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NewsMARY L AN D TECH N O LOGY E NTE R PR I S E I N STITUTEMTECH
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Hinman CEOs Alumni: Changing the World
One Person at a Time
Continued on page 2
They are CEOs of companies, investment bankers, technology
creators, award-winning filmmakers, attorneys, and researchers. They’reinGreatBritain,SouthAfrica,NewYork,andSiliconValley.Theirreach
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“The common thread I’ve seen in all of our students is that they want to be empowered and use that power to change the world around them. They want to create value in everything they do, and they do so from many different references and academic disciplines.”
—KarenThornton,HinmanProgramDirector
Nick Adasi: four Years, Three Continents, and Helping Raise $60 Million for the first Television Network to Cover all of AfricaNick Adasi wanted to work on Wall Street. Little
did he know he’d be so successful that five short
years after graduating, he’d help raise $60 million
for a new television broadcast network that could
be the first to span the entire continent of Africa.
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throughterrestrialdatalinestoreachover250million
viewers.
why You Like what You’re Doing
“Financeisagreatwaytomeetalotofpeoplewith
accesstocapital,”saidAdasi.“Itgivesyouasound
understandingofhowtoanalyzeandmanagethe
financesofacompany.”
How the Hinman Program Helped You
“TheHinmanProgramwasfantastic.It
surroundedmewithhighlymotivated,hungry,young
entrepreneurs—theguysoncampusbouncingideasoff
eachotherat3a.m.Ittaughtmehowtothink‘outside
ofthebox,’andthatentrepreneurshipisn’tsomething
thathappensovernight.Overtimeyoudevelopideas
throughexperiences.Morethananything,itwasa
mindsetitgaveme.Thepeoplethatsurroundedme
werehelpful.Westillkeepintouchandshare
careerideasandtopics.Wetalkabouthowand
whenwe’regoingtobecomeentrepreneurs,and
whatinvestmentopportunitiesthereare.Atsome
pointinourlives,I’msurewe’regoingtohelp
eachotherinamillionways.”
Advice for Current Hinman Students
“Morethananything,youwanttofocuson
developingyourself.Alotofpeoplefocuson
developingaproductoridea,butifyoucan
spendtimeonyourfinancialskills,yourbusiness
planningskills,yourmarketingskills—allthe
thingsittakestobeagoodentrepreneur—over
timeyoubegintotakeaviewoftheworldasan
investment;youanalyzeandseewhysomethings
workandhowothersdon’t.Youbecomeastute
Anthony Casalena: fixing His way to SuccessSitting in his new office in New York City’s Tribeca
district, Anthony Casalena sums up his success
this way: when he doesn’t like the way something
works, he creates a product to fix it.
Squarespace(www.squarespace.com),a
publishingsystemformanagingwebsitesandblogs
Casalenalaunchedwhileincollege,startedthatway.
Squarespacenowhasover100,000trialregistrations
andover50millionmonthlypageviews.
Mentionedinthesamebreathbythemediaas
Google’sBlogger,Squarespaceevolvedsimply:“Ididn’t
likemakingawebsite,soImademyownproduct,”
Casalenaexplained.
“Peoplesometimesinventbusinessesbasedon
someveryelaborateconnectionsbetweenmarkets,”
saidCasalena.“Therearepeopleproducingvideo
contentformobilephones.Idon’tunderstandhow
“The Hinman Program was fantastic. It surrounded me with highly motivated, hungry, young entrepreneurs—the guys on campus bouncing ideas off each other at � a.m. It taught me how to think outside of the box.”
—NickAdasi,HinmanCEOsalumnus
inentrepreneurship.Entrepreneursarejacks-of-all-
trades.Focusevenonthingsyoudon’tlike.Makeyour
weaknessesintostrengths,becausedownthelineitwill
makeyouabetterentrepreneur.”
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astartupcanengageinthatsortofthing.Notto
saythat’sabadbusiness,butitmustbereallyhard
asastartuptodothatkindofthing.Thereareother
startupsthatarereallyeasy—andthosearetheones
wherethevaluepropositionisreallyclear.”
Squarespace’svaluepropositionisclear.“Doyou
needtobuildawebsite?Hereyougo.It’shardtobuild
awebsite.Squarespacemakesiteasy.”
Casalenadoesn’tlikeonlinechatprograms,sohe’s
workingononeofthoseaswell.Afterthat,hemay
buildpersonalinformationproducts.
That’snottosaySquarespaceisstagnating.Ten
minutesatwww.casalena.orgmakesyouwonderifhe
sleeps.Casalenaisconstantlyandthoughtfullyadding
newfeaturesandimprovinghissystem.
Squarespacehasattractedtheinterestofmajor
investors,includingsomemajorwestcoastVCs,which
flewCasalenatoSiliconValleytotalk.
“Itwasagreatexperience,”saidCasalena.
“It[Squarespace]justdoesn’tfitthemodelofall
firms.Squarespaceisn’tlikeYouTubeinthatitwon’t
experienceescalatedgrowth.Weleftonreallygood
terms.”
what Do You Like About what You’re Doing?
“It’sbeenreallyexcitingformetoactuallygotoan
office.It’sbeenre-energizing.Ilovecomingouttowork
anditputsareallygoodspinonthings(asopposedto
beinginadormroom).Beinginthesameplaceallthe
timeputsadrainonyou.Tribecaisaphenomenalarea.
It’salandmarkitself.TherearelotsofpeopleinNew
Yorkjusttryingtogetstarted.It’stough,butthere’s
lotsofenthusiasm.Oneincrediblethingthathelps
bringthetechcommunitytogetherinNewYorkisthat
everyoneisafive-minutecabridefromoneanother.”
How Did the Hinman CEOs Program Help You?
“TheHinmanProgramisagreatfacilitatorofideas.
Ifyou’resomeonelookingtostartacompany,Hinman
willbeverygoodforyou.TheProgramcanconnect
youwithpeopleyouneedtomeet.Itfostersamore
professionalwayofthinkingaboutabusiness,exposes
youtothingsyouwouldn’tseeotherwise,suchas
venturecapitalistsorevaluatingbusinessplans.It’s
valuableforyoutoseehowallthesethingsworkinthe
realworld.”
