The goal of the Practicum is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges and to raise your awareness of how you might be part of that solution.  You’ll form teams around problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class. Teams are invited, but not required, to go on to compete in the fourth annual UW Environmental Innovation Challenge competition, April 4, 2013.

The seminar will consist of a selection of required readings and a series of industry experts who will speak on a specific cleantech topics.

Required text to be announced by end of spring quarter.

You will work in teams to present a proposed cleantech solution to an environmental problem. The final deliverable for the class is a 5-10 minute team presentation.

The presentation should cover:

• The extent of the problem and how it is manifested
• Your proposed solution
• What’s involved in implementing the solution?
• What will your prototype be? (Only if you plan to enter the Environmental Innovation Challenge)
• Solutions that have been tried already and why yours is better/cheaper/faster or just more interesting. 
• Is there a market for this?