More than 60 NDSU students representing 20 teams submitted ideas for new, progressive products or services for the Innovation Challenge ’12. The competition is a new component of the third annual Innovation Week to showcase students’ creative research and development projects.

The teams’ posters will be on display Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Memorial Union Prairie Rose Room. Oral presentations will be from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Memorial Union Great Room and Century Theater. 

“We encourage you to attend the presentations taking place on Wednesday so you can see firsthand the innovative projects that the students will be competing on,” said Tony Grindberg, executive director of the NDSU Research and Technology Park. “New software technologies, coating advancements and energy self-sustainability platforms are just a few of the projects that will be showcased.”

The teams are competing for cash prizes – $5,000 for first place, $2,500 for second place and $1,000 for third place. 

For more information about other Innovation Week events, visit www.ndsuresearchpark.com/about/Pages/Events.aspx.