Preliminary Program subject to change
05004 Entrepreneurial Science for Educators, Engineers, and Scientists
OverviewThis session would discuss the university s role in society as an expanded one involving economic and social development, as well as teaching and research. Speakers are invited from departments within academia that currently provide entrepreneurial science perspectives and others who play an important role in developing successful scientific business ventures from academic seeds. These may include intellectual property, as well as technology transfer experts.
Primary SponsorManagement Division (05)

Chair

Rosemarie D. Wesson
Program Manager
Smal Business Innovation Research
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone Number: 703 292 7070
Fax Number: 703 292 9057
Email: rwesson@nsf.gov

CoChair

Adam Lo Shrier
President
Global Development Opportunities, LLC
4000 Cathedral Ave., NW
Suite 318-B
Washington, DC 20016
Phone Number: 202-965-2941
Fax Number: 202-965-2942
Email: alshrier@worldnet.att.net
The Impact of Science Entrepreneurship in a University on Economic Development in the Regeion
Robert D. Hisrich, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7235
Ohio's Third Frontier Initiative: Ideation to Commercialization
John M. Griffin, Ohio Department of Development, Technology Division, 77 South High Street, 25th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
Human Capital and Technology Transfer: the Key Third Link
Michael D. Ensley, Lally School of Management and Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Pittsburgh Building, Troy, NY 12180-3522
How to Successfully Launch and Nurture a University Spin-off
Alan W. Weimer, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309-0424
From Prototype to Product with the Help of Sbir Funding
Karen K. Gleason, MIT, 66-466, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Hilton G. Pryce Lewis, GVD Corporation, 19 Blackstone Street, Cambridge, MA 01239
Nanoscale Materials, Inc.; Founded 1995; NanoactiveŽ Products for Environmental Protection and Remediation
Kenneth J. Klabunde, Chemistry, Kansas State University, Willard Hall, Chemistry Dept., Manhattan, KS 66506

Management Division