The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship’s faculty fellowship program launched during the 2022–23 academic year, and continues to expand to meet the growing needs of Case Western Reserve University faculty members.
Designed specifically for faculty members interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a path to market for their research, the Veale Faculty Fellowship initially was open to faculty at the College of Arts and Sciences and Case School of Engineering and offered just three spots.
Mindy Baierl, Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship senior director, recognized peer-learning opportunities were the strongest part of the program. As a result, the institute decided to further enrich participants’ experiences by opening the program up to faculty members from more disciplines.
“We want diverse backgrounds, pain points, potential markets and personalities to enrich the peer learning that happens in our cohort and ensure success,” Baierl said.
After an open application period in the spring, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship selected a cohort of faculty members from a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Meet the 2023–24 fellows:
- Jesse Berezovsky, College of Arts & Sciences: Applications of statistical mechanics to the structure of music
- Changyong “Chase” Cao, Case School of Engineering: Soft electronics and soft robotics
- Christine Duval, Case School of Engineering: Radiochemistry separations (applications include nuclear medicine, mining, nuclear fuel)
- Jenny Hawkins, Weatherhead School of Management: Microeconomic theory—industrial organization, antitrust, law and economics
- Theresa Roma Jasinevicius, School of Dental Medicine: HoloLens app: Jaws at Work (JaW) to illustrate how anatomy of jaws (TMJ – temporomandibular joint) can influence the anatomy of teeth
- Shanina Knighton, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Case School of Engineering: Self-management, infection prevention and control in older adults
- Ya-Ting Liao, Case School of Engineering: Combustion and fire science
- Valentin Rodionov, Case School of Engineering: Materials chemistry