There are four IGERT fellows that are moving on to the final level of the i3 Competition this month. They are Sarah Hernandez, Biology; Lindsay Lozeau, Chemical Engineering, and Heather Cirka and Hannah Strobel, Biomedical Engineering. The i3: Investing in Ideas with Impact is about translating research into value and real-world impact. It encourages graduate students to consider how the ideas and innovations they are developing through research could become the foundation of new products, new commercially valuable processes, and even new companies.
In April 2013, IGERT Fellow Todd Alexander was awarded second place in the university-wide i3 Competition.