Who We Are

Senior Academic Leadership Team

Lynden Archer

Hub PI: Lynden Archer
Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Alexis Abramson

Dartmouth College: Alexis Abramson
Dean and Professor of Engineering

Ryne Raffaelle

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT):
Ryne Raffaele

Vice President for Research and Associate Provost; Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Bahgat Sammakia

SUNY Binghamton:
Bahgat Sammakia

Vice President for Research and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Kemper Lewis

SUNY Buffalo:
Kemper Lewis

Dean and Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Evan Facher

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt):
Evan Facher

Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Duncan Moore

University of Rochester: Duncan Moore
Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Professor of Optical Engineering Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Business Administration

Kirk Dombrowski

University of Vermont (UVM):
Kirk Dombrowski
Vice President for Research

Fred King

West Virginia University (WVU):
Fred King
Vice President for Research and Professor of Chemistry

Alexander McKelvie

Syracuse University:
Alexander McKelvie

Interim Dean and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Whitman School of Management

Hub Leadership Team

Tom Schryver

Hub Co-PI, Director, and Lead Instructor: Tom Schryver
Founding Executive Director, Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA), Cornell University

Todd Moss

Research Lead: Todd Moss
Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Syracuse University

Deborah Streeter

Evaluation and Curriculum Lead: Deborah Streeter
Professor Emerita, Cornell University

Shannon Ellis - Headshot

Hub Coordinator: Shannon Ellis,
Cornell University

Faculty Leads

  • Cornell University: David Putnam, Professor of Biomedical and Biomolecular Engineering; Associate Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Dartmouth College:
    • Eric Fossum, Professor of Engineering and Director, PhD Innovation Program, Associate Provost, Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (OETT)
    • Laura Ray, Professor of Engineering Innovation and Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT): Ryne Raffaele, Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost
  • SUNY Binghamton: Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Vice Dean, Founding Chair and Professor, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • SUNY Buffalo: Blaine Pfeifer, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Syracuse University: Pramod Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • University of Pittsburgh (Pitt): William (Buddy) Clark, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • University of Rochester: James Zavislan, Professor of Optics and Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Vermont (UVM): Tina Thornton, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, I-Trep Program
  • West Virginia University (WVU): John Hu, Chair Professor & Director of Center for Innovation in Gas Utilization and Research (CIGRU)

Operations Group

Cornell University:

Dartmouth College:

  • Caroline Cannon, Faculty Advisor, Career Advisor and Leadership Coach, Tuck School of Management

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT):

SUNY Binghamton:

  • Per Stromhaug, Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
  • Olga Petrova, Assistant Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships

SUNY Buffalo:

  • Sara Goodman, Startup Program Manager, UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships

Syracuse University:

  • Molly Zimmerman, Managing Director, NYS STLC, Syracuse University College of Law

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt):

  • Paul Petrovich, Assistant Director of Business Development, Pitt Innovation Institute
  • Peter Allen, Executive Director of Innovation and Strategy, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of Rochester:

University of Vermont (UVM):

West Virginia University (WVU):

  • Erienne Olesh, Executive Director, Student and Faculty Innovation
  • Carrie White, Executive Director, WVU Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab