All interested faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend the second Open Faculty Pitch Session. Register here.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is continuing its successful learning opportunity from the spring for faculty interested in improving their pitch presentation skills when interacting with industry partners. This opportunity is focused on the design and development of industry-ready pitch presentations related to a faculty member’s specific research program.

For the second Pitch Session, five faculty members have been selected to participate in the Open Faculty Pitch Session on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 12 to 2 p.m. in Scott Hall, Room 106. These faculty members have attended a closed session where they presented their industry pitches for critique.

Selected Faculty Members:
David Andow, Applied Ecology
Michael Bradshaw, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Lingjuan Li, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Tom Makris, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
Derek Washburn, Agricultural and Resource Economics

During the Open Faculty Pitch Session, each selected faculty member will present their final pitch presentation to a panel of former industry experts. The panelists will provide a critique for each faculty presenter that should help improve their success rate for receiving funding from industry partners. CALS Dean Garey Fox will award $500 to each of the selected presenter’s programs. They will also be included on a list for future Emerging Research Showcases and industry site visits, where CALS identifies and brings to campus potential industry partners who are looking to invest in CALS faculty research projects.

All interested faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend the Open Faculty Pitch Session and cheer on the five presenters! Please register here if you plan to attend, or email ncstate-ncars@ncsu.edu if you have any questions.