Faculty Patent Committee
Updated September 22, 2025
notice of public meeting
For any additional information, please reach out to the Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships (ORCP) at invent@charlotte.edu.
Location: PORTAL 232
Fall 2025 Meeting Schedule
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
faculty patent committee members
Appointment and Authority of the Patent Committee
Appointed Members
Department | Chair |
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Mechanical Engineering | Stuart Smith |
Department | Member |
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Civil & Environmental Engineering | James Amburgey |
Bioinformatics | Cory Brouwer |
Translational Opportunities & Ventures | Devin Collins |
Small Business and Technology Development Center | |
Public Health Sciences | Laura Gunn |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | Jeremy Holleman |
Architecture | Jefferson Ellinger |
Research Protections and Integrity | Sherry Loyd |
Research Commercialization & Partnerships | Greg Needham |
Biology | Matthew Parrow |
Chemistry | Jordan Poler |
Physics & Optical Science | Susan Trammell |
Ex-Officio Members|Voting
Department | Member |
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Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer | Laura Peter |
Ex-Officio Members|Non-Voting
Department | Member |
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Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer | Brad Fach |
Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer | Andy Gonzales |
Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer | Arianna Harper |
Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer | Bella Hux |
Legal Affairs | Jesh Humphrey |
NCInnovation | Mary Lou Bourne |
Research | John Daniels |
Research | Deborah Thomas |