Pathways to Innovation Program (PIP)

College of Engineering faculty team listed below was competitively selected as a part of the First Cohort Epicenter: National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

Team Members:

• Joe Biernacki, Chemical Engineering
• Steve Canfield, Co-Leader, Mechanical Engineering
• Mohan Rao, Mechanical Engineering

The effort of this team led to launch of the EagleWorks and they contributed to the iMakerSpace and other I&E activities.

Partners/Contributors

• Epicenter
• College of Business
• College of Interdisciplinary Studies
• Jeff Brown, CEO of BizFoundry

VentureWell University Innovation Student Fellows

• Enis Cirak (first Tennessee Tech University Innovation Fellow as a part of the PIP)

Goals and Initiatives

Our Goal: Create a culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tech

Techno-Innovation and Techno-Entrepreneurship

Innovation Discovery Learning Institute (IDLI)

Makers on the Move

Two College of Engineering Innovation and Techno-Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellowships (McCord Fellowships)

Campus-Wide Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

College of Engineering Curriculum Transformation