2009 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup

Graduate Finalists

Dine Around Town
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Dine Around Town is a tour service specializing in culinary tours. Dine Around Town will provide an insider’s view of the best culinary locations in the area while supporting and promoting our local economy.
Team Members:
Yuliya Patsay – MBA
Heather Struble – MBA
Siganga Wawdo – MBA
Faculty Advisor:
Mrs. Cynthia Birk
Accounting

Energy Expansion & Design
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Energy Expansion & Design is a company that has been created to make and distribute the patented Fuel Expansion System. This new product offers customers a 30-70% gain in gas mileage and reduces harmful carbon emmissions to less than 100 parts per billion. The fuel expansion system will help customers during the transition period between current gasoline engine technology and alternative fuels/vehicles of the future.
Team Members:
Ben Harris – Business
Steven Martinez – Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Gary Valiere
Management

Northern Nevada Nanotubes
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Attached is the business plan for Northern Nevada Nanotubes (N3). The attached business plan provides detail, insight, and operating strategies about N3. The plan captures how N3 plans to use its sustainable competitive advantage to capture the nanotube market.
Team Members:
Alison Pyne – Finance
Justin Culver – Chemical Engineering
Umer Javed – Chemical Engineering
Tim Stutz – Chemical Engineering
Stuart Greenfield – Economics
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Gary Valiere
Management

Slopes
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Business Description: Year around skiing/snowboarding in Las Vegas.
Team Members:
Jesse Dame – New Venture Management
Carole Miles – New Venture
Ellen Guerra
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Janet Runge
College of Business

Solar Cents: Non-tracking Solar Collector
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Concerned with the energy crisis that is ever-present, Solar Cents was formed in June 2008. The group designed an innovative solar collecting lens that gathers a greater amount of solar radiation without tracking the sun. This solar collecting system is used for household water preheating.
Team Members:
Gregory Kraus – Mechanical Engineering
Cheryll Go – Mechanical Engineering
Mike McKee – Mechanical Engineering
Will Temple – Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Candice Bauer
College of Engineering

UACD
School: University of Southern Nevada
Business Description: The entrepreneurs plan to establish the first College of Dentistry at The University of Arkansas (UACD). The institution aims to educate aspiring dental health professionals in providing high quality oral health care through excellence in research, patient care and outreach to underserved populations.
Team Members:
Ruchir Patel – MBA / Graduate Orthodontics
ChuenChie Chiang – MBA/Graduate Orthodontics
Michael Moore – Dentistry
Uttampal Singh – MBA/Graduate Orthodontics
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. John (Jack) ZImmerman
Finance

2009 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup

Undergraduate Finalists

Carbon Gold
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Carbon Gold offers CO2 emission reduction solutions to power plants and utilities. Our patented technology converts harmful CO2 emission to clean energy which is used as fuel for automobiles. Our technology is not only a green solution for it removes damaging emissions but also a green product for it operates on solar energy and is independently run day or night.
Team Members:
Palkin Zed – MSE, MKT
York Smith – CHE
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Mano Misra
MSE

Las Vegas Vertical Farms
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Business Description: Las Vegas Vertical Farms is a multidimensional business that grows organic produce hydroponically, generates energy, and provides an interactive educational experience for tourists. La Vegas Vertical Farms is a joint-venture project with the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) that will be built next to the Springs Preserve.
Team Members:
Steve Perkowski – Real Estate and Economics
Faculty Advisor:
DR Janet Runge
College of Business

MJ’s Pizzeria
School: Truckee Meadow’s Community College
Business Description: Start-Up Instructions for a new Pizza/Bar concept in Reno, NV
Team Members:
James Blood – Culinary Arts
Megan Schlenther – Speech Pathology
Faculty Advisor:
Chef Karen Cannan
Culinary Arts

Muse Interactive
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Our plan is to create a corporation dedicated to the creation and distribution of software that is both educational, and entertaining, to fill an educational game market that is currently dominated by games that lack real entertainment value.
Team Members:
Ben Brown – Computer Science/Mechanical Engineering Dual
Wesley Lee – Computer Science
Josh Greenspan
Faculty Advisor:
Dr Sergiu Dascalu
CSE

