Our Team
We are a diverse team with deep experience and expertise bringing new technologies to the markets where they can make an impact.
Senior management
Bin Yan
Associate Vice President for Research, Director
byan@psu.edu
Bradley "Brad" Swope
Associate Director
bradswope@psu.edu
Licensing Officers
Matthew D. Smith
Assistant Director
mds126@psu.edu
Joe Rokita
Assistant Director
jjr152@psu.edu
Suzanne Kijewski
Assistant Director
sdk5252@psu.edu
Kyle Gheres
Technology Licensing Officer
kwg5014@psu.edu
Doug Gisewhite
Technology Licensing Officer
drg206@psu.edu
Richard Geiger
Technology Licensing Officer
rtg114@psu.edu
Jeff Hershey
Technology Commercialization Officer
jlh181@psu.edu
Licensing Associates
Shibley Ali
Technology Licensing Associate
sza6255@psu.edu
Tamara Morris
Technology Licensing Associate
tmm7393@psu.edu
Nikita Puranik
Technology Licensing Associate
nxp5323@psu.edu
GAP Funding
Angana Senpan
Proof-of-Concept Program Manager
angana@psu.edu
Contracts
Kelly Brooks
Contracts Officer
kcb5608@psu.edu
Charmayne L. Bair
Grants and Contracts Administrator
cqw1@psu.edu
Patent Team
Will Chung
Patent Agent
wmc5449@psu.edu
Sarah Rivaud
Patent Coordinator
snr5315@psu.edu
Operations
AJ Czap
Business Development Coordinator
ajc419@psu.edu
Tracy Claar
Administrative Support Manager
trc23@psu.edu
Deborah J Barger
Administrative Support Assistant
duc15@psu.edu
Jared Yarnall-Schane
Alliance Officer
jfy5009@psu.edu
Lauren Waite
Accountant
law246@psu.edu
Luke Vanderhoff
Compliance Specialist
lpv5170@psu.edu
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