Advice for Current Hinman Students
“Fixproblems.Peoplewillpayyoutohavetheir
problemsfixed.Don’tletinvestorsdiscourageyou
fromdevelopingagoodidea.Imagineyouhavethe
bestideaintheworldforaproduct—butnotraction.
Asanewentrepreneur,youdefinitelywon’tbeable
togetfundingforthatidea.Thatdoesn’tmeanthe
idea—alongwithyourexecution—won’tgetfunding
insixmonthsafteryouprovethatitworks.Investors
areevaluatinganopportunity,ratherthansimplyyour
ideas.Don’tworryaboutinvestors’decisionsabout
reallyearlystagetechnology.”
kavita khurana and Google: The Perfect MatchKavita Khurana (’05,
Computer Science) is not
the type of computer
scientist who would
be content coding all
day. She’s outgoing,
inquisitive, and rarely sits
still.
Google,acompany
thatopenlyadvertises
“youwon’tfindanybored
engineershere,”and
workingatGoogleisan
“opportunitytotestthe
limitsofyourintellectual
abilities,”wastheperfect
matchforher.
“Peoplehere[atGoogle]
areverymotivatedand
“fix problems. People will pay you to have their problems fixed.”
—AnthonyCasalena,HinmanCEOsalumnus
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“Make sure you build your relationships with people. They’re lasting. You’ll realize it later on. Make sure you keep in touch with the people you meet and interact with. You never know what you’ll learn from them. The best friends I have are the Hinman CEOs I lived with for two years. we’re like a family.”
—KavitaKhurana,HinmanCEOsalumna
HinmanProgramDirectorKaren
ThorntonandKavitaKhurana
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Anik Singal: from Lifestyle Business to Industry LeaderAnik Singal (’05, finance) started Affiliate
Classroom, a step-by-step training program to
help people launch and grow affiliate Internet
businesses, as a lifestyle business in October,
2004. Anik was a senior in the Hinman CEOs
Program.
Twoshortyearslater,70,000peoplesubscribe
toAC’saffiliatemarketing
newsletter.Over12,000people
havecompletedAC’saffiliate
marketingtrainingprogram.
Thecompanyhasgrown
tosevenemployees.They’ve
releasedanentireboxed
courseonaffiliatemarketing,
withtwoDVDs,12CDsof
audiointerviews,aworkbook
splitintotenmodules,eight
checklists,andaCDwithsix
templatesanaffiliatemanager
wouldneedtouse.
Thecompany’smonthly
AffiliateClassroommagazine,
nowovertwoyearsold,
alsohasa70,000-person
subscriberbase.
ThecompanyranksfirstonYahoo!whensearching
for“affiliatemarketing,”andconsistentlyranksinthe
topthreeonGoogle.
SingalrecentlymetwitheBay’sdirectorofaffiliate
marketingtodiscusscontributingcontenttoAC’s
magazine.
“IfIlookbacktowhenIfirststartedthistwoyears
ago,I’mmesmerizedbythegrowthofthecompany,”
saidSingal.“Thiswasnotsupposedtobeabig
company.NowthatIhavethebigpictureandknow
whatthecompanyiscapableofdoing,though,Iam
notassurprised.”
AftergraduatinginMay2005,Singalwasworking
HinmanCEOsalumnusAnikSingal
fromhomeandrealizedACwasgrowingtoofast.
HecalledKarenThorntonandJamesGreenfor
advice.TheyreferredhimtoMTECHVentures’new
VentureAcceleratorProgram,aselectiveinitiative
designedtohelpfacultyandstudentscommitted
tocreatingnewcompaniesbasedontechnology
innovations.
“Itwasperfecttimingformetogetmyselfsituated
andconstructedproperly,”saidSingal.“Thatreferral
itselfwasworthgold.
“VAhasbeenincredible,”
Singalexplained.“Scott
Laughlin[DirectorofVA]
expandedourvision.He
taughtmehowabigbusiness
getsbuilt.He’straveled
coast-to-coastwithmeand
introducedmetoeveryone
Ineedtoknow.Wejustgot
backfromSanFransisco,
wherewemetBrianHinman.
Duringthesametrip,wehad
coffeewiththedirectorof
eBay’saffiliateprogramin
PaloAlto.”
Morethananything,
Singalsaid,VAhelpedhim
refineAC’sbusinessmodel.
“Weknowexactlywhatwe
wanttogoafter,”Singalexplained.“We’vesolidified
ourprocessforapproachingthemarket.We’re
expandingourbrandandmeetingnewpeople.We’re
constantlybuilding.”
ForresterResearchreportedlastyearthataffiliate
marketingisa$95billionindustry.
“Weseeaffiliateclassroombecomingthecenter
oftheindustry—thesoleresourceforaffiliatemanager
trainingprovidingallthetrainingresourcessomeone
wouldneed,”saidSingal.“Wearethetrustedthird
party.”
AffiliateMarketing,accordingtoWikipedia,isa
“widespreadmethodofpromotingawebsite,inwhich
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Zachary Bookman: Thinking Big—Democracy and Law for a Better worldZachary Bookman (’02, government and politics)
does not think small.
Duringhisvaledictoryspeechin2002,heoffered
hisvisionofhowtheUniversityofMarylandcouldbe
oneofthefivetoppublicinstitutionsinthecountry,
andhowstudentsfitintothatidea.
Nexthewantedtostudybothlawandpoliticsat
IvyLeagueschools,sohedid—bothatthesametime.
Bookmanisearningjointdegreesinlawandpublic
policy—aJDatYaleUniversity,andaMaster’satthe
HinmanCEOsalumnusZacharyBookman
HarvardUniversityKennedySchoolofGovernment.
HeplanstopursueaFublrightfellowshipnextyear
tostudythenewfreedomofinformationactpassedby
theMexicangovernment,believingitcanhelpboththe
countryandtheworld.Inpreparation,Bookmanhas
learnedSpanish.
