UC San Diego to Launch Institute for the Global Entrepreneur June 2

Join us for a symposium and entrepreneur showcase on June 2 to launch the UC San Diego Institute for the Global Entrepreneur. The Institute is a collaboration between the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Rady School of Management and is dedicated to training global engineering leaders and translating university discoveries to the marketplace.

Event details
June 2, 2016

1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m in Atkinson Hall at UC San Diego
There is no cost to attend this event, but RSVP is required.

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The schedule for the event is as follows:

Welcome and Introduction of the Institute

1:00-1:30PM

Albert P. Pisano

Dean, Jacobs School of Engineering

Robert Sullivan

Dean, Rady School of Management

Sujit Dey

Director, Institute for the Global Entrepreneur
Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Jacobs School

Vish Krishnan

Associate Director, Institute for the Global Entrepreneur
Professor of Innovation Technology & Operations, Rady School

Entrepreneurism Education For Engineers

1:30-1:50PM

Harvey White

Chairman
(SHW)² Enterprises

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1:50-2:10PM

Don Lewis Millard

Deputy Division Director of the Engineering and Education Centers
National Science Foundation

Entrepreneurism Education And Training Panel

2:15-3:00PM

Rosibel Ochoa

Executive Director for Entrepreneurism and Leadership Programs
Jacobs School of Engineering

Lada Rasochova

Executive Director, California Institute for Innovation and Development
Rady School of Management

Harvey White

Chairman
(SHW)² Enterprises

Don Lewis Millard

Deputy Division Director of the Engineering and Education Centers
National Science Foundation

3:00-3:30PM

Break

3:30-3:50PM

Dan Kaufman

Director
Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP)
Google

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3:50-4:30PM

Early-Stage Venture Panel

David Schwab

Founder and Managing Director
Vertical Venture Partners and Triton Technology Fund

Amit Shah

Partner
Artiman Ventures

Taner Halicioglu

Co-Founder and Partner
Seed San Diego

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4:30-6:00PM

Reception And Entrepreneur's Showcase

15 UC San Diego Spinout Companies

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Institute for the Global Entrepreneur  

The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur encompasses education and training programs, mentoring and strategic partnerships, all working toward a common goal: preparing engineers to become change makers, technical leaders, and entrepreneurs who drive innovation within organizations both large and small.  

The Institute is a collaboration between the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Rady School of Management and is dedicated to training global engineering leaders and translating university discoveries to the marketplace.

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Entrepreneurism & Leadership Programs Spotlight Series: Regina Caluya, Chemical Engineering '16

Regina Caluya, Chemical Engineering '16

From Cebu, Philippines, chemical engineering student Regina Caluya has focused her education and career towards making a strong social impact through science and engineering. At the age of 18, Regina emigrated to the States with her family in 2009 and enrolled at UC San Diego as a transfer student in 2013. At UCSD, Regina has been involved in Global Teams in Engineering Service (Global TIES) and the UC San Diego chapter of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe at UCSD), specifically the Chem E Car project to construct a small chemically powered car.

Regina enrolled in Global TIES last Spring and joined One Village Philippines (OVP), a team partnered with Gawad Kalinga’s (GK) Enchanted Farm to develop easily replicable, sustainable technologies to be adopted in rural communities in the Philippines, a country that is struck by approximately 15 typhoons annually. Regina has found it to be a very special opportunity to be a part of OVP and help GK’s mission.  “It’s been wonderful to gain experience and give back to your motherland,” said Regina. “My heart really goes into this. It was eye opening to be there… I was able to see the condition of my country and realized that we can do something to change or improve their condition.”

One Village Philippines Team and Global TIES Advisor Mandy Bratton
with local Filipinos at the Enchanted Farm.

This summer, OVP brought the design for the second iteration of their solar street lamp back to the Philippines, where scavenged for the necessary materials and taught some of the local Filipinos how to replicate the lamp at GK’s Enchanted Farm. “We were humbled by their practical skills,” said Regina. “They were able to wire the poles faster than us. Even though as UCSD students we have a world class university education, there are still people who know better than us.”

After graduation, Regina hopes to work for a renewable energy company, but for her last year at UCSD, Regina sees herself continuing her work with AIChe and OVP. This year, OVP has plans to pursue a brand new sustainable project, possibly one that involves relieving the whole Enchanted Farm community’s reliance on the grid.

“Working with OVP really helped me realize what career path I want to take. This summer I’m working as a research intern for Global Energy Network Institute, and I’m writing an executive summary on the possibility of making the Philippines completely renewable (hopefully by 2030), including the possible mixes of renewable energy.”

To learn more about the Global TIES One Village Philippines Project, read here.

Five Jacobs Students Recognized as University Innovation Fellows

Five students from the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Entrepreneurism and Leadership programs received acceptances into the University Innovation Fellows program run by VentureWell, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and Stanford University.

Students Alex Finch, Deepak Atyam, Joyce Sunday, Uzair Mohammad and Neil Gandhi have been welcomed to a nationwide cohort representing 58 Fellows from 26 campuses that joined the active group of Fellows– bringing in a total of 168 Fellows from 85 schools across the United States.

There are 168 Fellows from 85 schools across the United States. 6 out of the 8 Fellows from the University of California system are UC San Diego students.

The University Innovation Fellows program is a component of a national movement that aims to encourage students to “design, dream and deliver” innovations that can solve real-world problems. The Program provides Fellows with training, mentoring and support to empower them to take on leadership roles in their related fields and communities. Fellows serve as advocates of the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to produce positive social innovation.

We are proud to see five of these Fellowships go to our outstanding students who demonstrate these values through their drive and desire to continue innovating.

Alex Finch and Deepak Atyam of Tri D Dynamics recently took first place in the Tech division of Entrepreneur Challenge, this year.

Alex Finch is a graduating Structural Engineering student and Deepak Atyam is a graduating Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student. Atyam received the Engineering Leadership Award in 2013 from the Gordon Engineering Leadership Center. Both students are current Scholars at the Gordon Center. Their startup, Tri D Dynamics, part of the Moxie Center Incubator and the team also completed Phase I of the von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center’s NSF Innovation Corps Program. The two recently took first place in the Tech Division of Entrepreneur Challenge where they presented Tri D Dynamics’ 3D printing technology to create designs for high performing, lightweight and cost efficient rocket engines.

Joyce Sunday is a graduating senior from the Department of Chemistry who participated in Phase I of the von Liebig Center’s Innovation Corps Program and is now currently participating in the Center’s Phase II program. Her startup in the Moxie Incubator, Wastelights, is converting sewage into electricity and turning kitchen waste into biofuel and biochar.

Uzair Mohammad's Moxie Incubator Team, Saaf Engineering Solutions, is developing a revolutionary water filter.

Bioengineering student Uzair Mohammad is working with his team in the Moxie Incubator on Saaf Engineering Solutions: a revolutionary water filter that can remove all bacterial contaminants in water using a costless method of manufacturing.

Neil Gandhi is a student from the Nanoengineering department and is currently working in the Moxie Incubator on developing a new and simplified method of streaming and sharing music, Audograph.

VentureWell is accepting applications for the University Innovation Fellows program’s Fall 2015 Fellows. The application is due May 11 and you can click here to apply online or contact UC San Diego faculty advisor Dr. Jay Kunin at jskunin@ucsd.edu.

Congratulations to everyone! We look forward to seeing more excellent and inspiring work.