Christopher Lore of Merrimack, NH awarded Fall 2015 Change the World Challenge Student Innovation Competition

2015 Dec 3

Christopher Lore, Class of 2017, was named a winner in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Fall 2015 Change the World Challenge Student Innovation Competition.

Lore's entry, A "Whey" Better Beer, is a beverage that combines a traditional light beer with eight grams of whey protein to provide a product for consumers who are interested in managing their protein intake.

Lore is a Geology major.

The Change the World Challenge competition is a twice-yearly event created to support entrepreneurship education and inspire Rensselaer students to consider ways to improve the human condition. Each semester, a $10,000 prize is shared by the winning students and student teams who develop innovative ideas and inventions. Patent application assistance is also given to the winning student proposals when applicable.

Established in 2005 by Rensselaer alumnus and entrepreneur Sean O'Sullivan '85, the Change the World Challenge competition has helped to validate new student ideas.