“Thenewandsweepingtransparencylawpassed
bytheFoxadministrationhasgreatpotentialto
promotehumanrights,fightcorruption,andstrengthen
Mexico’sdemocracy,”saidBookman.
BookmanvisitedMexico’sFederalInstitutefor
AccesstoPublicInformationlastmarchthrougha
smallgrantfromtheKennedySchool.Thereheforged
relationships,garneringsupportfromthecommissioner
oftheagency.
“Mexicoisanexcitingandtumultuousplace,and
ofstrategicimportancetotheU.S.inwayswedon’t
recognize,”saidBookman.“Thisissueisofcentral
importancetoMexicorightnow.Itcouldalsoserveasa
globalmodelforemergingdemocracies.”
why Do You Like what You’re Doing?
“Beingabletoworkinourlegalandpolitical
systemisprobablythebestchanceforproducinggreat
changes.Allroads,ifyouhavethemotivationand
desiretomakeabetterworld,leadtothesameplace.
Iwanttomakeanimpact.Iwanttochangepeoples’
lives—aswellasoursociety—forthebetter,inasbiga
wayaspossible.”
How the Hinman Program Helped You
“All roads, if you have the motivation and desire to make a better world, lead to the same place. I want to make an impact. I want to change peoples’ lives as well as our society for the better, in as big a way as possible.”
—ZacharyBookman,HinmanCEOsalumnus
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“Twothingsinfluencedmethemost.Thefirst
wasthecontinualpresenceofreallyinteresting,
motivationalandinspiringspeakerswhotalkedabout
theirlives,businesses,andsuccesses.Ilovedhearing
entrepreneurstellusabouttheirqueststodowellfor
themselves,whichdoeswellforthepeoplethatwork
forthemandtheeconomy.They’rereallyinterestedin
buildingwealthy,strong,andinnovativesocieties.The
secondthingIenjoyedwasthepresenceofabunch
ofreallysmart,andsavvyyoungentrepreneurs—other
students.Gettingtoknowthem,andtoheartheirideas
anddreamsreinforcedwhatweheardinclassandfrom
otherswhoachievedsuccessalready.”
what Advice would You Give a Current Hinman
Student?
“Startthinkingdeeplyaboutwhatkindofcareer
youwanttohave,whatindustriesyoumightwantto
workin,andwhatkindofpersonyouwanttobe.”
Young Lee: Artistic Entrepreneur has film in SundanceFilmmaker Young Lee (’03, Computer Science)
has a movie in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
JustayearintotheNewYorkUniversityMasterof
SciencePrograminDigitalImagingandDesign,Lee
wasaskedtocreatea60-90secondshortfilmfora
contestsponsoredbyKrupsInternationalCoffee&
EspressoMachines.
ThefilmLeeproduced,“EspressoNinjas,”was
selectedasthewinningentry;thefilmisnowfeatured
onanewWebsite:www.espressoshorts.com.
Dubbed“brandedentertainment”byThe New York
TimesinaSeptember6articlethatalsospotlighted
Lee,thefilmwillappearinthe2007SundanceFilm
FestivalthroughasponsorshipbyKrups.
“Krupsinvitedalotofcelebtritiestothe
competition,”saidLee,“includingAMC’sRichard
Brown,JoanAllen(Face-Off),andF.MurrayAbraham
(Amadeus).“TheeventwasattheTribecaHotel;they
announcedthewinnerandIwentuponstage.”
WhileintheHinmanProgram,Leeworkedasa
freelanceFlashanimationandWebdesigner.
Aftergraduating,hewenttoTaiwanfortwo
months,whereheworkedatamuseumdoing
promotionaldocumentariesandshortfilms.
Shortlyafter,heenrolledatNYU.
Youngiscurrentlydevelopingaspecshortfilm
aboutninjasthataimstoseamlesslyblendvisual
effects,liveactionfootageandastrongstoryintoa
debutfeaturefilmhehopestopitchtostudios.
what Do You Like About what You Are Doing?
“I’vebeenmakingfilmsandwritingandfocusing
oneveryaspectofthefilmmakingprocess,”saidLee.
“Ijustfinisheda30-minuteshortfilmandhavebeen
sendingittofestivals.It’sagang-war,actiondrama
Left:HinmanCEOsalumnusYoungLeefilmingSundance-
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withastrongstoryattheheartofit.UltimatelyIwant
tocreatestrong,dramaticstorieswithhighconcepts
thatrequirevisualeffects.Specialeffectsareameans
totellbetterstories.”
How Did the Hinman Program Help You?
TheHinmanProgramwasoneofthoserareand
valuableopportunitiesthathadalife-longeffectupon
mycareer.Itgavemeanentrepreneurialmindset.It’s
especiallyusefulasanindependentfilmmaker,asyou
havetomarketyourselfincreativeways.Ithelpedme
developamindsettothinkaboutthemarket;inmy
casethatinvolvesthinkingaboutthetypesofstories
peopleareinterestedin.”
what Advice would You Give a Current Hinman
Student?
“I’dchallengeanyyoungstudenttoreallyutilize
alltheresourcestheyhaveavailabletothemthrough
theprogramtothefullestextent.It’sagreattime
tolearnandyouhavesomanypeopleyoucantalk
andnetworkwith.Ifyouhavedreamsandideas,it’s
veryefficienttobouncethemoffotherstudentsand
advisorsintheprogram.Beforeyouknowit,collegeis
gone,sostretchyourself,stretchyourmind.Ifthere’s
somethingthatyouwanttodo,don’twait—don’thold
back—thesky’sthelimit!”
Lee finkel: Big Moves in the Big Apple
Lee Finkel’s
(‘05, marketing)
clients include
AXE, makers
of deodorant
body spray, and
Viacom. His firm
has developed
e-vites for the TV
show “South of Nowhere” on the N Network, as
well as for an “AXE Hit Your Numbers Party.” He
has provided web, print, and multimedia services
to hundreds of clients across the country, and
still manages to plan and entertain at events for
thousands every year.
Finkel’scompany,whichhestartedasaHinman
studentasOptimumProductions,hasgrownintotwo
branches:OPDigital,specializinginwebdesignand
marketing;andOPEvents,aneventservicescompany.
