Each fall the WARF Innovation Awards recognize some of the best of inventions at UW-Madison.
WARF receives hundreds of new invention disclosures each year. Of these disclosures, the WARF Innovation Award finalists are considered exceptional in the following criteria:
Criteria
- Has potential for high long-term impact
- Presents an exciting solution to a known important problem
- Could produce broad benefits for humankind
Cary Forest, Jay Anderson, and John Wallace are part of one of six finalists teams selected by WARF for their disclosure, “High-Energy Plasma Generator for Medical Isotope Production, Nuclear Waste Disposal & Power Generation.” Watch Video
Two Innovation Award winners will receive $10,000, split among UW inventors, and will be named at a virtual ceremony December 8. Learn more and register for the event.
See all six finalists and watch their videos at WARF’s Innovation Awards website.