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Faculty entrepreneur honored for contributions to national security
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Alok Chaturvedi, Simulex co-founder, runs a war game simulation for the U.S. Joint Forces Command's Virginia division. |
The United States can provide more effective responses to natural disasters, health crises and terrorist threats, thanks in part to a Purdue professor who is the 2007 recipient of the university's Outstanding Commercialization Award.
The award, sponsored by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, is being presented to Alok Chaturvedi, a professor of management at the Krannert School of Management, founder and former director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute at Discovery Park and founder, president and CEO of Simulex Inc. at the Purdue Research Park.
Chaturvedi is being recognized for his role in the development of the Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation (SEAS) technology, which seeks to explain how governments, companies, organizations and the public respond to certain situations, including terrorism.
"Alok Chaturvedi is a perfect example of a Purdue faculty researcher who uses his knowledge and expertise to help governmental officials at the local, state and national levels prepare and respond quickly and appropriately to disasters,” said Joseph B. Hornett, the foundation’s senior vice president, treasurer and chief operating officer.
The technology's commercialization led to the formation in 1999 of Simulex Inc., which has 40 employees. [ more ]
Purdue University Outstanding Commercialization Award Winners
2007 – Alok Chaturvedi, a professor of management at the Krannert School of Management, founder and former director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute at Discovery Park and co-founder, president and CEO of Simulex Inc.
2006 – Phillip Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and founder of Endocyte Inc.
2006 – Fred Regnier, the John H. Law Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and co-founder of Quadraspec Inc.
2005 – R. Graham Cooks, the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and co-founder of ICx Griffin Analytical
2004 – Leslie Geddes, the Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, and co-founder of Cook Biotech Inc.
Purdue University faculty involved with companies at Purdue Research Park:
Mikhail Atallah
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Rashid Bashir
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Scientific Director, Bionanotechnology, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue’s Discovery Park,
Co-founder and VP of Technology Development, BioVitesse, Inc.
Dor Ben-Amotz
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and Vice President, SpectraCode, Inc.
Co-founder, Optical Therapeutic Technologies, Inc.
Principal Investigator, Tienta Sciences, Inc.
Richard Borgens
Mari Hulman George Professor of Applied Neuroscience, Purdue University
Chief Scientific Officer, Andara Life Science, Inc.
Ray Bressan
Distinguished Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University
Director, Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University
Founder and Director of Board of Scientific Advisors, FuturaGene, PLC
Steve Byrn
Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Head, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
Director, Center for AIDS Research
Co-founder and Consultant, SSCI (Solid State Chemical Information), Inc.
Nicholas Carpita
Professor of Plant Biology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Prima Specialty Vectors
Alok Chaturvedi
Associate Professor of Management and Computer Science, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Simulex Inc.
R. Graham Cooks
Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry, School of Science, Purdue University
Sponsored Research, Griffin Analytical Technologies, Inc.
Gary Eiff
Associate Professor of Aviation Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Human Performance & Safety Consultants Inc.
Stephen Elliott
Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology, Purdue University
CEO, bioSENSE, Inc.
Neal Fearnot
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
President, MED Institute, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, Cook Biotech, Inc.
Leslie Geddes
Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, Purdue University
Initial Discovery Team, Cook Biotech, Inc.
James Goldman
Professor and Associate Head, Department of Computer Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer, InfoComm Systems, Inc.
Jay Gore
Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Entrepreneurship, Purdue University
Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Sponsored Research, En’Urga
Sponsored Research, Vista Biosciences, LLC
Ed Grant
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and CEO, SpectraCode, Inc.
Yeong E. Kim
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Associate, 2K Corporation
Peter Kissinger
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Chairman and CEO, Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (BASi)
Board Member, Tienta Sciences, Inc.
David S. Koltick
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Associate, 2K Corporation
Paul Krause
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and President, P.C. Krause and Associates, Inc.
Denver Lopp
Professor of Aviation Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder and President, Human Performance & Safety Consultants Inc.
Philip Low
J. F. Foster Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Science Officer, Endocyte, Inc.
Shailendra Raj Mehta
Visiting Associate Professor of Management, Purdue University
Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Outreach initiative, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Economist, Simulex, Inc.
D. James Morré
Dow Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and Consultant, NOX Technologies, Inc.
Dorothy M. Morré
Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
Co-founder, Consultant and Board Member, NOX Technologies
Issam Mudawar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Director of the International Electronic Cooling Alliance, Purdue University
Founder, Mudawar Thermal Systems, Inc.
David Nolte
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Principal Scientist, QuadraSpec, Inc.
Kinam Park
Professor of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and CEO, Akina, Inc.
Joseph Pekny
Director of Discovery Park’s e-Enterprise Center, Purdue University
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Co-founder and CEO, Advanced Process Combinatorics Inc. (APC)
Karthik Ramani
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Director of PRECISE, Purdue University
Chief Scientist, Imaginestics LLC
Fred Regnier
Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder, QuadraSpec, Inc.
John Rusek
Adjunct Professor of Propulsion, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Research Director, Swift Enterprises, Ltd.
Yudaya Sivathanu
Adjunct Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and Technical Director, En’Urga, Inc.
David Thompson
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Chief Scientific Officer, Janus Biosystems, Inc.
David Waters
Professor of Veterinary Clinical Science, Purdue University
Executive Director, Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation
George Wodicka
Professor and Head, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder, SonarMed, Inc.
Wei Zheng
Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Purdue University
Chairperson, Neurotoxicology Division, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University
CEO, Life Plus LLC
