von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center
Our Team
Staff
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Rosibel Ochoa, Ph.D. Executive Director gochoa@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-6775 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Jacobs Hall, 1209 Job Description: 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. |
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Silvia Mah, Ph.D., M.B.A. Project Manager/Partnership Sustainability samah@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-1788 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Jacobs Hall, Suite 1200 |
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Briana Weisinger, M.A., M.B.A. Commercialization Analyst bweisinger@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-1143 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Jacobs Hall, Suite 1200 Job Description: Responsible for research and analysis on the full range of von Liebig Center initiatives and on possible partners and collaborators both in and out of the university. |
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Janny Li Center Coordinator janny@eng.ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-1435 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Jacobs Hall, Suite 1200 Job Description: Supports William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement on events, marketing, and program administration. |
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Pedro Franco Navarro von Liebig Center Fellow pfrancon@ucsd.edu Building/Room: Jacobs Hall, Suite 1200 Job Description: Pedro is a CUPRUM Fellow and intern at the von Liebig center. He supports the Center by working on various von Liebig projects and collaborations with Mexico. |
Advisors
The von Liebig Center has several technology and business advisors who have backgrounds in various technical disciplines, as well as having considerable experience in start-up and early stage technology ventures, and have significant connections to local companies and investment sources.
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Jack Savidge [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Structural/Materials jsavidge@pacbell.net Phone: (858) 454-9192 |
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Rick Cooper [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: 1rickcooper@gmail.com Phone: (858) 449-5801 |
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Jim Corlett [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Energy jimcorsd@aol.com Phone: (858) 270-4826 |
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Jan D'Alvise [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Life Science jdalvise@biobizpartners.com Phone: (858) 759-5218 |
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Hal DeLong [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Healthcare hdelong@san.rr.com Phone: (858) 822-6771 |
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Mike Elconin [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: IT/Cleantech/Software elconin@cox.net Phone: (858) 822-6770 |
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Steve Flaim, Ph.D. [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Healthcare sflaim1@san.rr.com Phone: (858) 822-5960 |
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Jaime Guzmán-Fournier [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: von Liebig Center International Programs jgf2017@gmail.com Phone: (703) 593-2563 |
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Michael Krupp, Ph.D. [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Healthcare mnkrupp@earthlink.net Phone: (858) 405-8850 |
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Rakesh Kumar, Ph.D., M.S. [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: rakesh@tcxinc.com |
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Tim Rueth [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Electronics/Cleantech timr411@gmail.com Phone: (858) 750-8255 |
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Kai Wenk-Wolff [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: Energy wenkwolff@msn.com |
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Mary Zoeller [Biosketch] Technical Discipline: IT mary.zoeller@gmail.com Phone: (858) 822-1143 |
Contact Information
Phone: 858-822-1435
Fax: 858-822-5959
Email: vonliebigcontact@soe.ucsd.edu
Mailing Address:
William J. von Liebig Center
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering 0433
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code: 0433
La Jolla, CA 92093-0433
Fed-X Address:
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Jacobs Hall, Suite 1200
William J. von Liebig Center
La Jolla, CA 92093-0433
Location: Jacobs Hall (Engineering 1), Suite 1200, First floor
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