“OptimumProductionsstartedasanevent
planningandservicescompany,”saidFinkel.“Itsroots
arestillgoingstrong.It’sfindingthebalancebetween
theeventssideandthemarketingsidethat’sthehard
part.Bothcompaniesaregrowingatsucharapidpace,
it’shardtokeepup,”hesays.
OPEventsisanentertainmentcompanyproviding
music,photography,video,andmultimediaservicesto
awideanddiverseclientele.ThoughmuchofFinkel’s
businessisinNewYork,wherehenowlives,hestill
hasmanyclientsinMarylandthroughasmallbaseof
employeeslocatedthere.
OPDigitalstartedin2004,whenFinkelwas
strugglingtofindahigh-qualityWebdesignerforhis
firstventure.AfterCarnegieMellonUniversitystudent
JordanDeVriesdesignedOP’sfirstWebsite,Finkel
proposedteamingtooffer
designservicesthrougha
companysubdivisioncalledOP
Digital.Therestishistory.
“It’sexpandedfasterthanI
everimagined,”saidFinkel.“It’s
nowalargepartofmyday-to-
dayoperations,bothintermsof
thetimeIspendandtheclients
Ihave.”
OPDigitaljustlaunched
anew,Flash-basedwebsite.
They’vedesignedwebsites
forAffiliateClassroom,I-
Receipts.com,andBabyfones—
companiesstartedbyother
Hinmanalumni.
“Withtheexpansion,we’re
busy.We’retargetingsmall
companieslookingforquality
work,”saidFinkel.“Lately,
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Adam Ostrow: Two Start-Ups: One by Day, One by NightAdam Ostrow (’04, journalism) founded his
first company MindSay (www.mindsay.com), a
platform for sharing user-generated content and
social networking, with fellow student Brian Klug
(’04, computer science) while he was a Hinman
CEO.
AlthoughMindSayisnowhispart-timejobonthe
side,theplatformhasover125,000usersand5million
pageviewsamonth.Newfeaturessuchasvideoand
photosharingareplannedsoon,asistheroll-outof
standalonesoftwareforbuildingsocialnetworks.
Ostrow’sfull-timejobisproductmanagerforthe
Hawaii-basedInternetstart-upChipIn(www.chipin.
com).ChipInisaWeb-availableservicethatsecurely
managestheprocessof“chippingin”andcollecting
moneyforgifts,personalcauses,orforcommunity
fundraising.
Ostrowwasintroducedtothecompanythrougha
friend—whoalsohappenedtobetheleaddeveloper
forChipIn.
“ItisakintoasocialPayPal,”saidOstrow.“It
automatestheprocessofchippingin,whetherfora
groupgift,atravelexpense,orfornon-profitsand
individuals.”
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PriortojoiningChipIn,AdamworkedforVirginia-
basedmobilecontentcompanyOperaTelecom,which
soldringtonesandapplications.Ostrowhelpedthe
companyaddcommunityfeaturestoitsproduct.
why Do You Like what You’re Doing?
“Weworklonghours,buteveryoneownsapieceof
thecompany,soifwe’resuccessful,everyoneisgoing
tobenefit.”
Benefit of the Hinman CEOs Program
“TheBusinessPlanCompetitionwasterrific;we
wonanawardandit’snicetoputthatonmyresume.
IalsowontheHinmanCEOsMostOutstandingSenior
Award,whichhelpswheninterviewingforjobs.Istill
keepintouchwithalotofpeoplefromtheprogram.
Wesharewhatwe’redoingandbounceideasoffeach
other.”
Advice for Current Students
“ParticipateintheBusinessPlanCompetition.It
gotmealotofone-on-onetimewithpeopleinthe
program,andintroducedustoknowledgeablepeople
suchasScottLaughlin,whogaveusgreatbusiness
advice.Meetasmanypeopleasyoucan.Iwasonly
thereoneyear,butIwishIhadbeentherelongerand
metmorepeople.”
Sarah vogel: Babyfones: Headphones for Your BabyExperts have long thought that exposure to music
while in the womb might aid in a child’s cognitive
development. But getting babies that exposure in
today’s world can be difficult. Sarah Vogel (‘04,
business major) thinks she has the answer.
Vogel’scompany,Babyfones,islaunchingabelt
madeespeciallyforpregnantwomen,withbuilt-in
speakerstoprojectsoundintothewombfromanmp3
player.BabyfoneswillbesoldonAmazonanddirectly
throughthecompany’swebsite,atwww.babyfones.
com.
“Babyfonesisdesignedforbusy,modern-day
womenwhoareconstantly‘on-the-go’andwantto
playmusictotheirbabies,”saidVogel.“Researchhas
shownthatlisteningtorhythmicmusichelpschildren
developlinguisticskillsevenbeforethey’reborn!”
VogelwroteabusinessplanforBabyfones
whileshewasintheHinmanProgram.Sherealized
themarketpotentialwhenshewitnessedpregnant
womenplacinguncomfortableheadphonesontotheir
abdomenstoplaymusicfortheirbabies.
Currentproductsarelimitedinbothformand
function,accordingtoVogel.“Whilethereareproducts
thatcanplayCDs,therearecurrentlynoproducts
availablethatcanaccommodateyourownmusicfrom
anmp3player,”shesaid.
AftergraduatinginDecember2004,Vogeljoined
BoozAllenHamiltonasaConsultant.Sheisnowa
SeniorConsultant.Vogelattributesthereal-world
businessknowledgesheacquiredatBoozAllentothe
successfullaunchofBabyfones.
VogelwontheRobertH.SmithSchoolofBusiness’s
UndergraduateBusinessPlanCompetitiontwice—once
in2003aspartoftheCyprusPrecisionteam,which
HinmanCEOsalumnuSarahVogel
“Spend the time to come up with lots of great ideas. write business plans and try to implement them while you’re in school and still have the time and resources to do it. Learn from anyone who is willing to help you...”
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branch,www.ipraiseonline.
com,whichcreatesWebsites
andoffersvideostreamingfor
churchesandsmallbusinesses.
