Cypress Creek Renewables and Oregon Tech Announce Partnership for Student Scholarships and Mentorship

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Cypress Creek Renewables and Oregon Tech Announce Partnership for Student Scholarships and Mentorship

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) and the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) are pleased to announce that they have partnered again to support STEM education and strengthen Oregon’s renewable energy workforce. As part of this continued partnership, Cypress Creek has committed to an additional $120,000 investment for Oregon Tech student scholarships and sponsorships over the next four years. 

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Oregon Tech students begin designing business concepts

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Oregon Tech students begin designing business concepts

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Since it began in 2015, the Catalyze Challenge has awarded nearly $100,000 in prize money and services and continues this year with a prize pool of $16,000. Catalyze 2022 launched in November and 11 teams are currently registered to compete in the April 21 final, including two teams from Oregon Tech’s Portland-Metro campus.

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Student inventors headed to Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge June 25

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Student inventors headed to Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge June 25

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Two student inventor teams are headed to the InventOR Collegiate Challenge. Biomass Gas and Electerro were awarded $2,500 each from InventOR at Oregon Tech’s annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge in April and invited to participate in the statewide InventOR competition June 25.

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Oregon Tech announces seventh annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge

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Oregon Tech announces seventh annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - After a canceled event in the spring of 2020, Oregon Tech's Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge is back and ready to serve the Klamath community. Over the past six years, student/alumni teams have competed for over $70,000 in prize money and services.

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The Reclaimers, OIT student entrepreneurs win first place and $23k at InventOR

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The Reclaimers, OIT student entrepreneurs win first place and $23k at InventOR

Portland, Ore. – A team of Oregon Institute of Technology, “Oregon Tech,” students won big this weekend at the InventOR Collegiate Challenge. The grand prize winners are The Reclaimers, a team of Oregon Tech students made up of Renewable Energy Engineering and Electrical Engineering senior Annika Andersen of Baker City, Oregon, and recent graduates of Mechanical Engineering, Ashlei Morgan of Meridian, Idaho, and Jessica Arrington of Paisley, Oregon.

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May IDEA Talk to Feature Student Innovators and Microelectronic Manufacturing CEO

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May IDEA Talk to Feature Student Innovators and Microelectronic Manufacturing CEO

The May Klamath IDEA Talk will feature Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc. in Medford, Ore. and two teams from Catalyze Klamath on Wednesday, May 22 at 5:30pm at MC’s on Main.

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Catalyze crowns top teams, awards seed money

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Catalyze crowns top teams, awards seed money

Klamath Falls, Ore. - Innovative, highly technical and eager student entrepreneurs at the Oregon Tech came together Thursday, April 25, to compete for seed money to turn their product ideas and prototypes into real businesses.

The competition is open to recent alumni and all students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in a number of different engineering, technology, health care or business programs at the public polytechnic university.

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Oregon Tech Announces Fifth Annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge

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Oregon Tech Announces Fifth Annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge

Oregon Tech’s Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge has been a huge success for student competitors and the Klamath community. Over the past four years, 23 student/alumni teams have competed for over $50,000 in prize money and services. The 2017-18 event was made possible through generous sponsorship and donations from AVISTA, Business Oregon, Gaucho Collective, City of Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA), Oregon Small Business Development Center and the Wendt Family Foundation.

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Catalyze Klamath Heats Up - Eight Entrepreneurial Teams Make Way to Finals

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Catalyze Klamath Heats Up - Eight Entrepreneurial Teams Make Way to Finals

Eight Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) teams are well on their way to the fourth annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge on May 17. The teams have been drafting concepts and plans since the start of the competition in October, participating in planning sessions with faculty advisors, practicing their pitches and fine-tuning their business plans in Shark Tech-style launch gatherings.

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