Innovation Forum is an annual competition and networking event showcasing Princeton research with commercialization, or cultural and societal potential. Princeton faculty, research staff, postdocs, and graduate students present their research in a three-minute presentation to the audience and a panel of judges, followed by a question and answer period. Following the presentations is a poster session and networking reception where participants can further discuss and demonstrate their research.
Prizes totaling $30,000 are awarded to the top entries in each of two tracks:
- science and engineering innovations
- social sciences and humanities innovations
Innovation Forum 2023 was held on September 29, 2023. Innovation Forum 2024 will be held on October 4, 2024. Interested in presenting? Be notified when the application period opens.
Innovation Forum is co-sponsored by the Office of Technology Licensing and the Humanities Council at Princeton.
2023 Results
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- First Place: ArQiTech
- Second Place: PumpKin
- Third Place: Mechanism-Enabled Discovery Platform
Humanities and Social Sciences
- First Place: Rhythm Bath
- Second Place: Empowering Korean Language Learners
- Third Place: Nuclear Princeton
2023 Judges
Humanities
- Deborah Amos, Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence
- Chukwuemeka V. Chukwuemeka, Sugarman Practitioner in Residence at the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy
- Benedikt Lehnert, Entrepreneurship & Design Fellow; Chief Design Officer at Stark
- Joy Marcus, Entrepreneurship Program Specialist; Lecturer in the Keller Center
stem
- Shelley Chu, Lightspeed
- Tim Denning, Vice President of Ultratech Capital Partners
- Laura Forese, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian (retired)
- Jeff Samberg, Managing Director at Acadia Woods Partners
- Liangcheng Zhou, Managing Director at IDG Capital
Oct 11, 2023
Feature Story
A diverse field of creative inventors from across Princeton University's campus presented their research and impactful solutions at Keller Center's annual Innovation Forum.
Dec 16, 2022
Event Recap
Nov 29, 2022
Feature Story
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