The Engineering Innovation Institute has established a Faculty Innovation Council to work with the Institute leadership to increase faculty conversation and competency in entrepreneurship and innovation. Specifically, the Faculty Innovation Council is established to:
- Discuss UF, state and national rules, regulations, and processes relevant to faculty and students who wish to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and how to optimize the process
- Bring entrepreneurial faculty thought leaders together to discuss key issues (SBIR/STTR, academic IP development, Conflict of Interest, innovation in inter-disciplinary research, global entrepreneurship and innovation trends and drivers, etc.)
- Discuss how to properly evaluate and reward entrepreneurial activity in the course of faculty advancement (e.g. annual performance evaluations, tenure, promotion, etc.)
- Provide peer mentoring and guidance to get faculty to think and act entrepreneurially
- Act as a sounding board for new innovation initiatives
- Lead seminars and provide one-on-one guidance to other faculty on innovation topics
The Institute gratefully acknowledges the contributions of our Council Members
Professor Emeritus
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor and Vladimir A. Grodsky Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Margaret A. Ross Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
School Director and Professor
Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor, Director of Virtual Experiences Research Group (VERG)
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Rolf E. Hummel Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Distinguished Professor, Director of Mineral Resource Research Center, Director of Particle Engineering Research Center
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Distinguished Professor, BellSouth Professor, Director of Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory, IEEE Fellow
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor, IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Ebaugh Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering