Luz Cristal Glangchai Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

VentureLab works to democratize entrepreneurship and instill an entrepreneurial mindset in kids worldwide. We provide world class entrepreneurship curriculum, programs, and professional development to educators, non-profit partners, and caregivers to ensure that all kids have access to entrepreneurial learning and can realize their fullest potential. Besides ensuring access to all kids, we also strive to decrease the gender gap in STEM, entrepreneurship and leadership roles by igniting the entrepreneurial spirit in underserved youth so that they can become tomorrow's confident and creative leaders.VLab programs have taught over 650,000 students in over 150 countries.VLab curriculum integrates ESTEAM (Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) concepts and helps young people use technology to turn their ideas and passions into real-world products/services or careers.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Teach courses in: Design Thinking, Business Model Methodology, and Technology Commercialization, and mentor amazing student entrepreneurs.

New York, New York, Us

Washington Post, USA Today and Amazon STEM Education Bestselling Author. Inspirational speaker, and media guest expert covering topics on girl empowerment, youth entrepreneurship, STEM, and creativity.Best-seller lists:Washington Post BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerAmazon STEM Education #1 BestsellerBarnes and Noble Bestselling NonfictionBookscan Paperpack Nonfiction Bestseller Publishers Weekly Trade Paper Back Bestseller New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller Southern Independent Booksellers Association Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller New England Independent Booksellers Association Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller Indie Paperback Nonfiction BestsellerReviews:Publisher’s Weekly https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062697554Booklists from the American Library Association https://www.booklistonline.com/VentureGirls-Raising-Girls-to-Be-Tomorrow-s-Leaders-Cristal-Glangchai/pid=9518381"In this impassioned cry for a concerted effort to recruit more girls to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, Glangchai—herself a scientist and entrepreneur—makes a strong case for the urgency of her goal.....This game-changing guide to empowering young women will inspire them and their parents." (May, Publishers Weekly) "Glangchai is clearly onto something with VentureLab, and students will benefit from its programs, whatever path they ultimately follow. Creating an "entrepreneurship ecosystem" is certainly something communities should pursue, and a sure pathway is provided here." (Colleen Mondor, BookList)

Austin, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Pioneered Trinity's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Developed and implemented strategic plan and lead daily operations and management of center. Established working relationships with academic centers for entrepreneurship education, community leaders, businesses, faculty, and students. Developed and publicized program activities and goals within the university, the community, and industry. Built collaborative partnerships to increase cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship educational programs within the university. Developed, taught, and managed entrepreneurship courses, seminars, and competitions. Advised students in entrepreneurial endeavors.

Pioneered 3 Day Startup in San Antonio, a 3-day, high-intensity, caffeine-fueled, entrepreneurial weekend, which brought together professionals and entrepreneurial college students to ideate, perform market research, prototype, and pitch their startup ideas. 5 companies collectively raised over $1.6mm in funding and 4 companies were accepted into incubator/accelerator programs such as TechStars, 500Startups and Geekdom Fund.

Developed and patented disease-responisve nanoparticles using a novel application of step and flash imprint lithography to fabricate biocompatible, stimuli-responsive nanoparticles of precise sizes, shapes and compositions, with the potential to deliver drugs, biologics or imaging agents specifically to diseased tissues.

Austin, Tx, Us

Lead daily operations of the Idea to Product® Program and managed preparation and execution of the global and local technology commercialization competitions. Established working relationships with academic centers for entrepreneurship education, community leaders, businesses, faculty, and students. Publicized program activities and goals within the university, the community, and industry. Built collaborative partnerships to increase cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship educational programs within the university. Drove innovation and technology commercialization by encouraging faculty and students to consider the social needs and various applications of the knowledge they create. Developed and managed entrepreneurship seminars, and aid in instruction of engineering entrepreneurship courses. Guided students in technology commercialization of early-stage technologies. Mission: Create a culture at UT that supports technology innovation, creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship.

Austin, Tx, Us

Developed strategy and partnership for on-going collaboration between the Office of Technology Commercialization and the Chair of Free Enterprise at the Cockrell School of Engineering.

Austin, Tx, Us

Developed high-throughput semiconductor-based nanofabrication techniques using synthetic and biological macromers (peptides) to produce highly monodisperse nanoparticles, as well as enzymatically-triggered nanoparticles, of precise sizes and shapes. Evaluated thermal nanoimprint lithography (ThNIL) and step and flash imprint lithography (SFIL) as means of fabricating biocompatible nanoparticles. Optimized the step and flash imprint lithography (SFIL) technique for fabricating nanoparticles and extensively characterized the SFIL fabrication process, as well as the properties of the imprinted biopolymers. Fabricated nanoparticles of precise geometry and size on silicon wafers and harvested directly into aqueous buffer using a biocompatible, one-step release technique. Developed an enzyme-degradable material system and demonstrated encapsulation and enzyme-triggered release of antibodies and nucleic acids from imprinted nanoparticles. Evaluated the bioactivity of encapsulated therapeutics in-vitro. First demonstration of monodisperse, size/shape-specifc, enzyme-responsive nanoparticles as small as 50nm. National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and Research (IGERT) Fellow

Austin, Tx, Us

Mentored teams in analyzing and writing business plans and aided in preparation and grading of assignments.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Developed and redesigned copper connectors for automated test equipment. Connected with customers to identify and satisfy their product needs through a cross-functional task force. Successfully bolstered customer’s ability to ramp, resulting in $1.7M in sales. Designed and procured semi-automated final test equipment requested by customer, resulting in an estimated $2.2M in sales and an increase in customer satisfaction. Researched, analyzed, and compiled extensive database on nascent materials for use in designs.

School Of Engineering Executive Certificate, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Sloan School Of Management Executive Certificate, Mastering Design Thinking

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Technology Commercialization

Phd, Biomedical Engineering

Doctoral Certificate, Cellular And Molecular Imaging For Diagnostics And Therapeutics

Doctoral Certificate, Nanoscience And Nanotechnology

Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Ba, Plan Ii