Category: Announcements

2016 Innovator, Cindy Rodriguez, cites the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp as a central reason she founded her new company, Adirondack Diversity Solutions. It's not just the education: "[t]he presenters and networking opportunities that Bootcamp provided paved the way to lasting professional relationships. Years later, I still find myself reaching out to cohort members and advisors to bounce business ideas. The support you find in this community is truly exceptional." Cindy's company focuses on helping companies of all shapes and sizes in and around the Adirondacks recruit and retain diverse workforces. "Climate change and its impacts do not simply pertain to scientists and environmentalists. Thus, they should not be only ones to bear the burden of solving these issues," she wrote. "I recently decided to cofound Adirondack Diversity Solutions to address these needs…

Join us Friday, July 28, 3-5 pm PDT at the Closing Event for #TomorrowToday. WHAT:  An amazing two hours about the future of nuclear and clean energy. The program includes remarks by Columbia Economics and Sustainable Development Professor Jeffrey Sachs, and a keynote speech by Arun Majumdar, the Founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy at the Department of Energy. Most importantly, our students will be pitching their ideas to a judging panel that spans energy startups, Silicon Valley venture capital, and academia. WHERE: Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, CA Can't be in Berkeley? No Problem! Watch the livestream here. WHEN: Friday, July 28, 3-5 pm PDT WHY: Community. That's how big ideas become reality. Last year, the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp Closing Event was standing room only; audience members…

Bootcamp is only a week away! Check out the schedule: 2017 Bootcamp Schedule

We heard that some of you still want to apply, and need a little bit more time. We listened, and we've extended the deadline for Student Applications to March 1, 2017. Students will be notified about acceptance by March 31, 2017. The Professional Applications will stay open through June, and we will evaluate applications on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply the more likely there will still be space. Check out what our past students and have said about the program and where they've gone so far! - Ian Hamilton - Aries Loumis - Megan Casper - Jing Hu

In the second of our checking in series, we're highlighting Aries Loumis, a senior at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He came into Bootcamp with the outline of a company already created, but was losing his passion. This is what he has to say about his experience: "The Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp revitalized my faith in the nuclear industry. It helped me realize that even though there are difficult paths in licensing and social stigma that there is no reason to be discouraged... I got to make friends from all around the world, long lasting professional relationships with people in my field, and it gave me the confidence and proper guidance to believe that I can be the CEO of a nuclear startup." This passion, excitement, and commitment is the hallmark…

Ian Hamilton, who participated in the 2016 Bootcamp, is now participating in the Chain Reaction Innovations program at Argonne National Lab. The program is modeled after Cyclotron Road at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, a 2016 Bootcamp supporter. It aims to bring business-minded scientists into contact with lab experts in order to push their science and their companies closer to market. Ian's company bridges recycling and energy generation to create power from nuclear waste. He told us "Bootcamp significantly contributed [to] getting into the CRI program here at Argonne." This was a result of the networking he was able to do during Bootcamp, but also because "the knowledge [Ian] learned while at Bootcamp helped [him] answer some of the tougher questions from the judges" during the last few rounds of interviews. We know…

Hello! Building on the resounding success of the first Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp: Nuclear Upended held in 2016, we are pleased to announce that we're doing it again! The second bootcamp, Tomorrow Today, will be hosted at UC Berkeley from July 16-29, 2017. The Bootcamp will train the next generation of students and professionals in developing and executing ideas for nuclear energy that work in the world--providing them the tools to make a real impact as innovators and entrepreneurs. This brief includes ways to get involved as well as what's new. What's the same: - 25 students from around the world will learn from experts inside and outside the classroom for two weeks while executing team design projects. - Mentors: a fleet of mentors will be available as a resource for…