Peterman Design Firm Founder Ian Peterman Mentors Finalist Team in 2025 Invent Oregon Clean Tech Challenge
Peterman Design Firm Founder Ian Peterman mentors a finalist team at the 2025 Invent Oregon Clean Tech Challenge, Oregon’s top competition for sustainable innovation. With 15+ years in clean tech product development, Peterman guides student teams building real-world solutions that reflect the firm’s mission of ethical, sustainable design.
- (1888PressRelease) June 28, 2025 - Portland, OR — Ian Peterman, founder and CEO of Peterman Design Firm, recently mentored a finalist team in the 2025 Invent Oregon Clean Tech Challenge, Oregon’s top collegiate competition for sustainable innovation. Held on June 27 at the University of Portland, the event brought together student teams from across the state to compete for up to $30,000 in funding.
Peterman, a 15-year product development veteran, brings a unique blend of industrial design expertise and clean tech strategy to student teams aiming to build market-ready solutions to global environmental challenges.
“Innovation happens when bold ideas meet the right guidance,” said Peterman. “It’s a privilege to work with these young inventors who are not only solving real problems but also defining what the future of clean tech could look like.”
Earlier this year, Peterman also served as a mentor for the Clean Tech Challenge hosted by Portland State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, where he supported student teams in early-stage prototyping and sustainable product design.
Invent Oregon, managed by The Lemelson Foundation and OregonBEST, is a statewide program that equips student innovators with mentorship, funding, and exposure to launch new inventions. The 2025 cohort includes teams working on advanced materials, renewable energy systems, and circular economy solutions.
Peterman’s involvement underlines the firm’s larger mission: to support conscious innovation and human-centered design that benefits both people and the planet.
About Peterman Design Firm
Based in Oregon, Peterman Design Firm provides full-service product development, innovation consulting, and sustainability-driven prototyping for startups and enterprise clients. With a deep commitment to clean tech and ethical design, the firm has helped bring hundreds of ideas to market in industries ranging from consumer products to renewable energy.
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