GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
Joongho Lee, a PhD student in our department, earned an Honorable Mention for his research and poster presentation at the Bridges Graduate Conference held in the Student Activities Center last month.
Well done Joongho. 
EST 599: Special Projects and Topics (1 credit), Spring 2025
Research Commercialization Bootcamp Start Up Methods “How to Build a Tech Startup”
Interactive hands-on course for graduate students engaged in academic research. The course introduces proven scientific real-world business startup methods. Established research teams, formed before or in class, will be immersed in the NSF I-Corps process for commercialization of academic research. The course teaches the structured methodology for testing assumptions through the “Customer Discover” process utilizing the “Steven Blank” Business Model Canvas established and utilized by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) I-Corps process.
The course will determine the viability of “Broad Reaching”, “Deep Tech” business opportunities. The course will guide teams to develop hypotheses about the values and benefits of the research/product. These hypotheses will be researched through experimentation and customer discovery of “Target Market” prospective customers. Conclusions will be drawn to prove or disprove these hypotheses. These conclusions will be presented throughout stages of the bootcamp research course.
Mastery of the methodology is a key measure. Teams wanting to continue and move forward with forming companies can receive post-class support. Successful teams may be eligible for cash awards.
Prerequisite: Must be engaged in graduate level academic research
Contact Kevin Moriary at Kevin.Moriary@stonybrook.edu for more information.
EVENTS
A recent session titled "Addressing Food Waste: A State Perspective," featured insightful contributions from Hyein Lee. Here, she shared the findings of the Waste Data and Analysis Center's 2023 sampling results. The focus was to comprehensively comprehend the volume of food waste and compostables within the disposed waste stream, and discern the intricate relationship between food waste and socioeconomic factors in New York State.
