Tag: Washington State University

Washington State University:  For six years, Washington State University has hosted the Imagine Tomorrow competition.  Kudos to WSU for not only hosting this fantastic event, but rolling out the red carpet to judges, teachers, and high school students to create a program that is truly inspirational and unique. Imagine Tomorrow challenges high school students to […]

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Source:  Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd,  Perspectives, June 21, 2012. I was privileged to have the opportunity to outline Washington State University’s research vision for the future to members of Washington’s Clean Technology Alliance at their annual meeting. Our university has a long and rich tradition of conducting critical research in support of […]

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Source:  Lynn Coppedge, WCTA Intern, July 16, 2012. If Thursday morning’s Washington Clean Technology Alliance breakfast is an indication, technology transfer at the state’s two major academic institutions is going to have a profound impact on the future of our state’s economy.  In order to get a better look at Washington’s current innovation aspirations, WCTA […]

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Premier Sponsor: Washington State’s Cleantech Leadership at the Inaugural WCTA Annual Meeting Michael K. Young, UW Elson S. Floyd, WSU WCTA’s Inaugural Annual Meeting hosted several hundred attendees from diverse industries and companies invested in clean technology. UW President Michael Young, and WSU President Elson Floyd participated in a discussion on innovation and commercialization in […]

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Commentary by Hal Calbom of Sustainable Media. Both our large research universities are grappling with ways to address the chaotic, multi-dimensional and strange-bedfellows world that is clean technology. The highlight of the first annual WCTA breakfast Thursday morning was a 45-minute session with the presidents of our two great research universities–Michael K. Young of the […]

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WCTA’s Inaugural Annual Meeting hosted several hundred attendees from diverse industries and companies invested in clean technology. UW President Michael Young, and WSU President Elson Floyd participated in a discussion on innovation and commercialization in the field of clean tech. The panel was led by McKinstry’s vice president of energy and facility solutions, Ash Awad, […]

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