“It’sapeoplebusiness,”
saidHines.“I’velearnedthat
Packard’slawisareality—Ican
onlygrowrevenuesthroughthe
peopleIattracttoworkforthe
company.”
why Do You Like what
You’re Doing Now?
“We’vehelpedkidswho
typicallyflyundertheradarget
scholarshipsintosmallerDivision
I-AA,DivisionIIandDivision
IIIschoolssuchasNorfolk
StateandElizabethCityState
University,”saidHines.
How the Hinman Program Helped You
“TheHinmanprogramwasagoodplatformfor
metolaunchfrom.SinceIwasnotabusinessmajor,it
providedmeastrongfoundationofknowledgeabout
howtostartabusiness.IlearnedtheareasIneededto
focusupon.”
Advice for Current Hinman Students
“Takeadvantageoftheresourcesavailabletoyou,
andtalktoeveryoneyouhaveaccesstoatMaryland.
ReallygettoknowthegreatpeoplearoundtheHinman
Program,whetherinMIPSorinTAP,thathavealot
ofexperienceandyoucanhavearelationshipwith,
bounceideasoffof,andlearnfrom.”
Borna Ghavam: Shaping Next-Gen video in Silicon valleyBorna Ghavam (’06,
electrical engineering) is
helping pioneer the next
generation of video chips
for both consumer and
professional electronics.
Justafewmonthsout
ofschool,he’sdeveloping
compressionalgorithmsfor
SiliconValley-basedQpixel
Technology,aprivatelyheld
fablesssemiconductorstart-
updevelopinglow-power-
consumption,low-latency,high-quality,H.264-based
audioandvideoencoder/decodersolutionsfor
thedigitalconsumerelectronicsanddigitalvideo
communicationindustries.
“Iamanalgorithmengineer,”saidGhavam.“Iam
deepintodesigningexactlyhowourchipfunctions
ontheprocesslevel.Themainfocusiscreatingbetter
qualityvideooutofourchip.”
WhileintheHinmanProgram,Ghavamstarted
MenuTeaser™,aCollegePark-wideadvertising
bookletforrestaurants.Thefirstedition,distributed
toover70,000CollegeParkresidents,included
advertisementsandmenusfromJungleGrille,
Franklin’s,MarathonDeli,SantaFe,andCalvertHouse
Inn.
Ghavamlearnedmostaboutdeliveringonpromises
fromMenuTeaser™.
”Whenyou’restartingabusiness,buildinga
productanddeliveringonit,youlearnresponsibility
andhowtodeliveronyourcommitments,”said
Ghavam.“Youlearnrealfasthowtodealwithpeople
andmulti-task.”
HinmanCEOsProgrambenefactorBrianHinman
HinmanCEOsalumnusBornaGhavam
“The Hinman program was a good platform for me to launch from. Since I was not a business major, it provided me a strong foundation of knowledge about how to start a business. I learned the areas I needed to focus upon.”
—TerrenceHines,HinmanCEOsalumnus
Award-winning, living-learning entrepreneurship program for undergraduates
MTECH VenturesHinman CEOs
Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND 1�
invitedGhavamtoSiliconValleyandintroduced
thetalentedengineertoQpixelTechnology.
why Do You Like what You Are Doing?
“Ifyouareinterestedinlaunchinga
technology-basedstart-upinthefuturebutwant
togetsomeexperienceunderyourbelt,then
workingforastart-upisagreatwaytogo.Ihave
seenalotofgrowthinthiscompany.Itforcesyouto
thinkhardandteachyourselfalotofthings.
“Everyoneatthisstageissoimportanttothe
livelihoodofthiscompanyandthere’sonlysomany
peoplehere,soeveryone’sjobcounts.There’san
urgencytocompleteyourtasks.Overall,I’msoakingup
alotofwhatittakestobeinvolvedatatechstartupat
anearlystage.”
How Did the Hinman Program Help You?
“ThementoringfromJamesandKarenwastop-
notch.Theyreallyhelpedmethinkaboutproblems
andsolutions.TheotherthingtheHinmanProgram
providedwasconfidencebuilding.Tobeapartofa
start-up,youneedtohaveenoughconfidencetotake
theriskandjumpintoit.”
Gary Yang: Learning then Doing—from Consulting to Start-UpGary Yang (’02, Computer Engineering and
“The Hinman Program opened me up to the idea of starting companies. Before joining the program, I had always planned on joining a corporation like Microsoft and working my way up, which wouldn’t have been nearly as exciting as what I’m doing now.”
—GaryYang,HinmanCEOsalumnus
HinmanCEOsalumnusGaryYang
Award-winning, living-learning entrepreneurship program for undergraduates
MTECH VenturesHinman CEOs
Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities
MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE • www.MTECH.UMD.EDU16
whoyouare.Theadagethatsuccessis99percent
perspiration—there’struthbehindthatstatement,
especiallyforstart-ups.Successonlycomesafter
pushingthroughobstaclestoachieveyourgoals.”
Outofschool,YangjoinedBoozAllenHamilton,
wherehespentoneyearbeforejoiningtheBoston
ConsultingGroup,wherehespenttwoyears.
YangmetaninvestorforviagogowhileatBCG,
whichledhimtojointhecompany.Heengagedin
fundraisingforviagogooutofNewYorkforseveral
months,thenhelpedthecompanyrelocatetothe
UnitedKingdom.
Buttheconsultingwork,hemaintains,laidthe
foundationforwhathe’sdoingnow.
“Ilearnedhowtogetthingsdoneinreal
environments,”saidYang.“IfIhadcometoviagogo
straightoutofschool,Iwouldnothavebeenableto
contributeasmuchasIdonow.
“Peoplestartcompaniesundermany
circumstances,”Yangexplained.“Forme,having
relevantindustryexperiencewasvaluableinteaching
mehowtostructuremythoughtsandhowtodeal
withpeopleinaprofessionalenvironmenttogetthings
done.”
why Do You Like what You’re Doing Now?
“Helpingthecompanygrowhasbeenfantastic.
