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
Norman Ong PhD
Assistant Director, Life Sciences
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Agriculture, Health, and Life Sciences
- norman.ong@wsu.edu
- 509-335-9865
Scott Steiger PhD
Assistant Director, Physical Sciences
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Engineering & Physical Sciences
- scott.steiger@wsu.edu
- 509-335-7065
Zeinab Abouissa MS
Technology Licensing Associate
Portfolio emphasizing:
- Engineering & Veterinary Medicine
- zeinab.abouissa@wsu.edu
- 509-335-1216
Tarek Belgasam PhD
Technology Licensing Assistant
Aaditi Lele 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
- michelle.m.hendrick@wsu.edu
- 509-335-0227
Shelly Bradley
Senior Secretary
- shelly.bradley@wsu.edu
- 509-335-5526
Kousalya Dhamodharan
Program Specialist
- k.dhamodharan@wsu.edu
- 509-335-4363
Cascade Herriott
Information Systems Coordinator
- cascadeherriott@wsu.edu
- 509-335-1487
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
- asa.brown@wsu.edu
- 509-335-8608
College Partners
Scott Maloney PhD
Business Development Specialist
College:
- Veterinary Medicine
- smaloney@wsu.edu
- 509-335-3691