[CCoE Notice] Dean of Engineering announces November 12 Faculty Entrepreneur Brown Bag Lunch

[Robertson, Lisa C]

Dear Engineering faculty, students, and staff:

The Cullen College of Engineering will be hosting on November 12, 2010 a "Faculty Entrepreneur Brown Bag" lunch for all faculty, research graduate students, and staff who would like to learn about commercialization of their research, form a start-up company, prepare SBIR proposals, locate investment capital, and more.  A panel of successful faculty entrepreneurs and experts will provide case studies and answer questions.  The Brown Bag lunch is part of the College of Engineering's initiative to support its faculty entrepreneurs and the university's Tier One activities.  The Brown Bag is a follow-on to the September 2010 Entrepreneur Boot Camp.

Faculty Entrepreneur Brown Bag panelists:
*     Dr. Venkat ("Selva") Selvamanickam, VP & Chief Technology Officer, SuperPower, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
*     Dr. Richard Willson, Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor, Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
*     Dr. Badrinath (Badri) Roysam, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering
*     Julie Goonewardene, Founder and Managing Partner, IPVentured

The event will be held from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in room W 122, Eng Bldg 2.  Lunch will be provided.  Please register by emailing Jamie Fricks at jlfricks at uh.edu<mailto:jlfricks at uh.edu>

Best regards,

Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E.
Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean and Professor
Cullen College of Engineering

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