Press Coverage
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NASA iTech Selects Top Three Teams in Innovation Competition
NASA iTech has selected the top three teams out of a group of 10 finalists for their innovative technology projects and ideas that may improve future deep space exploration and life on Earth. NASA iTech is a collaborative effort to find and foster innovative… Read More
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Plasma, Haptics, and Germ-Fighting Robots Win NASA iTech Challenge Cycle 3
The NASA iTech Challenge invites companies from around the world, whether they’re in the aerospace industry or not, to bring ideas and innovations to them in the hopes of finding ways to improve space mission directorates including space travel and their mission to… Read More
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Diving into entrepreneurship
Felipe Gomez del Campo is an inventor, entrepreneur, and recent alum and current graduate student of Case Western Reserve University. He turned his high school science fair project in to a startup, FGC Plasma Solutions, which is working on a better fuel injector for jet… Read More
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Nuclear engineering alumnus picked for Forbes’ 30 under 30
A Purdue University alumnus was selected by Forbes magazine for its annual “30 Under 30” list of outstanding researchers who are younger than 30. Ian Hamilton, who earned his master’s degree last year in nuclear engineering from Purdue, was selected for his work in creating… Read More
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Purdue Alumnus Recognized by Forbes Magazine
Former Purdue student Ian Hamilton is being recognized by Forbes magazine. Each year Forbes selects 30 outstanding researchers under 30 years-old for their “30 Under 30” list. Hamilton was chosen for his work in creating energy from the decay products of spent nuclear fuel. Hamilton is… Read More
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Nuclear engineering alum picked for Forbes’ 30 under 30
Ian Hamilton is a Purdue Alum (BSMSE ’15, MSNE ’17) who started Atlas Energy Systems while he was still a student at Purdue University. He’s currently participating in the Chain Reactor Innovators program at Argonne National Lab where he is developing technology to make batteries… Read More
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Nuclear engineering alum picked for Forbes’ 30 under 30
A Purdue University alumnus was selected by Forbes magazine for its annual “30 Under 30” list of outstanding researchers who are younger than 30. Ian Hamilton, who earned his master’s degree last year in nuclear engineering from Purdue, was selected for his work… Read More
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Successful startup founder to lead entrepreneurship program at Argonne
John Carlisle to smooth path from laboratory to marketplace as new director of entrepreneurial program. Read More
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Top 10 NASA iTech Cycle 3 Finalists Announced
The top 10 entries in NASA iTech’s latest call for ideas have been selected and the innovators behind those ideas are invited to participate as finalists in the NASA iTech Forum. NASA iTech is a collaborative effort to find and foster innovative solutions that aim… Read More
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DOE Names New Director to Lead Entrepreneurship Program at Argonne Lab
John Carlisle has been named the director of Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), one of three DOE Lab- Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs aimed at accelerating job creation through innovation., Based at the U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory is sponsored by the Advanced Manufacturing Office. Read More
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2024 Startup Milestones
About CRI Startup founders and the CRI team work together to advance cutting-edge technologies that offer science solutions that benefit America and the world. CRI support allows science startups to bring their deep tech to market more quickly. The combined total of follow-on funding raised… Read More
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Pivot, not Panic: Chain Reaction Innovations is Driving Startup Success
By focusing on the needs of founders, Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program provides startups with funding, expertise and laboratory resources to turn innovative clean-energy technologies into market-changing companies. As a result of his work at Argonne, Gary Ong, founder and CEO of Celadyne Technologies, is… Read More
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Director's Letter
Dear Friends of CRI, Welcome to the Summer 2024 issue of the CRI newsletter. In it, you’ll see the breadth of our spring and summer activities. It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to CRI’s newest cohort. Welcoming a new cohort is… Read More
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LEEP Demo Day 2024
In May, the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program’s (LEEP) Demo Day featured graduating cohorts from the four LEEP nodes including Chain Reaction Innovations at Argonne National Laboratory, Innovation Crossroads at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, West Gate at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Cyclotron Road at Lawrence… Read More
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CRI Seeks Applicants for Next Cohort
Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), a Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, will begin accepting applications for Cohort 2025 on September 4th, the program’s ninth group of early-stage startups. Innovators with emerging science and energy… Read More