Moxie Center Team
Staff
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Jay S. Kunin, Ph.D
Director As the Inaugural Director of the Moxie Center, Dr. Kunin is responsible for developing and managing the Center's programs, staff and facilities. He provides mentoring for students in the Moxie Incubator, assists with Moxie Center-affiliated courses, and facilitates networking with advisors within the Jacobs School, across the campus, and in the business community. More |
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Sandra C. de Sousa
Administrator As the Administrator of the Moxie Center, Ms. de Sousa is responsible for planning and running operations of the Center. She manages fiscal and other administrative tasks, as well as coordinating events and managing student assistants. More |
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Chad R. Castler [Bio] |
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Jack Goodwin [Bio] |
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Kenneth Nierenhausen [Bio]
Moxie Student Advisors Moxie Student Assistants assist Incubator Participants with project design, operations of lab equipment as well as provide mentorship. |
Advisors
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Rosibel Ochoa, Ph.D.
Executive Director, von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center Provides leadership to UCSD's von Liebig Center, a unique proof-of-concept program that helps accelerate the transfer of faculty innovations into the private sector and provides entrepreneurial education to graduate students in science and engineering. More |
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Charles W. Tu
Associate Dean of the Office of the Dean of Engineering |
Affliated Faculty
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Ryan Kastner
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering |
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Greg Hoover
Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering |
















