MIT Sloan Students Among Semi-Finalists for the MIT Clean Energy Prize
Several teams featuring current MIT Sloan students are included among the semifinalists of the seventh annual MIT Clean Energy Prize competition. The MIT Clean Energy Prize is open to graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time at any university in the United States. It is a student-organized business plan competition where teams can submit their own clean energy or technology ideas into one of three categories: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, or Infrastructure & Resources. Over a period of several months, the teams are mentored and critiqued by panels of venture capitalists, CEOs, lawyers, and academics.
This year, more than 60 teams from 24 universities across the United States competed in the MIT Clean Energy Prize. Following the first round of judging, 21 teams were invited to enter the semifinal round of the competition. These teams will receive mentoring, a $1,000 stipend, and access to MIT Clean Energy Prize resources such as partnerships with startup accelerators and a wide network of clean energy experts. Continue reading…
MIT Associate Dean Appointed to British Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology
Professor Fiona Murray, MIT Sloan’s Associate Dean for Innovation, was appointed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to his Council for Science and Technology. The Council is tasked with advising the Prime Minister on science and technology policy issues that affect multiple governmental departments in the United Kingdom, including education, research, policy and the economy. The appointment was made for a 22 month period, and comes after Cameron visited the MIT campus last year to meet with Professor Murray, as well as the President of MIT, faculty and student entrepreneurs
In addition to her role as Associate Dean, Professor Murray is the faculty director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, and in role as the Alvin J. Siteman Professor of Entrepreneurship teaches the popular Innovations Teams class. She is an international expert on the transformation of investments in scientific and technical innovation into innovation-based entrepreneurship that drives jobs, wealth creation, and regional prosperity. Murray has a special interest in how policies, programs, and relationships between academia and industry can be designed to accelerate the productive role of universities in their local entrepreneurial ecosystem. She has also studied access to venture capital and the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs.
