to all students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia Did you say prizes?! In addition to the chance of winning 3rd, 2nd, or the $15,000 grand prize, finalist teams could win one of these: Big Picture Prize ($5,000) Clean Energy Prize sponsored by the UW Clean Energy Institute<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cei.washington.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oHI9ylIqfibBs9et6TwWXxhLWkDweTKyUHOH%2BHfm09I%3D&reserved=0> Rewards student innovations that can reduce carbon emissions through solar energy production, electrical energy storage, conversion and distribution, and energy efficiency. This can include software and/or hardware. Best Idea Prizes ($2,500) Climate Impact Prize sponsored by Eric Carlson, Board Member of E8 Angels<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2Fwww.e8angels.com%2F__%3B!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lM5NwIVqIQKjm1RNf8ZyWVFDRgKzlvnhvKXChNWmyrpH7yWmsQR_zv5l6qdPkzKzZGuyms-UzxoZ%24&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rnlo%2Fzy0IC7gA9DAXN4nOyPLlu6ypvWPdaHD2GN9TG4%3D&reserved=0> Recognizes a team that has thoughtfully incorporated and quantified carbon footprint into the development and communication of their innovation. Leo Cup Innovation in Oceanography Prize sponsored by the Leo Maddox Family and UW’s School of Oceanography<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.washington.edu%2Fstory%2FLeo_Cup_Launch&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NQjVyiTlM1MySH9gwErBq5fnUavD0urjKbC3itIOAGE%3D&reserved=0> Recognizes students for creating innovative solutions to address issues of ocean health, with a preference for addressing marine pollution, including ocean plastics or other pollutants. Lauren Brohawn | Associate Director She/Her/Hers Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foster.washington.edu%2Fcenters%2Fentrepreneurship%2Feic%2FPages%2Feic.aspx&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=97HmtH%2Fx%2BGXOmskBVVvMPsUyJa5mWsKdZJAUPtsBYiI%3D&reserved=0> University of Washington | Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship brohal@uw.edu<mailto:brohal@uw.edu> | startup.uw.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstartup.uw.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cecoe-ungrads%40engr.orst.edu%7C10c3d7b5bf224b7d18d908dc1ea59bb2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638418943828359238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CqIE%2BEcpb%2BQPejc5fvHEMwEdBNRfp1tMDLMdwqVjRVo%3D&reserved=0>