We’verecentlylaunchedourproductwithkey
partnershipsinplace.Also,seeingrevenuecomeinthe
doorhasbeenprettyexciting—seeingthefruitsofour
labor.”
How Did the Hinman Program Help You?
“TheHinmanProgramopenedmeuptoideaof
startingcompanies.Beforejoiningtheprogram,Ihad
alwaysplannedonjoiningacorporationlikeMicrosoft
andworkingmywayup,whichwouldn’thavebeen
nearlyasexcitingaswhatI’mdoingnow.”
what Advice would You Give a Current Hinman
Student?
“Makethemostofyouropportunitiesandnever
stoplearning.”
Blake Robertson and Jason volk: Emergency Alert System for All HazardsFollowing the
attacks on 9/11
and the tornado
that struck
the University
of Maryland,
Jason Volk (’03
accounting, ’05
MBA) recognized
the need for a
better way to
notify people of an emergency.
In2002,VolkstartedAlertusTechnologies(www.
alertustech.com),acompanythathassincedeveloped
anall-hazardsemergencyalertsystem.
Alertus’ssystemenablessafetyleadersto
disseminatelocalized,customtextalertstowall-
mountedbeacons.Similartoafirealarm,eachbeacon
containsstrobelightsandasiren,butalsocontainsa
textLCDdisplay.Alertsaretransmittedinsecondsto
allbeaconsorspecificareas,buildingsorroomsusinga
reliableradiofrequencycommunication.
Forapproximatelythecostofconventionalsiren
towers,theAlertussolutionoffersaudibleandvisual
signaling,coupledwithtextinformation,empowering
everyonetorespondduringanyemergency.The
Alertussystemhasalowcostofownershipwithno
recurringservicefees.
Withcustomerssuchascollegecampusesand
schoolsystems,Alertusisalreadymakingeducational
institutionssafer
placestobe.
BlakeRobertson
(’05computer
engineering)
joinedAlertusin
2003toprovide
engineeringexpertise.
HinmanCEOsalumnusJasonVolk
Award-winning, living-learning entrepreneurship program for undergraduates
MTECH VenturesHinman CEOs
Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND 1�
Award-winning, living-learning entrepreneurship program for undergraduates
MTECH VenturesHinman CEOs
Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND �1
Award-winning, living-learning entrepreneurship program for undergraduates
MTECH VenturesHinman CEOs
Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities
Entrepreneurship Starts YoungSecond-Year Summer, High School Entrepreneurship Course Draws 27 Students from Across the CountryMTECH Ventures’ James V. Green taught the
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND ��
A nucleus for innovation-based entrepreneurship
MTECH Ventureswww.mtechventures.umd.edu
Entrepreneurs Go to Boot CampMTECH Ventures-Hosted University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp Attracts 404 from 23 UniversitiesAspiring entrepreneurs packed the Stamp Student
MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE • www.MTECH.UMD.EDU��
Business Plan Competition winners Offer �-D Barcodes, Electronic Receipts, Affiliate Marketing TrainingUM $50K Business Plan Competition Yields Promising Start-Ups
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A nucleus for innovation-based entrepreneurship
MTECH Ventureswww.mtechventures.umd.edu
MTECH ventures, Prince George’s Community College Partner for New, four-Year Entrepreneurship Program$1.7 Million Gift from David H. and Suzanne D. Hillman Family Foundation Creates New InitiativeDavid Hillman believes the future leaders of
Maryland should hunger to find better ways
to do things. By founding the new Hillman
Entrepreneurs Program, Hillman plans to find
those leaders, and prepare them to think in ways
that effect positive change.
“Tomeanentrepreneurisnotnecessarilyaperson
whoownsabusiness,”saidHillman.“Heorshethinks
out-of-the-box,questionsthestatusquo,andtriesto
findnewandbetterwaystodothings.We’retryingto
helpeducatethefutureleadersofourcountry.”
TheHillmanEntrepreneursProgram,officially
launchedthisfall,offersscholarshipsand
entrepreneurshipcoursesforselectstudentswho
begintheireducationatPrinceGeorge’sCommunity
Collegeandcompletetheirbachelor’sdegreeatthe
UniversityofMaryland.MTECHVentureswillmanage
theHillmanProgramattheuniversity.
Thefour-yearHillmanEntrepreneursProgramis
offeredtostudentswhowanttostartabusiness,but
mightnotbeabletopursueacollegecareerwithout
assistance.
“Wehavetwovisionsfortheprogram,”said
Hillman.“First,westartedinPGCounty.Wefeela
strongobligationtosupportthecommunity.Second,
webelieveentrepreneurialthinkingisonewayto
influencethefutureofPGCounty,Marylandandour
regioninapositiveway.
“That’sthe
waywerunour
business[Southern
Management
Corporation].We’re
alearningcompany
thatoffersgoal-
orientedtechnical
training,aswell
asprofessional
andmanagement
development
experiencestoour
employees.We
teachpeopletothink
entrepreneurially,and
tocraveandthrive
onresponsibility.
Peoplerespondtothewaythey’retreated.Ifyou
givethemthetoolstoexcel,theywillexcel.”
StudentsintheHillmanEntrepreneurProgram
maypursueanycourseofstudyexceptpre-law.
HillmanEntrepreneursreceivespecialcoursework
andprogramstonurturetheirentrepreneurialskills
andspirit;intensivementoring;businessinternship
opportunities;meritscholarshipsof$500atPGCCand
$1,000atMaryland;andneed-basedscholarshipsto
coverupto100percentoftheannualcostfortuition
andbooks.
Twentysecond-yearPrinceGeorge’sCommunity
Collegestudentsenteredtheprogramthisfall;new
first-yearstudentswillalsobeselectedinspring2007
forthenextcohort.Thefirstclasswilltransferto
Marylandinfall2007.
Duringthesubsequentthreeyearsofthepilot
program,upto30studentswillentertheHillman
EntrepreneursProgrameachfallasfirst-yearPGCC
students.Thesestudentswillbeselectedfromapool
ofhighlyqualifiedstudentsacceptedforenrollmentat
PrinceGeorge’sCommunityCollege.
