Do you want to take your research to the next level?
Would you like to find additional sources of funding?
How about turn your research into a successful business?
Faculty interested in developing an idea, concept, or technology are encouraged to come to this workshop. Attendees will hear from Dr. Shreekanth Mandayam, Chief Research Officer and Associate Vice President for Research and Federal Relations, about the university’s goals of increasing external grant funding and applied research efforts, as well as how the university handles intellectual property. Attendees will also learn about how they can participate in Texas State’s new Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP) and apply for internal funding up to $11,000 to transition their research. Attendees will learn about the FIAP curriculum, featuring a) National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) training to identify novel commercial applications for an idea or technology, and b) additional training from experts in commercializing intellectual property.
This workshop supports the university’s goal to achieve significant progress in research and creative activity as measured by national standards by expanding support to the research community.
Presented by:
Dr. Shreekanth Mandayam, Chief Research Officer and Associate Vice President for Research and Federal Relations
Dr. Jennifer Irvin, Director, Materials Application Research Center and Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry and PI for The Texas State I-Corps Site for Entrepreneurship
Dr. J. R. Minifie, Professor, Management and Co-PI for The Texas State I-Corps Site for Entrepreneurship
Mr. Weston Waldo, National I-Corps Facilitator Consultant
