Who We Are
Senior Academic Leadership Team

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

Dartmouth College: Alexis Abramson
Dean and Professor of Engineering

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT):
Ryne Raffaele
Vice President for Research and Associate Provost; Professor of Physics and Astronomy

SUNY Binghamton:
Bahgat Sammakia
Vice President for Research and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering

SUNY Buffalo:
Kemper Lewis
Dean and Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt):
Evan Facher
Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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

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

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

Syracuse University:
Alexander McKelvie
Interim Dean and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Whitman School of Management
Hub Leadership Team

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

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

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

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:
- Will Heptig, I-Corps Project Associate
- Lucy Harwood, I-Corps Program Assistant
- Caitlin Schickel, Programs Coordinator, Center for Regional Economic Advancement
Dartmouth College:
- Caroline Cannon, Faculty Advisor, Career Advisor and Leadership Coach, Tuck School of Management
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT):
- Richard DeMartino, Chair for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Anthony Testa, Director, Commercialization Training
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:
- Annette Durnack, Executive Director, Ain Center for Entrepreneurship
- Heidi Morgenthaler, Senior Program Manager, Ain Center for Entrepreneurship
University of Vermont (UVM):
- Corine Farewell, Director, UVM Innovations
West Virginia University (WVU):
- Erienne Olesh, Executive Director, Student and Faculty Innovation
- Carrie White, Executive Director, WVU Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab