Rise Reforming

Come work with Rise Reforming this summer! We are looking for a founding chemical engineer with at least four years of experience in catalysis and reaction engineering to assist in the completion of our proof of concept. See attached job description for more details. Compensation includes 8-12k/month + potential stock options. Link to job posting: https://lnkd.in/d7mS5nTV

Rise Reforming was in Paris! As winners of the FEA - European Aerosol Federation Start-Up Award, we were invited to exhibit and present at the Paris Packaging Week 2025. We want to thank Alain D'haese and the rest of the FEA for the invitation, and everyone at Easyfairs for an amazing event. George Rose, Jona van Oord, Joseph El Grably, and I are excited to see the industry’s interest in our sustainable and modular solution! Rise Reforming turns unrecyclable plastic waste into carbon negative dimethyl ether (cnDME) — an environmentally friendly aerosol propellant — helping industrial chemical users decarbonize while tackling plastic pollution. Excited for what comes next! #ppw #parispackagingweek #aerosols #aerosolpropellants #sustainability #dme #plasticwaste

We’re back with some good news! We were recently selected to be a part of the DOE’s Voucher Program, a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and ENERGYWERX. This voucher will provide us with support to advance the commercialization of our technology, with up to $50,000 worth of work. https://lnkd.in/exVfm9cA We are also honored to be named a Deep Tech Pioneer by Hello Tomorrow. Out of thousands of applications, our solution stood out to their experts, and we couldn’t be more excited. Join us at the 10th Hello Tomorrow Global Summit this March 2025 — a powerhouse gathering for deep tech trailblazers, investors, and innovators pushing solutions from the lab to market. We would like to thank Hello Tomorrow for the selection and check out the link below for more info on the Global Summit. https://lnkd.in/g8keznYm

Rise Reforming is hiring! We are looking for two paid interns to join us for the Fall and Winter. We are seeking talented UChicago students who have a combination of technical and business backgrounds. Apply via the link below. ? https://lnkd.in/eK2G6PqD

#ICYMI: The EnergyTech University Prize 2024 Student Winners Were Announced last week at #ETS24 awarding over $400,000 to university teams. Thank you Joe Simon Jackie Petre Edward Rios National Renewable Energy Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for putting on a fantastic program! Full release here: https://lnkd.in/gGHSeSNK The student winners in the?EnergyTech University Prize?(EnergyTech UP) 2024 were announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) at the prize’s National Pitch Event on April 15 at Zpryme’s Energy Thought Summit in Austin, Texas. At the event, three National Winners and 13 Bonus Prize Winners were selected for their innovative business plans for bringing a DOE National Laboratory-developed or other high-potential energy technology to market. This year’s winners were chosen from a starting cohort of 225 competing teams made up of students attending 117 different schools from across the country. This year, the finalist teams pitching at the event could win any of the prizes they were eligible for (i.e., a Technology Bonus Prize Finalist could become a National Winner, or a Regional Finalist could take home a Technology Bonus Prize). Zpryme Kenya Hodo, MBA Chris Holt Mia Dance

I am thrilled to announce that Rise Reforming — a waste-to-chemicals startup co-founded by George Rose, Jona van Oord, and me — just won the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) EnergyTech University Prize! We competed against 224 collegiate teams (including MBA and PhD students) from across the nation and came home with the grand prize of $50,000. This event was hosted by Zpryme at the 11th Energy Thought Summit in Austin, TX and made possible by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions. You can read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/dwDn6bFH I want to thank the judges/moderators (Kathleen Baireuther, Michael Park, Edward Rios, Kerry Rupp, Joe Simon, et al.) for the vote of confidence and for sitting through 28 finalist pitches in one day. Congrats to all the other teams as well on some fantastic pitches! The future of cleantech is in good hands. Lastly, I want to extend a special thanks to our advisors Bill Frauenheim, Mark Stoykovich, and Cafer Yavuz, and to Jack Lewnard at ARPA-E. For Rise Reforming, this is just the beginning. If what we are working on is of interest to you or someone you know, don’t hesitate?to?reach?out!

Watch us pitch in the EnergyTech Finals tomorrow at 9:40 AM CST! https://lnkd.in/eie2GeZ8

“28 teams out of the 225 that competed in the regionals will be pitching in the nationals. This is no small accomplishment. We have two seats reserved for this great opportunity,” said Ozge Guney-Altay, Ph.D., Director of Resurgence, Polsky Center at the University of Chicago. University of Chicago undergrads George Rose, Lucas Zubillaga Maharg, and?Jona van Oord will be presenting their startup, Rise Reforming. Resurgence startup, Blaze Power also will be pitching at the national event during the #EnergyThoughtSummit. EnergyTech University Prize is sponsored by the?U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)?DOE Office of Technology Transitions in partnership with?American-Made Program. // Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago https://lnkd.in/efYPPyyg

We're finalists of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) EnergyTech University Prize! Watch us pitch live in Austin, TX on April 15th: https://lnkd.in/dC7c5VnH