“Thisnewprogrammeansalottome,”saidHillman
EntrepreneursstudentChaeClark,whoisamemberof
HillmanEntrepreneursstudent
TrevorYoung.
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MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE • www.MTECH.UMD.EDU�6
Faculty-led research projects to help Maryland companies develop technology-based products
MTECH PartnershipsMIPS
Maryland Industrial Partnerships
MIPS Projects with Hughes Network Systems, John Baras Create New, Multi-Billion Dollar Internet-Over Satellite IndustryIt seems like yesterday to John Baras. It was 1993.
“MIPS helped develop not just a new product, but a new industry.”
—JohnKenyon,seniorvicepresidentfor
engineering,HughesNetwoorkSystems
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND ��
“Over time, we’ve probably generated within the state of Maryland, a large share of our revenue” said kenyon. Several billion of that can be directly credited to the work done through MIPS. we employ 1,�00 people here in the state. Many of them are working on businesses related to this technology.”
Knowledge-based engineering, technical and management solutions for manufacturers
MTECH PartnershipsMTES
Maryland Technology Extension Service
MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE • www.MTECH.UMD.EDU�6
MTES Launches Continuous Innovation InitiativeNew Program Brings Innovation Processes to Small, Mid-Sized Manufacturing CompaniesToyota, Google and 3M don’t just get lucky with
market-shattering products. Instead, each of
these companies employs a vigorous business
model to stimulate constant innovation.
TheUniversityofMarylandaimstobringthese
typesofmodelstosmallandmid-sizedMaryland
manufacturersthroughanewprogramannouncedthis
summer.
TheContinuousInnovation
Initiative,partoftheA.JamesClark
SchoolofEngineering’sMaryland
TechnologyExtensionService,guides
companiesinestablishingrobust,
in-houseprocessestogenerate
perpetualinnovation.
“Acompany’ssuccessintoday’s
markethingesonitsabilityto
innovate,”saidDr.HerbertRabin,
associatedeanoftheClarkSchooland
directoroftheMarylandTechnology
EnterpriseInstitute.“Pointinnovation
isnotenough.Highlycompetitive
businessesintegrateprocesses
forcreatingideas—todelivernew
products,enternewmarkets,add
valueforcustomers,forgenew
partnerships,orincreaseproductivity.”
Meeting a NeedWithnearly40,000Maryland
manufacturingjobslostsince
2000,accordingtotheNational
AssociationofManufacturers—to
internationalcompetition,highcosts,
productivityimprovements,andthe
recentrecession—manyofthe4,300
manufacturingcompaniesinthestateshouldturn
toinnovationforacompetitiveedge,accordingto
AlEtheridge,manageroftheContinuousInnovation
Initiative.
“Ifyouarecompetingoncost,there’sa
goodchanceyou’lllosethebattletooverseas
manufacturing,”saidEtheridge.“Americancompanies
mustinnovatetostayahead.”
Nearly70percentofcompaniesciteglobalization
asamajorreasonfortheirapproachtoinnovation,
accordingtoaBostonConsultingGrouppoll
releasedinarecentissueofBusinessWeek.Thesame
percentageofcompaniesnamedinnovationasoneof
theirtopthreeprioritiesforthisyear.
“Ournationcannotaffordtoloseitsmanufacturing
Knowledge-based engineering, technical and management solutions for manufacturers
MTECH PartnershipsMTES
Maryland Technology Extension Service
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND ��
innovationedgeandthewealththatitgenerates
throughoutoureconomy,”saidJerryJasinowski,
presidentofTheManufacturingInstitute,theresearch
andeducationarmoftheNationalAssociationof
Manufacturers.“Weneedprogramslikethistodevelop
humancapital,revitalizefundamentalresearchand
encourageproductivity-enhancinginvestments
inordertomaintainacriticalmassofproduction
andaviableinnovationprocessinthiscountry,”he
concluded.
How the Program worksCIIworkswithseveralcompaniesatatime,for
“If you are competing on cost, there’s a good chance you’ll lose the battle to overseas manufacturing. American companies must innovate to stay ahead.”
—AlEtheridge,Continuous
InnovationInitiativeManager
Continuous Innovation Initiative Pilot
How CII Adds ValueCIIguidescompaniesthroughthefollowingprocess
forestablishingtheirownunique,sustainable
innovationprocesses.
ASSESS
CIIworkswithcompaniestoassesstheirexisting
innovationpracticesandchartsacoursefor
enhancingthem.
ALIGN
CIIleadscompaniesinaligningtheirresources
towardachievingtheirgoalsthroughinnovation.
EXECUTE
CIIguidescompaniesincreatingactionable,
measurablestepsforapplyingcontinuous
innovationthroughouttheirbusinesses.
INSTILL
CII’ssuccesshingesuponinstillingacultureof
innovationintoanorganization,enablingitto
continuouslyassess,alignandexecutetomeetthe
changingdemandsofbusiness.
Work with CII by calling Dr. Barry Frey, Director of
Bioprocess scale-up and research, downstream processing, courses and workforce training
MTECH PartnershipsBREP
Bioprocessing Research and Education Program
“The BSf has state-of-the-art equipment,” said Biofactura’s president and CEO Darryl Sampey. “The value for price is unsurpassed, which is critically important for a small company with limited funds.”
