National Academy of Inventors

Auburn University Chapter

http://www.ott.auburn.edu/academy.htm
Contact: John D. Weete, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Auburn University
570 Devall Drive, Suite 102
Auburn, Alabama 36832
Phone: (334) 844-4977
Email Address

the University of Alabama

http://www.ua.edu/research.html
Contact: Dan Daly, Ph.D.
Director Alabama Innovation and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs
The University of Alabama
720 2nd Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Phone: (205) 348-3502
Email Address

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

http://www.uab.edu/home/research
Contact: Richard B. Marchase, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
1720 2nd Ave. S., AB 720
Birmingham, AL 35294-0107
Phone: (205) 934-4636
Email Address

The University of South Alabama

http://www.southalabama.edu/research/index.html
Contact: Lynne U. Chronister
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
University of South Alabama
307 University Boulevard North, AD 200
Mobile, Alabama 36688-0002
Phone: (251) 460-6333
Email Address

Arizona State University

https://research.asu.edu/
Contact: Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D
Senior Vice President
Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development
P.O. Box 877205
Fulton Center, 300 East University Drive, Suite 310
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-7205
Phone: (480) 965-4087
Email Address

University of Arkansas

http://research.uark.edu/
Contact: James Rankin, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development
University of Arkansas
205 Administration Building
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-2470
Email Address

California Institute of Technology

http://researchadministration.caltech.edu/
Contact: Fred Farina
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director
Office of Technology Transfer
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Blvd M/C 6-32
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (626) 395-3058
Email Address

SRI International

http://www.sri.com/
Contact: Curtis R. Carlson, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3493
Phone: (650) 859-2000
Email Address

TORREY PINES INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES

http://www.tpims.org/
Contact: Richard A. Houghten, Ph.D.
Founder and President
Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
11350 SW Village Parkway
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34987 USA
Phone: (772) 345-4580
Email Address

University of California, Davis

http://www.ucdavis.edu/research/index.html
Contact: Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi
Offices of the Chancellor and Provost
Fifth floor, Mrak Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-2065
Email Address

University of Colorado - Denver

http://www.ucdenver.edu/
Contact: Inge Wefes, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate School
University of Colorado Denver/AMC
12631 E 17th Avenue, L15-1503
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Phone: (303) 724-7368
Email Address

University of Delaware

http://www.udel.edu/oeip
Contact: David S. Weir, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships
15 Innovation Way
Newark, DE 19711
Phone: (302) 831-7140
Email Address

Draper Laboratory

http://www.draper.com
Contact: Shivshankar Sundaram, Ph.D.
BioMEMS Center Director
Draper Laboratory
3802 Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 159
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 892-0768
Email Address

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Chapter

http://www.erau.edu/research/l-research.html
Contact: Michael P. Hickey, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 South Clyde Morris Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
Phone: (386) 226-7059
Email Address

Florida A&M University

http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?DOR_division_of_research
Contact: Rose Glee, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Technology Transfer, Licensing and Commercialization
600 Ardelia Court
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: (850) 412-7232
Email Address

Florida Atlantic University

http://www.fau.edu/research/
Contact: Barry T. Rosson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Florida Atlantic University
Division of Research
777 Glades Road
SU Building 80, Room 101
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561) 297-0777
Email Address

Florida Gulf Coast University

http://www.fgcu.edu/orsp
Contact: Tachung (T.C.) Yih, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research
Dean of Graduate Studies
Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Phone: (239) 590-7020
Email Address

Florida Institute of Technology

www.fit.edu
Contact: John P. Politano Jr.
Assistant Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Boulevard
Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone: (321) 674-8099
Email Address

Florida International University

http://www.fiu.edu/research/index.html
Contact: Andrés G. Gil, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Florida International University
Office of the Vice President for Research
Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC 430
Miami, Florida 33199-0001
Phone: (305) 348-2494
Email Address

Florida State University

http://www.research.fsu.edu/
Contact: John Fraser, CLP, RTTP
Assistant Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Executive Director, IP Development & Commercialization
Office of Research
The Florida State University
2020 Westcott Building North
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2743
Phone: (850) 644-8637
Email Address

