The Conrad Foundation is a nonprofit organization built upon astronaut Charles “Pete” Conrad’s history of innovation and entrepreneurship. This competition challenges students to create new concepts in specific fields of interest that could be taken to the commercial marketplace. By challenging students to create and employ innovative concepts, the Conrad Foundation hopes to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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• Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com)
• This award challenges teams of high school students to create new concepts in specific science and technology categories.
• As a partner organization, Fuentek will provide technology transfer reviewers for finalists in the Conrad Awards program and assist in determining the award winners.
• Fuentek also will provide guidance on the long-term goals and vision for the award, assist in developing full judging criteria for the Conrad Awards, and support grant writing efforts and reviews to secure funding for the Conrad Awards program.
• The Conrad Foundation is a nonprofit organization built upon astronaut Charles “Pete” Conrad’s history of innovation and entrepreneurship.
• This competition challenges students to create new concepts in specific fields of interest that could be taken to the commercial marketplace.
• By challenging students to create and employ innovative concepts, the Conrad Foundation hopes to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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"We are very excited to partner with the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards,” said Schoppe. "Through these awards, the Conrad Foundation is inspiring the next generation of scientists and technologists to solve some of the world's pressing future challenges. These students will become the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs who are the heroes of our future."
About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services. With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need. Led by Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks and Web sites to help clients improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. DiversityBusiness.com has recognized Fuentek as a top women-owned, diversity-owned and small business in North Carolina for the past four consecutive years. The firm has received numerous awards for its work and most recently received an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek’s Web site at www.fuentek.com.
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