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Our Mission

Our office supports the university's strategic plan by committing to:

  • helping build Kentucky's innovation ecosystem and collaborating with industry partners worldwide
  • working cooperatively with innovators to strategically assess, protect, and license early-stage technologies
  • cultivating entrepreneurship and co-creating new technology startups

Who We Are

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Matthew Upton
Director, Technology Commercialization
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Laura Calmes
Data Management Analyst, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Eric Castlen
Senior Associate Director, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Holly Symonds Clark
Associate Director, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Sabrina Darnell
Finance & Compliance Officer, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Jaime C. Warren Fernandez
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Feni Kadakia
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
Program Manager, MidSouth REACH 3.0
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David Lee Kennedy
Administrative Assistant, Technology Commercialization
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Scott Kinison
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Liz Knapp
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Zachary Stacy
Associate Director, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Ali Bocook Yankey
Senior Coordinator, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Mya Beard
Student Assistant, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Claire DeWeese
Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Samuel Howlett
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Bryce Marks
Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Amy Rice
Law Clerk, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Loan Vu
OTC Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization

Intellectual Property Committee (IPC)

Robert Lodder
Robert Lodder, Ph.D.
Chair, Intellectual Property Committee
Bjoern Bauer, PhD
Bjoern Bauer, PhD
Intellectual Property Committee
Timothy Butterfield, Ph.D., ATC
Timothy Butterfield, Ph.D., ATC
Intellectual Property Committee
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Courtney Chafin
Research Administrator Senior - Subawards, OSPA
Intellectual Property Committee
Paul Childs
Paul D. Childs, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Committee
Steven Estus, PhD
Steven Estus, PhD
Intellectual Property Committee
Brian Frye
Brian Frye, JD
Intellectual Property Committee
David F. Hildebrand
David F. Hildebrand, PhD
Intellectual Property Committee
Neil Moore, Ph.D.
Neil Moore, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Committee
Clinton T Morgan, MD, PhD
Clint Morgan, MD, PhD
Intellectual Property Committee
Anne Oberlink
Anne Oberlink
Intellectual Property Committee
Sridhar Sunderam, Ph.D.
Sridhar Sunderam, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Committee