Stevens professor appointed Associate Provost for Academic Entrepreneurship
Dr. Christos Christodoulatos receives appointment May 1
HOBOKEN , N.J. — On May 1, 2008, Stevens Institute of Technology professor Dr. Christos Christodoulatos was appointed to the position of Associate Provost for Academic Entrepreneurship.
In this new capacity, Christodoulatos will work closely with the academic deans to advance the goals and objectives of the Technogenesis ® environment at Stevens, and the other goals and objectives in the university’s Strategic Positioning Plan. He will mentor both regular and research faculty on issues of entrepreneurship, intellectual property, innovation, creativity and market value of research outcomes. He will also work closely with faculty and students to ensure the transformational success of the Technogenesis culture throughout the student body and undertake initiatives that instill in students both creative thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Christodoulatos will promote and manage the creation of intellectual property and support faculty in developing and obtaining patents, develop and sustain a network of outside experts from industry, the private sector and government to assist in advancing Technogenesis at Stevens, and develop and execute a plan for enhancing the visibility of the Institute nationally and internationally with respect to cutting edge Technogenesis driven initiatives.
Technogenesis is the educational frontier, pioneered by Stevens Institute of Technology, where faculty, students and industry jointly nurture research concepts to commercialization and back to the classroom. It is more than technology transfer; it is part of the Stevens educational experience and creates a climate of innovation and enterprise across the campus.
Christodoulatos, formerly the Director of the Center for Environmental Systems, is an internationally known researcher and brings a wealth of experience in the development of intellectual property. He was the co-founder of two of Stevens’ successful companies, HydroGlobe and PlasmaSol, and has worked with various faculty across departments and schools to promote Technogenesis. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the City College of the City University of New York in Chemical Engineering, and a doctoral degree from Stevens in Environmental Engineering.About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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