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Idaho State University wins U.S. Department of Energy’s National Student Geothermal Competition (Idaho State University)

The Idaho State University team (From left to right) 

Holly Young, Adam Koster, Michael Ginsbach and Rebecca Ohly 

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Idaho State University is the winner of its 2012-13 National Student Geothermal Competition. The final was held at the Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada.

Student teams from Boise State University and Southern Methodist University Geothermal Laboratory finished second and third, respectively. All three Idaho public research universities, including the University of Idaho, had teams in the eight-school finals.

This student competition challenged teams at universities across the country to conduct cutting-edge research in geology, geoscience, chemical and bio-molecular energy and engineering that could lead to breakthroughs in geothermal energy development.

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