IMS Environmental Probe
Named Innovation Award Finalist

The IMS Environmental Probe, the product of a research project in the College of Engineering at Boise State, has been chosen as a finalist in the second annual Stoel Rives Idaho Innovation Awards program in the Agriculture/Environmental category. Judging was based on information provided in the entry process (project's goals, attributes, novelty, etc.) as well as a formal presentation to the judges at the law offices of Stoel Rives.

The multidisciplinary probe project is part of an EPA-supported research grant that is a key activity in the Center for Environmental Sensing at Boise State. Probe project manager Dick Sevier submitted the entry and represented the team in the competition. Dr. Molly Gribb is the principal investigator for the grant and director of the Center. The IMS Environmental Probe entry represents the first university finalist. More information on the IMS environmental probe can be found at the Center for Environmental Sensing website at http://ces.boisestate.edu.

The innovation award program is presented by the Idaho Department of Commerce Office of Science and Technology, and serves to recognize significant technology innovations and the Idaho companies that created them. The program is designed to draw attention to Idaho's growing technology sector. A selection committee comprised of approximately 40 professionals from Idaho's business, technology and academic communities, all with technical experience pertaining to one of the program's eight categories, carefully reviewed the nominations during an evaluation process.

Winners and finalists will be honored at a special Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Registration can be done online at www.stoel.com/idahoinnovations by Wednesday, September 25, 2007.