Social Branch
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Business Description: Our business plan is for a company called Social Branch, which is an online event database that uses customer information to predict event preferences and offer information about upcoming events of interest. This company will offer a unique utility to customers and will help to improve community involvement.
Team Members:
Sarah Harrison – Business/Psychology
Felix Rodriguez – Computer Science
Jacob Zodieru – Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Janet Runge
College of Business

SolAir Solar-Thermal Air conditioning/heating
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: SolAir’s goal is to; provide affordable solar-thermal technology to meet growing energy demands and ensure a healthier environment. “ SolAir’s” solar-thermal air conditioning/heating unit utilizes solar energy to provide 80-85% of the power needed to cool/heat a residential home or a commercial building during the hours of peak energy consumption (12-5pm).
Team Members:
Chase Houston – International Business/ Minor: Japanese
Kitte Karhohs – International Business/ Minor: Chinese
Derek Metz – Mechanical Engineering
David Gough – Accounting and Finance
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Ted Batchman
College of Engineering

Lt. Governor’s Award

Undergraduate Finalists

Carbon Gold
School: University of
Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Carbon Gold offers CO2 emission reduction solutions to power plants and utilities. Our patented technology converts harmful CO2 emission to clean energy which is used as fuel for automobiles. Our technology is not only a green solution for it removes damaging emissions but also a green product for it operates on solar energy and is independently run day or night.
Team Members:
Palkin Zed – MSE, MKT
York Smith – CHE
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Mano Misra
MSE

SolAir Solar-Thermal Air conditioning/heating
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: SolAir’s goal is to; ;provide affordable solar-thermal technology to meet growing energy demands and ensure a healthier environment. “ SolAir’s” solar-thermal air conditioning/heating unit utilizes solar energy to provide 80-85% of the power needed to cool/heat a residential home or a commercial building during the hours of peak energy consumption (12-5pm).
Team Members:
Chase Houston – International Business/ Minor: Japanese
Kitte Karhohs – International Business/ Minor: Chinese
Derek Metz – Mechanical Engineering
David Gough – Accounting and Finance
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Ted Batchman
College of Engineering

Sustainable Energy Solutions
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) goal is to become the pioneer and the leader in the portable integrated fuel cell device market; while, at the same time building a sustainable business that is profitable, environmentally conscious, and socially beneficial.
Team Members:
Susannah Lee – Chemical Engineering
Garrett Chamber Chambers – Business
Kenneth Harden – Business
Faculty Advisors:
Dr Carl Nesbit
Chemical Engineering

Lt. Governor’s Award

Graduate Finalists

Appliance2.0 Solutions
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Appliance2.0 Solutions aims to provide Electrical Energy providers and their customers with solution to jointly manage energy use. The Appliance2.0 Platform is a load curtailment system that is installed via retrofit into existing household appliances. The modifications to the appliance implement efficient and sensible responses to the Utility company to save energy.
Team Members:
Alexander Cerjanic – Electrical Engineering
Connor McCune – Electrical Engineering
Alex Carr – Engineering Physics
Kingsley Anoshiri – Electrical Engineering
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Yantao Shen
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

Energy Expansion & Design
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Energy Expansion & Design is a company that has been created to make and distribute the patented Fuel Expansion System. This new product offers customers a 30-70% gain in gas mileage and reduces harmful carbon emmissions to less than 100 parts per billion. The fuel expansion system will help customers during the transition period between current gasoline engine technology and alternative fuels/vehicles of the future.
Team Members:
Ben Harris – Business
Steven Martinez – Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Gary Valiere
Management

Solar Cents: Non-tracking Solar Collector
School: University of Nevada, Reno
Business Description: Concerned with the energy crisis that is ever-present, Solar Cents was formed in June 2008. The group designed an innovative solar collecting lens that gathers a greater amount of solar radiation without tracking the sun. This solar collecting system is used for household water preheating.
Team Members:
Gregory Kraus – Mechanical Engineering
Cheryll Go – Mechanical Engineering
Mike McKee – Mechanical Engineering
Will Temple – Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Candice Bauer
College of Engineering