Institute for Human & Machine Cognition

http://www.ihmc.us
Contact: Julie Sheppard, J.D.
General Counsel and Special Assistant to the Director
Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
40 South Alcaniz Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
Phone: (850) 202-4462
Email Address

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

http://www.moffitt.org/
Contact: James J. Mulé, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Associate Center Director for Translational Research
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Phone: (813) 745-1536
Email Address

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

http://www.sanfordburnham.org/
Contact: Elizabeth Gianini
Vice President for Government Relations Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
6400 Sanger Road
Orlando, FL 32827
(407) 745-2000
Email Address

University of Central Florida

http://www.research.ucf.edu/
Contact: M.J. Soileau, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Commercialization
University of Central Florida
Office of Research & Commercialization
12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501
Orlando, FL 32826-3246
Phone: (407) 823-5538
Email Address

University of Florida

http://www.ufl.edu/research/
Contact: David P. Norton, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
University of Florida
Office of Research
223 Grinter Hall
PO BOX 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611-5500
Phone: (352) 392-9271
Email Address

University of South Florida Chapter

http://www.nai.usf.edu/
Contact: Shyam Mohapatra, Ph.D.
President, USF Chapter
University of South Florida
Research & Innovation
3702 Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 175
Tampa, Florida, 33612-9444
Phone: (813) 974-8568
Email Address

University of West Florida

http://research.uwf.edu/
Contact: Richard S. Podemski, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research and
Dean of the Graduate School
University of West Florida
Research and Sponsored Programs
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
Phone: (850) 473-7713
Email Address

Clark Atlanta University

http://www.cau.edu/Research.aspx
Contact: Marcus W. Shute, P.E., Ph.D.
Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs
Clark Atlanta University
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-4391
Phone: (404) 880-6990
Email Address

Emory University

http://www.emory.edu/home/research/index.html
Contact: Todd Sherer, Ph.D., CLP
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Emory University
Office of Technology Transfer
1599 Clifton Rd, NE, 4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: (404) 727-2211
Email Address

Boise State University

http://www.boisestate.edu/research/index.shtml
Contact: Mark Rudin, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725-1139
Phone: (208) 426-5732
Email Address

Northwestern University

http://www.northwestern.edu/
Contact: James G. Conley, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Technology
Kellogg Center for Research in Technology & Innovation
Northwestern University
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Phone: (847) 491-4814
Email Address

Purdue University

http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/research/index.html
Contact: Timothy D. Sands, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Purdue University
Hovde Hall, Room 100
610 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040
(765) 494-9709
Email Address

University of Evansville

http://www.evansville.edu/
Contact: Richard A. Deer, M.B.A.
Director, Center for Innovation Engineering
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
Phone: (812) 488-2382
Email Address

Wichita State University

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/home/?u=academicaffairs
Contact: Keith H. Pickus, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Professor
Wichita State University
Morrison Hall, Room 109
1845 Fairmount, Campus Box 13
Wichita, KS 67260-0013
Phone: (316) 978-3010
Email Address

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

http://www.bigelow.org/
Contact: Mark G. Bloom, CLP, CRCP, RTTP
Director of Corporate Alliances and Technology Transfer Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
60 Bigelow Drive
P.O. Box 380
East Boothbay, ME 04544
(207) 315-2567
Email Address

The Jackson Laboratory

http://research.jax.org/index.html
Contact: Peter Wells
Director Technology Transfer
The Jackson Laboratory
610 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1500
Phone: (207) 288-6883
Email Address

Boston University

http://www.bu.edu/otd/
Contact: Vinit Nijhawan
Managing Director, Technology Development Office
Boston University
53 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 353-0606
Email Address

University of Massachusetts Amherst

http://www.umass.edu/researchnext/
Contact: Fred H. Reinhart
Director, Office of Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Arnold House, Room 232
715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-1587
Email Address

University of Massachusetts Medical School

http://www.umassmed.edu/index.aspx
Contact: James P. McNamara, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Office of Technology Management
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Higgins Building
222 Maple Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545 USA
Phone: (508) 856-1626
Email Address

Jackson State University

http://www.jsums.edu/ordsfr/
Contact: Felix A. Okojie, Ed.D., M.P.H., C.R.A.
Vice President of Research
Jackson State University
6th Floor Administration Tower
1400 JR Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
Phone: (601) 979-2931
Email Address

