Jeffrey Glass ( Ph.D., M.B.A.)

Sr. Associate Dean and Professor,

Hogg Family endowed chair in Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship

Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Dr. Jeffrey T. Glass' current research interests can be separated into two broad categories: 1) materials synthesis and characterization and 2) innovation management and entrepreneurship. Jeff’s technical research has focused on the growth and characterization of thin films for electronics; primarily carbon nanotubes, diamond, diamond-like carbon, Gallium Nitride, Zinc Oxide and Silicon Carbide. Vapor deposition, sputtering, materials analysis and electronic properties are his areas of interest. Recently he has begun studying carbon-based materials for biomedical applications. The inherent biocompatibility of carbon coupled with its unique chemical and structural variations make it an ideal material for such applications as in vivo electrodes and sensors.

Jeff is also involved in the study of Innovation Management in technology-based organizations with a focus on the early stages of technical development. The management of intellectual property and the formation and financing of new ventures are his focus. His paper entitled, “Managing the Ties Between Central R&D and Business Units,” received the 2004 Industrial Research Institute’s Maurice Holland Award. Jeff has held adjunct appointments at the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Case Western Reserve University and North Carolina State University. He has published over 110 papers and book chapters, edited six books and is a co-inventor on 12 patents. He has been a short course instructor for several professional societies and companies and has organized numerous conferences. He has given over 50 invited presentations in 12 different countries. He served as a member of a Presidential Science Advisor’s committee for the assessment of diamond technology in Japan and has received two teaching awards and the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator award.

John Muth (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University

Dr. John Muth, is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering at NCSU, where he also teaches Photonics and Optical Communication courses and conducts research focused on optical properties of wide band gap semiconductors. Muth is a former nuclear submarine officer and retains his commission with the Naval Reserve as a liaison between the fleet and national laboratories. He is also the cofounder of an automated lip synchronization software company called LipSinc.