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

Doctoral student Shikhar Prakash, right, and Madhur Srivastava, assistant research professor in chemistry and chemical biology, work at a white board in the Physical Sciences Building.
I-Corps Alumni Give Consumers More Control Over Energy Use 1000 650 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps Alumni Give Consumers More Control Over Energy Use

What if consumers had more control over their energy consumption and utility costs? A new app and subscription-based payment plan piloted by I-Corps alumni is designed to provide electricity users with information about – and incentives to reduce – their usage.

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The GEM Fellows cohort poses in front of a large picture window.
GEM Fellows I-Corps Course Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

GEM Fellows I-Corps Course Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship

The National GEM Consortium teamed up with I-Corps to provide an exclusive entrepreneurial course for deep-tech innovators from underrepresented groups.

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Alexa Schmitz, co-founder of REEgen.
I-Corps Alum Engineers Bacteria to Make Green Energy Tech Cleaner 1920 1080 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps Alum Engineers Bacteria to Make Green Energy Tech Cleaner

Alexa Schmitz and Sean Medin, co-founders of I-Corps alumni startup REEgen, are using biological engineering to make the extraction and purification of rare earth elements more environmentally friendly.

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Team

Lynden Archer

Lynden Archer

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

Cornell University

Shannon Ellis - Headshot

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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