Mississippi State University

http://msstate.edu/web/research/
Contact: Gerald Nelson
Director, Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer
Mississippi State University
100 Research Boulevard, Suite 120
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 325-8223
Email Address

The University of Southern Mississippi

http://www.usm.edu/research
Contact: Gordon C. Cannon, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research
The University of Southern Mississippi
Building: IC 413
118 College Drive #5043
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Phone: (601) 266-5116
Email Address

University of Missouri – St. Louis Chapter

http://www.umsl.edu/services/ora/
Contact: Nasser Arshadi, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research
University of Missouri-St. Louis
341 Woods Hall, One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-6884
Email Address

Montana State University

http://www.montana.edu/about/research/
Contact: Rebecca W. Mahurin, Ph.D.
Director, Technology Transfer Office
Montana State University
304 Montana Hall
P.O. Box 172460
Bozeman, MT 59717-2460
Phone: (406) 994-7868
Email Address

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

http://research.unl.edu/
Contact: Prem S. Paul, D.V.M., Ph.D.,
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Office of Research & Economic Development
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
301 Canfield
PO Box 880433
Lincoln, NE 68588-0433
Phone: (402) 472-3123
Email Address

Thayer school of Engineering at Dartmouth

http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/
Contact: Eric R. Fossum, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
14 Engineering Drive
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: (603) 646-2230
Email Address

Stevens Institute of Technology

http://www.stevens.edu/research/
Contact: Christos Christodoulatos, Ph.D.
Associate Provost of Academic Entrepreneurship
Stevens Institute of Technology
1 Castle Point on Hudson
Edwin A. Stevens Hall, 4th Floor
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: (201) 216-5675
Email Address

New Mexico State University

http://research.nmsu.edu/
Contact: Vimal Chaitanya, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
New Mexico State University
MSC 3RES Anderson Hall
Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001
Phone: (575) 646-2481
Email Address

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

http://www.poly.edu/research
Contact: Kurt H. Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Six MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 260-3608
Email Address

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Contact: Woody Maggard
Associate Vice Provost
Office of Science, Technology Transfer and
Economic Outreach
University at Buffalo
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 105
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-2990
Email Address

East Carolina University Chapter

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/rgs/
Contact: Mark Foley
Director
Office of Technology Transfer
East Carolina University
2200 South Charles Blvd., Mailstop 163
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (252) 328-9545
Email Address

Wake Forest University

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/otam/
Contact: Michael Batalia, PhD, CLP
Director, Technology Asset Management
Research Assistant Professor Chemistry
Wake Forest School of Medicine
391 Technology Way
Suite 199
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 716-3729
Email Address

the University of North Dakota

http://und.edu/research/
Contact: Michael Moore
Associate Vice President
Intellectual Property Commercialization & Economic Development
The University of North Dakota
264 Centennial Drive, Stop 7095
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7095
Phone: (701) 777-6709
Email Address

Case Western Reserve University

http://www.case.edu/stage/research/index.html
Robert H. Miller, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Technology Mgmt.
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7026
Phone: (216) 368-6269
Email Address

Cleveland State University Chapter

http://www.csuohio.edu/research/researchhome.html
Contact: Leonard D. Young, Esq.
Director of Technology Transfer
Associate General Counsel
2121 Euclid Avenue, AC 327
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: (216) 687-2125
Email Address

Ohio University

http://www.ohio.edu/research
Contact: Robert Silva, Jr., M.B.A.
Director
Technology Transfer Office
340 West State Street
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 593-0976
Email Address

the University of Akron Chapter

http://www.uakron.edu/research/
Contact: George R. Newkome, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Akron
Goodyear Polymer Center, Room 530
Akron, Ohio 44325-4717
Phone:( 330) 972-6458
Email Address

University of Cincinnati Chapter

http://research.uc.edu/inventors/
Contact: William S. Ball, M.D.
Interim Vice President for Research
University of Cincinnati
51 Goodman Drive, Suite 540
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0829
Phone: (513) 558-0026
Email Address

Oklahoma State University Chapter

http://www.vpr.okstate.edu/
Contact: Steven Price, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Technology Development
Director of the Technology Development Center
Oklahoma State University
201 Cordell North
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-6930
Email Address

