FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2013
UC Davis and UC Riverside receive EPA Funding for Students’ Innovative Green Technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the 2013 recipients of EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants. The UC Davis team will develop a low-energy greywater wastewater treatment system for homes that improves water quality and provides water for gardens. The UC Riverside team will study the feasibility of electricity generation from ocean currents as an inexpensive, renewable source of energy. Each of the forty teams of graduate and undergraduate students from across the country are receiving a $15,000 grant for research proposals that develop solutions to real-world environmental challenges. “The P3 program offers a unique opportunity for students to develop and showcase innovative designs for environmental solutions,” said Lek Kadeli, principal deputy assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “As we enter the 10th year of the program, the ingenuity and passion of the students continue to provide solutions that protect health and the environment while spurring economic development.”
This year’s P3 Phase I teams come from 34 universities in 26 states. Their projects cover a variety of environmental and health topics, such as the creation of additives that allow for eco-friendly degradation of mulch, a sustainable water treatment facility for communities with arsenic in their groundwater, mobile phone apps for citizen scientists to monitor the health of habitats and streams, and biodegradable food packaging.
Some past P3 winners have gone on to start their own businesses. In 2004, an award-winning P3 team from Oberlin College launched Lucid Design, Inc., a company that designs and sells real-time energy management systems. Lucid’s clients range from Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and universities to K-12 schools. With 26 employees, the company averages $1.5 million in annual revenue helping clients change their behavior to reduce energy consumption.
More information on the P3 program: http://www.epa.gov/P3 To learn more about Lucid Design visit: http://www.luciddesigngroup.com/index.html (not an EPA website; learn more: http://www2.epa.gov/webguide/exit-epa )
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
News Release: UC Davis and UC Riverside receive EPA Funding for Students’ Innovative Green Technologies
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