—DarrylSampey,PresidentandCEO,BioFactura
A. JAMES CLARk SCHOOL Of ENGINEERING • UNIvERSITY Of MARYLAND ��
Bioprocess scale-up and research, downstream processing, courses and workforce training
MTECH PartnershipsBREP
Bioprocessing Research and Education Program
�006 Industrial and Academic Research Projects
AdvancedBioNutrition
AdvanceBioscienceLabs
DepartmentofAnimalSciences
AFGBiosolutions
BioFactura
BostonLifeSciences
DepartmentofEntericInfections,WalterReedArmy
InstituteofResearch
Ghandehari,Hamid,CenterforNanomedicine,
DepartmentofPharmaceuticalSciences,UMB
Hutcheson,Steve,Dept.ofCellBiologyandMolecular
Genetics
IntelliTECH
Lo,Martin,Dept.ofNutritionandFoodScience
Meng,Jianghong,Dept.ofNutritionandFoodScience
NIH
NovaBiomedical
OmniaBiologics
ParagonBioservices
ProteinPolymer/NIH
ProteinTherapeutics
Tsai,W.,NAIMS,NIH
Vakharia,VikramN.,CenterforAdvancedResearchin
Biotechnology
�006 BSf ToursAnnapolisMen’sClub
CIAUniversity
CommunityCollegeofBaltimoreCounty
DiscoveringEngineeringattheUniversityofMaryland,
ClarkSchoolofEngineering
ExploringEngineeringattheUniversityofMaryland,
WomeninEngineering
ESTEEMResearchMentoringProgram,Centerfor
MinoritiesinScienceandEngineering
MinkonBiotechnology
PrinceGeorge’sCo.DBED
SAIC
SteppingStonestoYourFutureProgram,Womenin
Engineering
SummerBridgeProgram,CenterforMinoritiesin
ScienceandEngineering
SummerEngineeringOutreachStudents
YoungWomeninEngineeringTour
WashingtonSecurityGroup:Providedathreeday,
hands-onsiteinspectiontrainingforDoDbiochemical
inspectors.TheBSFsimulatedarealinspection
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DownstreamProcessing,Protein
PurificationandFermentation:Five
dayworkshop,includingatwo-day
fermentationworkshopfollowedbyathree-
daydownstreamworkshop.
MedImmunepersonneltraining;130of
MedImmune’semployeeshavecompleted
theBREPtrainingprogram.
“SpecialTopicsinBioengineering—
undergraduateclasswherestudents
workthroughaproductioncampaign,
fromexpressionsystemtovialed
proteinproduct,providingavaluablefor
studentsinterestedinthegrowingfieldof
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Bioprocess scale-up and research, downstream processing, courses and workforce training
BREPBioprocessing Research and Education Program
feature BSf Client: Zymetis, Inc.Company’s Technology May Hold Key to Economically Efficient Ethanol ProductionZymetis Inc., a company whose technology
Reversed Wormlike Micelles as Particle Dispersion Container;Yi-EnHuang(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Light Induced Changes in Rheological Properties of Self-Assembled Systems;PatrickElder(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Small Scale Potential of Biological Water Reclamation;BenMargolis(student);PatrickKangas(faculty).Algorithms for Data Compression and Secret Key Design;ArnabChoudhry(student);PrakashNarayan(faculty).Chitosan Microcapsules for Drug Delivery;RobertJosephBender(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Robotic Design;WilliamLee(student);GilmerBlankenship(faculty).Osteoprogenitor Cell Attachment to a Novel Material for Palate Reconstruction;DafnaKesselman(student);JohnFisher(faculty).Development of Degradable Polymers for Hernia Repair;EveRubenstein(student);JohnFisher(faculty).Improvement of Suspension System of An Ambulance Stretcher;JessicaSpires(student);YangTao(faculty).Synthesis of Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels;AlexanderNowodazkij(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Potable Water Filtration System for Rural Areas;NeftalemNegussi,OluwafunkeAdeyemo,SupreetRekhi,andB.Yohannes-Kassahun(students);AdelShirmohammadi(faculty).BioFridge: Self-Sanitizing Portable Hybrid Refrigerator;SarahAhmed,CliveButler,JosephDietrich,TayHua,RoshanKarunamuni(students);HubertMontas(faculty).Personal Flotation Device that Delays Onset of Hypothermia;SuzanneFrentz,DavidHwang,KristinKirk,DarrenLiang,EveRubenstein(students);AdelShirmohammadi(faculty).
Summer 2006
Flow and Fire Retardance Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites;GaryCheng(student);Srinivasa
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Fall 2006
Absorption of Charged Species by Nanocomposite Hydrogels;AlexanderSalimian(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Virus Traps—Engineering substrates with Polymer Films;TimonWanga(student);HelimAranda-Espinoza(faculty).Neutron Flux Measurement Using Gold Foils;MichaelFigueroa(student);MohammadAl-Sheikly(faculty).Molecularly Imprinted Polymers For Recognition of Biologically Active Substances;MatthewJ.Getz(student);PeterKofinas(faculty).Block Copolymer Nanoarchitectures for Radio Frequency Applications;SamuelJ.Lopez(student);Dr.PeterKofinas(faculty).Metal-Doped Block Copolymer Films for Electromagnetic Applications;JoshuaSilverstein(student);PeterKofinas(faculty).Reverse Aggregates Induced by Multivalent Ions;Yi-EnHuang(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Optical Measurements for Sensing and Communications;DmitriyFotiyev(student);ChristopherC.Davis(faculty).Hybrid Microcapsules For Targeted Drug Delivery;GabrielleC.Galvez(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).The Self-Assembly of Certain Diacetylene Surfactants Into Helical Tubules;AdeebRaziuddin(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).Light-Induced Changes in Rheological Properties of Self-Assembled Systems;PatrickElder(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).RelationshipBetweentheFlowandFire-RetardantPropertiesofPolymer-ClayNanocomposites;GaryCheng(student);SrinivasaRaghavan(faculty).
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ASPIREA Scholars Program for Industry-Oriented Research in Engineering
Nonprofit Org.U.S. Postage
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College Park, MD
A. James Clark School of EngineeringUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, MD 20742-3415
Bioprocessing Research and Education Program:Providesbiotechnologycompaniesandprofessionalswithlow-costbioprocessscale-upandresearch,aswellasdownstreamprocessing,coursesandworkforcetraining.www.bio.umd.edu
Maryland Technology Extension Service (MTES):EnhancesthecompetitivenessofMarylandmanufacturersbyprovidingsolutionsandbestpractices,aswellasoptimization,implementation,andinnovationassistance.www.mtes.org
A Scholars Program for Industry-Oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE):Co-fundsresearchteamingfacultywithundergraduatestudentsforprojectswithpotentialcommercialapplications.www.aspire.umd.edu