Alumni

See West Gate alumni and learn about the technologies they developed during the program.

These innovators were supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, Building Technologies, and Industrial Technologies offices.

Cohort 2 Innovators (2023–2025)

Lisa Morey
Founder and Owner
Nova Terra
Project: Compressed Earth Blocks

Yaman Peksenar
Project: Biodegradable Plastics

Pilanda Watkins-Curry
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Olokun Minerals
Project: Treating Brine Waste

Cohort 1 Innovators (2022–2024)

Andrew Gabor
President and Chief Technology Officer
BrightSpot Automation
Project: Solar Panel Defect Imaging Tool

Grant Gunnison
Founder
Zero Homes
Project: Home Electrification Deployment

Mikhail Konev
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Tereform
Project: Enabling Textile Circularity

Stefan Streckfus
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Renewell Energy
Project: Gravity Energy Storage