Commercialization
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Who we are
The Office of Commercialization supports WSU staff and researchers who seek to disclose, protect, and commercialize the innovations resulting from their work.
Management
Technology Licensing
Scott Steiger PhD
Assistant Director, Physical Sciences
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Engineering & Physical Sciences
- scott.steiger@wsu.edu
- 509-335-7065
Rabindra Nanda MBA
Technology Licensing Associate
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Bioproducts, materials, and Copyrights
- r.nanda@wsu.edu
- 509-335-8608
Aileen Helsel PhD
Technology Licensing Associate
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Veterinary, Health and Life Sciences
- aileen.helsel@wsu.edu
- 509-335-1216
Jessy McGowan MS
Technology Licensing Associate
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Plant Sciences
- jessy.mcgowan@wsu.edu
- 509-335-9865
Eric Wannamaker JD
Technology Licensing Associate
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Engineering
- eric.wannamaker@wsu.edu
- 509-335-5004
Licensing Assistants
Aaditi Lele MS
Technology Licensing Assistant
Shreya Bhakta MS
Technology Licensing Assistant
Intellectual Property Management
Mike Staggs JD/MS
Patent Portfolio Manager
- michael.staggs@wsu.edu
- 509-335-7066
Cynthia Hervin
Program Coordinator
- chervin@wsu.edu
- 509-335-9439
Business Operations
Denise Keeton
Assistant Director, Business Operations
- ddkeeton@wsu.edu
- 509-335-1210
Michelle Hendrickson
Fiscal Specialist 2
- michelle.m.hendrick@wsu.edu
- 509-335-0227
Shelly Bradley
Administrative Assistant II
- shelly.bradley@wsu.edu
- 509-335-5526
Cascade Herriott
Information Systems Coordinator
- cascadeherriott@wsu.edu
- 509-335-1487
Sreejith Thankappan
Program Specialist II
Innovation and Research Engagement
Brian Kraft
Assistant Vice President,
Innovation and Research Engagement
- bkraft@wsu.edu
- 509-335-3959
Heidi Medford
Innovation Advancement and Partnerships
- heidi.medford@wsu.edu
- 509-358-7874
Asa Brown JD/MS
Innovation and Research Advancement
- asa.brown@wsu.edu
- 509-335-4657
College Partners
Scott Maloney PhD
Business Development Specialist
College:
- Veterinary Medicine
- smaloney@wsu.edu
- 509-335-3691