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Innosphere’s startup impact
Driving Technology Innovation
$3M in grants support groundbreaking projects across Colorado and Wyoming
Innosphere-fueled impact
When Fire Hits Home: Mapping Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface
"From this research, we hope to reduce fire risk, and the number of homes lost to fires every year."
Project Lead
Virginia Iglesias
Organization
Earth Lab, University of Colorado
Location
Boulder, CO
Story SPOTLIGHT
ASCEND Engine Use-Inspired Research Grant 2024
Smart Stormwater: Frog Creek Partners Powers a Cleaner Crow Creek with Gutter Bin Innovation
Stormwater filters in Cheyenne are stopping pollution before it hits Crow Creek—protecting water for 23 million people downstream.
Company
Frog Creek Partners
Location
Casper, WY
Founder and CEO
Brian Deurloo
Impact Story
NSF ASCEND Engine Translation Award 2025
Prairie Restoration, Bison, and the Future of Soil Science
Environmental Science senior Peter Ferraro gains career-focused lab and fieldwork skills as part of his NSF-funded internship in soil health and prairie restoration.
Student
Peter Ferraro
University
Metropolitan State University - Denver
Department
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Location
Boulder, CO
Intern Spotlight
Soil Health and Carbon Storage in Short Grass Prairie
One Stove at a Time: A Wyoming Startup’s Unlikely Path to Climate Action
In rural Wyoming, Rowdy Yeatts is building clean-burning biochar stoves that help trap carbon, reduce waste, and generate heat—all without electricity.
Founder and CEO
Rowdy Yeatts
Company
High Plains Biochar
Location
Laramie, WY
Story SPOTLIGHT
NSF ASCEND Engine Translation Grant 2024
Cracking the Code on Methane Leaks
Better detection methods lead to accurate and reliable identification of methane leaks
Co-founder and CEO
Babur Ozden
Co-founder
Marcus Martinez
Company
Aquanta Vision
Location
Houston, TX
Story SPOTLIGHT
NSF ASCEND Engine Translation Grant 2024
NEON Lighting the Way for Future Collaboration and Innovation in Soil Health
NEON’s Sterling site is a data-rich hub and partnership platform powering a pioneering NSF-funded digital twin project for ecosystems.
Organization
National Ecological Observation Network (NEON) / Battelle
Partners
National Renewable Energy Lab, NVIDIA, PAGE Technologies
Project Lead
Mike SanClements
Impact Story
NSF ASCEND Engine Research & Development Grant
Immersive Innovation: CSU Students Tackle Climate Resilience in VR
Innosphere-Sponsored VR Challenge Showcases Data‑Driven Climate Resilience Prototypes from Interdisciplinary Teams
Students
CSU VR Challenge
University
Colorado State University
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Intern Spotlight
MSU Denver Student Tackles Cutting-Edge Weather Simulations During NOAA Internship
MSU Denver student Gage Gibson gains hands-on experience in advanced weather modeling during a prestigious NOAA internship.
Student
Gage Gibson
University
Metropolitian State University - Denver
Company
NOAA - Global Systems Laboratory
Location
Boulder, CO
Intern SPOTLIGHT
Evaluating Experimental Weather Simulations Intern
Hacking for a Cause – the CyberTruck and CyberTractor Challenges.
CSU Students gain cybersecurity skills and hands-on experience with commercial trucks and agricultural tractors.
Students
CSU Cyber Challenge Participants
University
Colorado State University
Supervisor
Associate Professor Jeremy Daily
Department
Systems Engineering
Workforce SPOTLIGHT
OEDIT - Opportunity Now Colorado Grant
Building Resilience from the Ground Up
ICLEI Intern drives climate resilience through building electrification, energy efficiency, and community‑based solutions in Telluride.
Degree
Masters of the Environment
University
University of Colorado- Boulder
Student
Danniel Tigreros
Intern Spotlight
ICLEI Core Internship
A New Chapter in Agricultural Sensing
Real-time data could result in better crop yields and reduced water and fertilizer usage
Co-founder and CEO
Elliot Strand
Co-founder
Payton Goodrich
Company
PAGE Technologies
Location
Boulder, CO
Story SPOTLIGHT
NSF ASCEND Engine Translation Grant 2024
From Fireline to Frontline: Working for a Heat‑Ready Grand Junction
Former wildland firefighter Eloise Armour helps Grand Junction prepare for extreme heat with data-driven insights as an ICLEI CORE Intern.
Degree
Master of Science in Ecology and a Master of Environment
University
Western Colorado University
Student
Eloise Armour
Intern Spotlight
ICLEI Core Internship