Ideation Studio
Ideation studios generate new ideas or solutions to real world challenges. Ideation studios often facilitate networking, research ideation, and project development. Participants may come from the university, government, military, and/or industry.
For more information, please contact Zachary Cureton-Hazard, zcureton@alaska.edu.
Ideation Studio in the MILL Makerspace
Ideation Studio mixers are events that facilitate networking, conversation, and collaboration, often among people with varied backgrounds and areas of expertise.
Apply for $10K in seed funds for innovative projects.
Workshops Teach :
- Innovation
- Interdisciplinary research
- Design thinking
- Creative problem-solving
Meet your project leads
Ideation Studios
Past projects awarded
PI Michael Roddewig
Engineering + Biology
This project addresses the critical need for accurate prediction of plankton blooms' timing and location to optimize the survival of hatchery-released juvenile salmon in Southern Southeast Alaska. Given the unreliability of historical data, the project is proposing to test a low-cost drone borne polarimetric imaging system at SSRAA's Neets Bay Hatchery, which will hopefully result in further collaboration with the hatchery and allow the team to raise funding to take this project to the next level.
Co-Is Christina Buffington & Natalie Monacci
Ocean sciences + Education
Researchers Natalie Monacci and Christina Buffington are working under the guidance of local teachers and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to explore the community’s interest in formal education materials on ocean acidification. At the end of this planning award and based on community interest, they will seek funding to build a culturally-relevant curriculum that deeply involves students and the Tribes in ocean acidification research and education. The funded project is aiming to deepen the trust between students, educators, communities, and oceanographers to reach a level of scientific readiness that will make it competitive for federal grants to anchor it in the long-term. This project is facilitating the co-creation of culturally relevant educational materials that will contribute to training tomorrow’s climate change leaders.
Justin Cramb
Anthropology + Veterinary Medicine
Digitized 3D models of animals are useful in many disciplines, from anthropology, to veterinary medicine, to teaching, or visual arts. This project aims at digitizing part of the Museum of the North mammal collection, while in parallel exploring the ways in which disciplines may use the collection, and exploring how this digitization work may be funded past the seed grant.