{"id":2919,"date":"2021-10-11T13:08:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T18:44:00","slug":"fall-2021-big-idea-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/2021\/10\/fall-2021-big-idea-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2021 Big Idea Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2928\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Photo: Scenic photography of campus greenery Text: &quot;The Big Idea Challenge. Upcoming challenge: Next Generation Green Solutions for Sustainable Future\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/big-idea-challenge.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #009a44\"><strong>Big Idea Challenge (Fall 2021)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Presented by the Jodsaas Center and Center of Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Sponsored by the Edson and Margaret Larson Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #009a44\">Next-Generation Green Solutions for a Sustainable Future<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Students are challenged to come with novel solutions for tackling energy and environmental issues. For example, green energy, smart grids driven by AI, clean coal, sustainable cements and pavements, and more (you tell us!!!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2925\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2925 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Picture1-300x175.png\" alt=\"Illustration of green energy resources\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-600x350.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1-514x300.png 514w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/cem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/Picture1.png 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Schematics of green solutions1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #009a44\">Idea Submission Deadline: October 22, 2021<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submit a 1-page proposal, rough drawing, or \u201cout of box design\u201d to <a href=\"mailto:surojit.gupta@engr.und.edu\">surojit.gupta@engr.und.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selected students will complete design thinking and business model training by Dr. Whitney at the Center for Innovation and Dr. Surojit Gupta from Mechanical Engineering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Idea Pitch Award Competition: Week of <\/strong><strong>December 1, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Big Idea Challenge is a monthly student competition to generate novel ideas and innovative ways of solving important problems. Hosted by the College of Engineering &amp; Mines, the competition is open to all UND students. Students may work in teams and are strongly encouraged to collaborate across multiple disciplines. The Big Idea Challenge is sponsored by the College of Engineering &amp; Mines, the Jodsaas Center for Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and the Edson and Margaret Larson Foundation.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>https:\/\/www.pinclipart.com\/pindetail\/TihiwJ_8-facts-about-pandae-green-solutions-interesting-facts\/ (schematics used for training and learning purpose only)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are challenged to come with novel solutions for tackling energy and environmental issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":2928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[892,887],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-opportunities","category-upcoming-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fall 2021 Big Idea Challenge - College of Engineering &amp; 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