Past Fellows and Mentors

Fellows project:

Entrepreneurship education, UCLA

Mentor:

Kathryn Atchison, DDS, MPH, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UCLA

Current position:

Professor, Marshall School of Business, USC

Fellows project:

International research outreach, UC Santa Barbara

Mentors:

Matthew Tirrell, PhD, Dean of Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Martin Moskovits, PhD, Dean of Sciences, UC Santa Barbara

Current position:

Associate Director, International Research Advancement, UC Santa Barbara

Fellows project:

Strategic research partnerships with industry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Mentor:

Rokaya Al-Ayat, PhD, Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Current position:

Director, Physics Ventures (Venture Capital and Private Equity)

Fellows project:

Industry affiliates for LifeChips, UC Irvine

Mentor:

G.-P. LI, PhD, Director, Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility, UC Irvine

Current position:

Director, West Coast Operations, ISS

Fellows project:

Industry affiliates for Nanoscience, UC Berkeley

Mentor:

Thomas A. Kalil, PhD, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology, UC Berkeley

Current position:

Research Scientist, UC Berkeley

Fellows project:

Strategic coordination and alliance building, Foods for Health Institute, UC Davis

Mentors:

M.R.C. Greenwood, PhD, Professor, Nutrition and Internal Medicine, UC Davis; Carl Keen, PhD, Professor, Nutrition and Internal Medicine, Director, Foods for Health Institute,
UC Davis

Current position:

Executive Associate Director, Foods for Health Institute, UC Davis

Fellows project:

Working with industry partners on university collaborations

Mentor:

Nicolaos Alexopoulos, PhD, Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

Current position:

Director of Research Development, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

Fellows project:

Founding the Venture Acceleration Initiative, UC Santa Barbara

Mentors:

Matthew Tirrell, PhD, Dean of Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Martin Moskovits, PhD, Dean of Sciences, UC Santa Barbara

Current position:

Director, Venture Acceleration Initiative, UC Santa Barbara

Fellows project:

Business development support, strategic alliances for life science researchers, UC Irvine

Mentors:

Susan Bryant, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor of Biological Sciences, UC Irvine; David Schetter, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Alliances, UC Irvine

Current position:

Alliance Development Officer, Office of Technology Alliances, UC Irvine