The University of Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/research/home.html
Contact: James H. Bratton
Assistant Vice President, Economic Development
Executive Director, Office of Technology Development
University of Oklahoma
Three Partners Place
201 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 100
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-5710
Phone: (405) 325-3800
Email Address

Drexel University

http://drexel.edu/difference/research/
Contact: Donna Marie De Carolis, Ph.D.
Dean, Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
310 PSR Building
101 North 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 895-1795
Email Address

Temple University

www.temple.edu/research/otdc
Contact: Stephen G. Nappi, Ph.D.
Director, Technology Development and Commercialization
Temple University
1801 N. Broad Street
Conwell Hall, RM 401C
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-5293
Email Address

The Pennsylvania State University

http://www.research.psu.edu/
Contact: Henry C. Foley, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
& Dean of the Graduate School
The Pennsylvania State University
304 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-6332
Email Address

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

http://www.orau.org/
Contact: Arlene Garrison, Ph.D.
Vice President for University Partnerships
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
MC100-29
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
Phone: (865) 241-1513
Email Address

The University of Tennessee

http://research.utk.edu/
Contact: T. Taylor Eighmy, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Office of Research & Engagement
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1529
Phone: (865) 974-8701
Email Address

Y-12 National Security Complex

http://www.y12.doe.gov/
Contact: Chris L. Clark
Sr. Director, Strategic Program Development
Y-12 National Security Complex
P.O. Box 2009
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8245
(865) 576-2084
Email Address

Texas A&M University

http://www.tamu.edu/research/index.html
Contact: President R. Bowen Loftin
Texas A&M University
Office of the President
10th Floor Rudder Tower
TAMU 1246
College Station, TX 77843-1246
Phone: (979) 845-2217
Email Address

University of Houston

http://www.uh.edu/research/
Contact: Rathindra N. Bose, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer
Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer
University of Houston
316 E. Cullen Building
Houston, Texas 77204-2015
Phone: (713) 743-9104
Email Address

University of Texas - Arlington

http://www.uta.edu/research/
Contact: Carolyn L. Cason, RN, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Research
University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19162
202 E. Border St., Suite 319
Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: (817) 272-1021
Email Address

the University of Utah

http://www.research.utah.edu/
Contact: Thomas N. Parks, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
John R. Park Building, Rm. 210
201 President's Circle
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9011
Phone: (801) 581-7236
Email Address

Georgetown University Chapter

http://www.georgetown.edu/research/index.html
Contact: Howard J. Federoff, M.D., Ph.D.
Georgetown University Medical Center
4000 Reservoir Road, NW
120 Building D
Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: (202) 687-4600
Email Address

The George Washington University

http://entrepreneurship.research.gwu.edu/
Contact: Steven J. Kubisen, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Technology Transfer
George Washington University
2033 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-8394
Email Address

Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation

http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/
Contact: Arthur Molella, Ph.D.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Director
Smithsonian Institution
NMAH, Room 334A, MRC 604
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Phone: (202) 633-3447
Email Address

Amrita University, India

http://www.amrita.edu/acns
Contact: Shantikumar Nair, Ph.D.
Dean for Research
Director Amrita Centre for Nanosciences
Amrita University
Amrita Lane, Ponekkara Post
Kochi, Kerala 682 041 India
Phone: +919895558597
Email Address

Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria

http://www.biu.edu.ng/
Contact: Ernest B. Izevbigie, Ph.D.
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Benson Idahosa University
PMB 1100, University Way
Off Upper Adesuwa Road, GRA
Benin City, Nigeria
Email Address

China Medical University, Taiwan

http://english.cmu.edu.tw/
Contact: Shinn-Zong Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Superintendent, China Medical University Beigang Hospital
Vice Superintendent, Center for Neuropsychiatry
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
2, Yuh-Der Rd.,TaiChung, Taiwan, 40447
Phone: 886-4-2205-2121 ext 6034
Email Address

Kaatsu International University, Japan

http://en.kaatsuinternationaluniversity.org/
Contact: Sir Yoshiaki Sato, M.D., Ph.D.
Chancellor and Founder
Kaatsu International University
Email Address

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