September 15 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Enroll in this free innovation bootcamp focused on
customer discovery. I-Corps is designed to equip
participants with skills for designing products and
services that benefit customers. Gain insights for
developing a strategy to transition technology
from lab to market. The course provides
structured sessions and best practices to support
teams in engaging with customers effectively.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 10.
SCHEDULE
Monday, September 15 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Monday, September 22 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Monday, September 29 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Monday, October 6 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Monday, October 13 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Monday, October 20 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Heidi Bell
Heidi Bell, Ph.D., is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Human Performance Studies, and Manager of the Human Performance Laboratory at Wichita State University. Her research in clinical exercise physiology and orofacial myology has drawn international recognition and been showcased on NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow. Over the past 30+ years she has developed a systematic and interdisciplinary network conducting collaborative research focused on exercise physiology, orofacial myology, neurocognition, biomechanics and functional performance. Dr. Bell has led and published FDA regulated product validation and test-retest reliability research, in addition to, physiological, neurocognitive and functional performance work. Her entrepreneurial background has further led to three start-up companies, development of several products, secured intellectual property, and established a platform to mentor students aspiring to be the next generation of researchers.
Gary Brooking
Dr. Gary Brooking is a Teaching Professor and the Chair of the Applied Engineering Department. Dr. Brooking received his BSc (Hons) from Cape Town University and worked for two years in the process control industry gaining his PE. He completed an MSc in Bioengineering from Clemson University and his PhD from University of Virginia in Electrical Engineering. He returned to Zimbabwe to lecture at a new university where he was involved in the development of the new Electronics and Computer Engineering Department and was later was promoted to Director of ITS.
He left academics to go into private practice where he established a number of regional companies primarily focused on information systems with special focus on education. After over 10 years in industry, he joined the University of Zimbabwe where he lectured in electrical engineering, restarted the master’s program and established links between industry and
academics resulting in several sponsored student projects. In 2014 he moved to Wichita State University as a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering to assist in creating clinical focused student projects as well as to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in students. To date, two companies have been established from these student projects. In 2018 he moved to the Applied Engineering Department, where he is currently the Chair.