IN I-Corps Hub
Cornell University

IN I-Corps at
Cornell University

Cornell University is the lead institution for the IN I-Corps Hub. Cornell hosts regional courses and provides course instructors to the Hub. The Cornell I-Corps team is part of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement.

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Upcoming Events

Regional I-Corps Courses and Info Sessions are open to anyone, regardless of University affiliation or geographic location. Courses can be virtual or hybrid, and sometimes are intended for innovators in a specific field. For a list of all upcoming events, please see the IN I-Corps Events page.

News

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I-Corps Alum EchoICs Wins $275K NSF STTR Phase I Award  1280 853 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps Alum EchoICs Wins $275K NSF STTR Phase I Award 

EchoICs, an I-Corps regional course alum and 2022 National I-Corps Team participant, received a $275,000 STTR Phase I Award from the National Science Foundation in August. Founded by Dr. Alyssa Apsel, Director of Computer Engineering at Cornell University, and postdoctoral student Thomas Tapen, EchoICs developed a new flexible spectrum radio for more efficient military communications and commercial cellular usage.

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Wildfire Technology Researchers Participate in a NASA I-Corps Pilot Taught by the IN Hub 1920 1440 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Wildfire Technology Researchers Participate in a NASA I-Corps Pilot Taught by the IN Hub

NASA recently collaborated with the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) to run a specialized NSF I-Corps regional course for wildfire technology management innovators, an initiative that complements the agency’s wildfire management efforts. 

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Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO 1000 562 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO

For the third year, the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a hybrid I-Corps regional course that included a funded customer discovery trip to the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest biotech industry event. 

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Team

Lynden Archer

Lynden Archer

Hub Principal Investigator (PI), Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering

Cornell University

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Shannon Ellis

Hub Coordinator, Regional Director

Cornell University

Will Heptig

William Heptig

Operations Team, I-Corps Program Manager

Cornell University

Tom Schryver

Hub co-PI, Hub Director, Lead Instructor

Cornell University

Deborah Streeter

Evaluation Lead, Curriculum Lead, National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Dave Putnam

David Putnam

Faculty Lead

Cornell University

Chris Strub

Chris Strub

Operations Team

Cornell University

Caitlin Schickel

Caitlin Schickel

Operations Team

Cornell University

Bridget Hagen

Bridget Hagen

Hub Marketing Lead

Cornell University

Tomer Joshua

Tomer Joshua

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Steve Sauer, National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor

Stephen Sauer

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Ken Rother

Ken Rother

National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell Tech

Carley Hart

Carley Hart

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Brad Treat

Brad Treat

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Andrea Ippolito

Andrea Ippolito

National I-Corps Core Instructor

Cornell University

Gregory Ray

Gregory Ray

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

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