--- title: Eco-Innovators Compete on the Stage at REEF@UD Demo Day description: Join us for the REEF@UD Demo Day on May 4, showcasing innovative eco-entrepreneurship projects. Support student teams tackling environmental challenges. image: https://horn.udel.edu/hubfs/Canva%20images/2025%20REEF%20Demo%20Day%20students%20pitching%20to%20judges.png --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ## Eco-Innovators Compete on the Stage at REEF@UD Demo Day by [Ryan Shore](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-shore) • April 13, 2026 ![2025 REEF Demo Day students pitching to judges](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Canva%20images/2025%20REEF%20Demo%20Day%20students%20pitching%20to%20judges.png?width=1200&height=628&name=2025%20REEF%20Demo%20Day%20students%20pitching%20to%20judges.png) The fifth annual **Ratcliffe Eco Entrepreneurship Fellows (REEF@UD)** [**Demo Day**](https://www.tfaforms.com/5215597) is quickly approaching! On **Monday, May 4, from 4-7 p.m.** at the Venture Development Center, a variety of student teams will take the stage in front of expert judges to pitch their original, clever new solutions that push to innovate and fight against pressing environmental challenges.  [Please register to attend](https://horn.udel.edu/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chxys04/VWwTm85RWC7WW870Pnc6QKR3WW5_BCzp5Lr7SBN1vWRrH3qgz0W69sMD-6lZ3k_W6KxJlx42338hW558ZrC9dx41dVCKS5x39x25rN86qtVBndt4ZW5q1z9g593Z9jW8Gy0Ry8vH9fZN48PJfRKmzd9W8ZYHjZ1F3mP5W5DLdwW6-5kdvW1kwj1L7PY3WWW6HRqsF1DZkkdW5DrkX59jJS5mW3n0h9x7x3xDvVSTLwh11mNsFW1xyrN-4fr3FJVvP_F47C6B6zW8GKk4_3Lsd4BVz4_dH6S5J5SW4kJgzY8MV_nNW3xqzdv2qQgBkf179RKH04) by April 30. REEF@UD is a four-month fellowship, with the goal to support student innovators working at the intersection of entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability. Horn Entrepreneurship and the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment collaborated on this initiative, with support from the Ratcliffe Foundation. Meet the 2026 REEF@UD Fellows - Cecily Duggan - Growing Coral Project - Mikaiya Humphreys - Growing Seagrass Project - Olivia Gracie Schwab - Growing Seagrass Project - Katharine Ma Ree Wetmore - Growing Seagrass Project - Noah A. Alexander Lee - 2nd Hand Clothing Project - Oluwatito Olubakinde - 2nd Hand Furniture Project - Lars Lefkowitz - Biodegradable Fishing Lures - William Eric Lyons - TBD - Jake Lawrence Sacco - TBD - Hemerson A Santos-Pineda - Food Waste - Emma Paige Stiner - Sustainable Floral Foam Blocks - Maxwell Harrison Tessler - TBD - Sila Ozyurek - TBD - Austin Morgan - DNA Timer for Bioreactors - Jacob Stasiewicz - Dog Robot to Survey Coastal Erosion These eco-entrepreneurs will compete to win **$5,000 in prizes** for their concepts. Light food and beverages will be served. [**Register by April 30**](https://www.tfaforms.com/5215597) in order to reserve your spot and support the next generation of eco-entrepreneurs! REEF@UD[mailto:REEF@UD](mailto:REEF@UD) is open to all University of Delaware upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-docs keen to use their ingenuity to solve environmental challenges. Qualified members of the community ay also apply to be considered. Undergraduate students will be required to enroll int he practicum course during the spring semester (ENTR/GEOG/GEOL/MAST 489). [Visit the webpage for additional information about the Ratcliffe Eco Entrepreneurship Fellows program](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/reef-at-ud/). #### **ABOUT HORN ENTREPRENEURSHIP** [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) serves as the creative engine for entrepreneurship education and advancement at the University of Delaware. 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