Students in tech venture group introduced on blog
<p>Students in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Technology Ventures Services Group are working with a Phoenix company that promotes the development of infrastructures for sustainable biofuels.</p><separator></separator><p>The students, Pete Arambula and Carrie Thomson-Jones, both 3Ls, along with TVSG Director <a href="/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=401">Eric Menkhus</a>, were introduced on the Desert Biofuels Initiative blog on Sept. 6. They are working with Sarah Howe, a junior in the chemical engineering program at Barrett, The Honors College at ASU, on two projects at the Desert Biofuels Initiative, a non-profit that seeks to remove practical, legal and regulatory obstacles to biofuels' development.</p><separator></separator><p>The students will conduct a market analysis of raw materials used in biofuels production, focusing on waste vegetable oil, agricultural materials and algae, and analyze legislative initiatives that exist in other states to promote biofuels.</p><separator></separator><p>The TVSG, formerly the Technology Ventures Clinic, provides essential services to the region's innovators, entrepreneurs and small businesses during their critical start-up phases. Menkhus, an associate clinical professor at the College of Law, works with law, engineering and business students at ASU with a goal of building a collection of small businesses that are fundable and poised for growth.</p><separator></separator><p>To read the blog, go to <a href="http://desertbiofuels.blogspot.com/">http://desertbiofuels.blogspot.com… style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma">Janie Magruder, <a href="mailto:Jane.Magruder@asu.edu"><font color="#0000ff">Jane.Magruder@asu.edu</font></a><br />(480) 727-9052<br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</span></p>