Michael Grzenda Email & Phone Number

Greater Nyc Area

Founded in 2015, Activate empowers scientists and engineers to reinvent the world by launching startups to address climate change and other global challenges. Working between government, philanthropy, universities, and the private sector, Activate transforms scientists and engineers into high-impact entrepreneurs through the Activate Fellowship, a two-year immersive experience that equips science entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, infrastructure, and funding they need to quickly and… Show more Founded in 2015, Activate empowers scientists and engineers to reinvent the world by launching startups to address climate change and other global challenges. Working between government, philanthropy, universities, and the private sector, Activate transforms scientists and engineers into high-impact entrepreneurs through the Activate Fellowship, a two-year immersive experience that equips science entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, infrastructure, and funding they need to quickly and effectively bring their groundbreaking research to market. Activate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and does not charge any fee nor equity for fellows to participate. Activate’s entrepreneurial fellowship model originated at Cyclotron Road, founding Activate partner and the first U.S. Department of Energy's Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) started at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Activate supports fellows in communities across the U.S.: Activate Berkeley, Activate Boston, Activate New York, Activate Houston, and Activate Anywhere. Learn more at Activate.org. Show less

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

• Spearheaded commercialization and technology transfer efforts for novel electrospray technology, securing a total of $60k to support this work and enhancing product development and project management skills.• Directed a team of 3 as the Entrepreneurial Lead in the NSF National I-Corps Program and honed technical communication conducting 100+ customer discovery interviews over 7 weeks to explore product-market fit. Exploration included several industries and required technical… Show more • Spearheaded commercialization and technology transfer efforts for novel electrospray technology, securing a total of $60k to support this work and enhancing product development and project management skills.• Directed a team of 3 as the Entrepreneurial Lead in the NSF National I-Corps Program and honed technical communication conducting 100+ customer discovery interviews over 7 weeks to explore product-market fit. Exploration included several industries and required technical discussions spanning all levels of expertise.• Collaborated with SOSV’s Hax, a venture capital group, resulting in the development of a pitch deck and prototype showcasing technology capabilities and outlining an innovative $300M market opportunity.• Devised a strategy for a spray system safety upgrade for 5 experimental stations, as well as a lab clean-up and audit. Coordinated the activities of 4 graduate and 6 undergraduate students to implement this overhaul and secured swift Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety approval. Show less

• Led formulation and characterization of a novel, lightweight epoxy nanocomposite material, protecting the electronics of the first autonomous unmanned air-water vehicle to reach 1000 ft of ocean depth, in collaboration with a start-up, SubUAS LLC.• Engineered functional nanocomposite coatings able to upgrade prepatterned devices through a maskless process using a novel technology, self-limiting electrospray deposition. In one instance, a 15-minute ambient spray let to a 450x increase… Show more • Led formulation and characterization of a novel, lightweight epoxy nanocomposite material, protecting the electronics of the first autonomous unmanned air-water vehicle to reach 1000 ft of ocean depth, in collaboration with a start-up, SubUAS LLC.• Engineered functional nanocomposite coatings able to upgrade prepatterned devices through a maskless process using a novel technology, self-limiting electrospray deposition. In one instance, a 15-minute ambient spray let to a 450x increase in capacitance.• Conceptualized and authored a pre-proposal outlining a system for growing plants in space via electrospray that was ultimately funded by NASA ($225k) and led to patent prosecution. Show less

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

• Acquired industrial experience and strengthened technical characterization and deposition skills investigating the root-cause of fracture in GaN on Si wafers fabricated via MOCVD.• Modeled interlayer strain behavior to improve resistance to fracture.

Newark, Delaware

Worked with UD Student Center customers to provide quality sound and video support for performance acts and presentations.

Newark, Delaware

Designed experiments, coded and analyzed data, and ran experiments on brain damaged and normal subjects for studies relating to touch and body representations.Presented poster entitled Biases in tactile localization subsequent to cortical damage at the 2016 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting.

Newark, Delaware

Worked full time in Jared Medina's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab analyzing data from stoke patients using linear mixed models in R.

Newark, Delaware

Worked full time in Jared Medina's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab writing novel Matlab programs to automate data coding and analyze collected data.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science

Thesis: Optimization and Application of Nanocomposite Coatings for Protection and Functionalization

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Science, 4.0 Gpa

Bachelor’S Degree, Neuroscience, 3.76

Neuroscience Research Award for Graduating Senior with Outstanding Achievement